This episode kicks off a new series of D3 Regional Audible Cheat Sheets, created specifically for WSET Diploma students aiming for distinction, not just recall.
These are not summaries of the textbook.They are designed to help you understand why the details matter — and how to turn them into clear cause-and-effect explanations under exam conditions.
In Episode 1: Bordeaux — Climate, Risk, and the Logic of Style, we focus on:
Why Bordeaux is fundamentally a risk-management region
How climate variability drives blending and structure
Why Left Bank and Right Bank styles diverge
How soils, grape varieties, vineyard management, and winemaking choices interact
Why Bordeaux produces wines built for structure and ageing, not immediacy
