International Wine Guild: Intensive Study Advanced Wine Course

November 12, 2012 (Mon) from 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

International Wine Guild National Training Center

1600 Wynkoop Street Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-296-3966

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Cost: $1975

Event Details

Event ID #417536

Tags: 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.

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. There is no difference in course content and instruction between the 12-week and 1-week courses.