If grapes could talk, they'd recount their dreams, the first time they got plucked, and the first time they felt victimized by nature's rumor mill—the vine. Taste the tales of the grape with today's Groupon: for $12, you get a wine-making and beer-making class at The Home Vintner, available at locations in Northwest Calgary, Northeast Calgary, and Airdrie (a $25 value).

The Home Vintner uncorks the secrets to making label-grade wine and beer at home in expert-led classes. Review each step of at-home wine making, including start-up, racking, hydrometer use, carbon-dioxide removal, and determining the difference between a quality cork and a wad of water-resistant tissues. Students mingle and test their honed palates on wine and cheese pairings. After class, pupils retain all the knowledge necessary to transform wine and beer kits into libations worthy of high-fives from Dionysus portraits.