Our wine courses are not intended to make you experts. They are intended to be enjoyable, fun, and informative, so at the end of the course you will not feel like a school child but will have a little more insight into the wonderful world of wine
WINE COURSES
1.INTRODUCTION TO WINE AND WINE TASTING
09.45 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME
10.00 COURSE COMMENCES:
Definitions
Wine types/Styles; Still, Sparkling , Fortified
Red Wine production
White wine production; sweet and dry
Rose wine production
Introduction to wine tasting
12.00 Tasting
12,30 Vigneron Lunch- soup, pate, cheese, patisserie
13.15 The Winery visit
13.45 Global wine production and consumption overview
Terroir
The vineyard
Grape varieties
The Languedoc: areas, classifications, the winemakers
15.45 Round up and questions
16.15 close
FEE -60 euros to include course materials, tasting, and lunch with wine
2.THE WINES AND AREAS OF LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON
09.45 Registration and welcome
10.00 Course commences
Background and history
Classifications
Areas:
Roussillon
Banyuls and rivesaltes
Limoux
Corbieres
La Clape
Fitou
12.00 Tastings
12.30 Vigneron Lunch- soup, pate, cheese, patisserie
13.30 Areas continued
Minervois
St. Chinian
Faugeres
Pezenas
Thau
Gres de Montpellier
Terrasse de larzac
Pic St. Loup
Sable
Gard
16.00 Round up and questions. 16.30 Close
FEE 60 euros to include course materials, wines and lunch
3.THE WINE REGIONS OF FRANCE
Day 1
09.45 Registration and welcome
10.00 Course commences
BORDEAUX
LOIRE
12.00 Tastings
12.30 Vigneron Lunch
13.30
ALSACE
CHAMPAGNE
15.15 Tastings
16.00 Close
DAY 2
10.00
BURGUNDY
RHONE
12.30 Tastings
13.15 Lunch
14.15
PROVENCE
OTHER AREAS
15.30 Tastings
16.00 Round up and Close
FEE 140 EUROS To include course materials, wines and lunches
4.WINES OF THE WORLD
09.45 Registration and welcome
10.00 course commences
Background and scale
Wines of southern and northern America
Wines of Australasia
12.00 Tastings
12.30 Vigneron lunch
13.30
Wines of Europe
Spain and Portugal
Italy
Germany
Other
15.30 Tastings
16.00 Roundup and close
FEE- 75 EUROS to include course materials, wines and lunch