https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/529bd2d2-3b82-45d8-9368-d3d1b994b650 Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! For some, it's a companion when it comes to relaxing at the end of a hard day. For others, it's a complex elixir which requires study and involves almost a ritual. We are talking about wine. Rob and Sam talk about the life of a sommelier and teach you related vocabulary along the way. This week's question: In 2018, a bottle of wine dating back to 1774 sold at auction in eastern France for a record-breaking price. Do you know how much it was sold for? a) $20,800 b) $120,800 c) $220,800 Watch the video to find out the answer. Vocabulary plonk cheap, poor quality wine connoisseur someone who enjoys a particular thing and knows a lot about it sommelier someone who serves and give advice about wine in a restaurant sheer word used to emphasise the amount of something; nothing but palate describes someone’s ability to distinguish and appreciate different tastes encodes changes information into something we can use or understand [Cover: Getty Images] To download the audio and a transcript, go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210722 More 6 Minute English episodes: Can anyone be hypnotised? https://youtu.be/360sNcECglc Saving the white rhino https://youtu.be/drWlSGryMkY No more bosses https://youtu.be/ktgDXNML2uI​​ How can we make the web a better place? https://youtu.be/wMQjmpVgor8​​ Learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes! https://youtu.be/WBLuy_YU-Zw​​ Coronavirus vs other pandemics https://youtu.be/kjVd228S-yQ​​ #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #wine #sommelier #vineyard Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:35:41 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/529bd2d2-3b82-45d8-9368-d3d1b994b650 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.