If you’ve ever opened a restaurant’s menu or stood in front of a liquor store shelf and felt utterly overwhelmed by the staggering variety of wines there were to choose from, Brainscape’s new Wine Appreciation flashcards are what you’ve been salivating for!

Sure, you’ve heard stories about the enchanting world of wine and about how the perfect wine can elevate a meal experience; or how a meander through a vineyard or cellar can inject very real magic—or even romance—into your travels.

But why bother learning about wine?

I’ll tell you why: because we’ve made it stupidly easy with our set of Wine Appreciation flashcards and free (and fun-to-read) guide 10 Things everyone should know about wine.

Brainscape’s Wine Appreciation flashcards tell the story of wine from soil to cellar, and from grape to grocery store. It travels the length of the wine alphabet—from Amarone to Zinfandel—and the breadth of the world's best-known winelands, whose names have become synonymous with the libations they produce. Think: Bordeaux and Burgundy.

A baseline wine knowledge can really benefit you in life:

  • It elevates your meal experiences at home and at restaurants because now you’ll know how to pair the right wines with your food;
  • It puts you in a position to impress friends, colleagues, clients, and your boss because you can actually understand the wine list and make savvy recommendations;
  • It demystifies the wine menu and liquor store shopping experience, which can otherwise leave you totally overwhelmed; and
  • It allows you to get so much more out of your travel experiences, compelling you to seek out wine tasting experiences in destinations you may otherwise never have visited!

Our Wine Appreciation flashcards and free wine guide will guide you through a baseline wine knowledge to the higher echelons of wine nerdom, at which point the wine list becomes your b*tch.

That’s right, never again will those dizzyingly high liquor store shelves thwart your attempts to find the perfect bottle for your meal, event, or occasion, be it a wedding or Wednesday.

So, study our wine content alongside your other subjects and rise to the challenge of the wine savvy life!