Fully customized courses for your front-of-house staff. 

Core Course Content

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What is Wine?

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The origins of wine

Where is Wine Made?

Grapes to  Wine journey

The Old World and the New

 

White Wine

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Making of White Wine

White wine and grapes - styles and characteristics

White wine tasting terms and label descriptors

 

Rose Wine

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Making of Rose Wine

Rose Wine Styles and Regions

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Red Wine

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Making red wine

Factors affecting the styles of red wine.

Special considerations for fine red wines

Red wine styles and characteristics

Red wine tasting terms and label descriptor.

 

Sparkling, sweet and fortified wine

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Methods of production – Champagne, Cava and Prosecco – the differences.

Sweet Wine – how it is achieved and the different types.

Fortified wines – Port and Sherry (Dry and Cream)

 

Wine and food

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Principles of food pairing with practical examples

Principles of Wine List Design including costing

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Wines Tasted throughout the course.