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Event ID #220111

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France is one of the most important wine producing countries in the world. An in-depth knowledge of France is critical to the wine professional and serious wine student.

This is a required course for the Level III Certification. If you would like to take a detailed, technical course on French wine you can take this course without being a Level III student. However, we strongly recommend that you first take the Guild Certification Seminar before attempting a Level III course.

This course covers the following regions in France:

The Loire Valley

Champagne

Alsace

Burgundy

The Rhône Valley

Bordeaux

You will also learn about:

Geography and terroir

Wine production techniques by style and region

Wine growing and obligation requirements for each Appellation in the regions studied

How to use vintage data, by region

Wine character data, by appellation

You will receive more than 900 pages of material, specifically designed for this course and taste about 100 wines

The 11-week course meets from 6:00PM to 10:00PM once a week for a total of 44 contact hours. Course fees are $1800. Cost of the course includes registration fees, handouts, wine, and instruction. We taste older vintage wines in this course.

Class meets every Monday night, beginning July 13th - September 15th, 2009.