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Wine OR Wine & Food

This is the perfect class for the wine lover who wants to expand their knowledge and lay the foundations for further exploration. Learn how to write a constructive tasting note, discover what differentiates wines of high and low quality and learn what about you like and why. Over the four weeks you will try at least 16 wines from all over the world while learning how to break down a label and what the differences between the major varietals both red and white really are. Each class you will taste 3-4 wines per session.
INSTRUCTOR:  MATT SHERLOCKE

Cost:  $249.00 plus HST (includes all course materials, glassware)

 Session 1:

From vineyard to bottle

Wine Terminology 

How to write a tasting note

Major White Varietals

Tasting

Session 2:

The ‘Old World’

What grapes grow where?

How to decipher a wine label

Rose production

Tasting

Session 3:

Food and wine

Introduction to British Columbia

Organics and Biodynamics

Major Red varietals

Tasting

Session 4:

Champagne and sparkling wine

Port and Madeira

Desert wine and fortifieds

Sake

Major red varietals

Tasting