No jargon, no snobbery, just the essentials you need to enjoy wine more. Five bite-sized lessons, a fun quiz at the end, and plenty of little challenges to try at home.
What you’ll learn
How grapes become wine
Fermentation explained in plain language.
Every style of wine
Red, white, rosé, bubbly and sweet, and why they look different.
Six key Cape grapes
Including Pinotage, our very own.
Label reading
Decode any bottle in seconds.
Serving like a pro
Temperatures, glasses and storage.
Who it’s for
Complete beginners, curious sippers, and anyone who’s ever stood in the wine aisle feeling a bit lost. If you can hold a glass, you’re ready.
🚗 Responsible enjoyment
This course is for adults of legal drinking age (18+ in South Africa). Please enjoy wine responsibly.
Curriculum
- 3 Sections
- 6 Lessons
- 1 Hour
- Wine BasicsEverything you need to start enjoying wine with confidence.5
- Test Your KnowledgeFinish the course by passing the quiz.1
- Your Certificate1
Instructor
Marthunis J Barnard is the founder of Cape Vine Master, a learning platform built to make Cape wine approachable for everyone. A self-confessed wine amateur rather than a trained sommelier, Marthunis started the project out of a simple belief: South African wine deserves to be back on the map, and you shouldn’t need a fancy vocabulary or a cellar full of bottles to enjoy it.
As a content creator and wine course designer, he turns what he learns on the wine routes of the Western Cape into clear, friendly courses, from how to taste a glass of wine to exploring Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and beyond. Through Cape Vine Master’s courses and its Wine Passport, he invites learners to taste, explore and visit the farms themselves, growing from curious beginner to Vine Master one step at a time.
