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Defining Quality: What Makes A Wine Good? With Tonya Rawe DipWSET

Cost: $95.00

his class demystifies the key building blocks of wine and how they shape what’s in your glass. We’ll explore acidity, tannin, body, alcohol, and aroma/flavor, along with common winemaking techniques such as oak use and blending. You’ll also learn why wine is so deeply tied to place, and how climate change is influencing the character of many wines today. To round things out, we’ll introduce the principles used to assess wine quality—balance, length, intensity, integration, complexity, and concentration—giving you practical tools to taste, describe, and better understand any wine you encounter.

This tasting is in person only at the Capital Wine School. Please note that the building in which we are located does not have an elevator, and there are several sets of stairs to navigate to get to our classrooms on the second floor.

To ensure a quality experience for all participants, each class or course requires a minimum number of registrations. If this minimum is not met, we may need to cancel the session. In such cases, registered students will be notified as soon as possible and provided with options for rescheduling or a full refund.

By purchasing your ticket(s), you agree to our payment, refund, cancellation, and reschedule policy.

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