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Levels Of WSET With Alex Schrecengost CEO and Founder of Culture With Us
Season 4, Ep. 47
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I sat down with Alex Schrecengost Founder of Virtual With Us and Culture With US who has experienced the full WSET program. We talked about how she got to WSET, what the levels involved and what she took away from the program.
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18:54The grapevine happens upon a culture that takes its love for wine to the next level, becoming the conveyer of wine to the world beyond the Mediterranean. Greece's beginnings begin with wine.30. Wine An Origin Story Part VII: The Phoenician Influence and Greece On Deck
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15:24Before we move into more familiar territory we watch the grapevine exit the Fertile Crescent to the Nile Delta.27. Wine An Origin Story Part IV: Supras and Grape Motifs
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18:26As we evolve out of the Stone Age so does our agriculture. Wine becomes a key player in the beginnings of human cultivation.