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Taiwan sommelier teaches wine tasting through online classes to fight lockdown blues

Taiwan sommelier teaches  wine tasting through online classes to fight lockdown blues

Taiwan sommelier takes online classes

As social distancing has taken over the world, a lot of businesses have suffered losses. However,a young Taiwanese sommelier has decided to not let the lockdown get the better of him. To keep his business afloat,Peter Petrus is teaching the art of wine tasting to his online audience by live streaming from his studio in Taipei.

“So I started contemplating if there might be a way to work around this situation - at the end of the day the company has to keep going,” said Peter.

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Peter sends different wine samples to his online students and then the students who receive the samples join him for an online class. He films the videos and livestreams via his smartphone. While he has been able to keep his students happy, sometime he feels that "The problem with wine is that it starts oxidation once you open the bottle."

His students, too, have been enjoying these online classes and find the idea of this class to be quite special.

“It feels just the same (as being there) with a bit of additional warmth and chill-out, because it’s so cozy at home,” says Candice Yang, a 32-year-old maths teacher.

Taiwan has managed to contain the spread of the virus. There are only 429 reported positive cases, 6 deaths and 275 recovered patients. However, the rules of social distancing still apply in Taiwan.