Local Wine Events

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Tags:   Food   Wine   Educational  

This course is our Level II Certification. It is designed to prepare you for a management level position as a wine buy (or F&B), a head sommelier, event planner, a buyer for a wine shop or restaurant, or to be a sales person with a distributor or importer. We have even had numerous wine makers take this course.

However, you do not have to be in the trade to take this course. If you are a serious enthusiast, or are considering changing careers, then this is a course you should take. You will be certified as a Senior Cellar Manager. Nevertheless, if you do not have any trade experience we strongly recommend that you first take the Guild Wine Certification Seminar before attempting this course.

If you have no trade experience you must complete the Level I Wine Certification Seminar, the Level II Advanced Wine course (the course described on this page) and the Advanced Wine and Food Pairing course before we will grant you a professional certification.

The Advanced Wine Course includes:

• Component Tasting
• French Wine
• Italian Wine
• German and Austrian Wine
• Spanish and Portuguese Wine, including fortified wines
• Greek Wine
• North American Wine
• Australia and New Zealand Wine
• South American Wine
• South African Wine
• Event Planning
• Wine List Development
• Formal Sommelier Service (and practical exam)
• Descriptive, Comparative and Technical Wine Evaluation
• Diploma, Guild pin and membership card
• Plus - 700+ pages of course material specifically developed for this course, and approximately 65 wines to taste.

The 1-week intensive study course meets from 8:30AM to 5:30PM daily, Monday through Sunday, for a total of 60 contact hours. Course fees are $1975. Cost of the course includes registration fees, handouts, wine, lunch each day and instruction. We taste older vintage wines in this course.