Welcome to decanter.com's comprehensive wine courses page. Here, we list wine courses from across the UK, the USA, Europe, and the rest of the World. If you wish to take wine courses by correspondence, you will find these here too.
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The AWE is a UK group of independent, professional wine educators. We run wine courses, wine tastings, seminars and holidays for both trade and consumers. The AWE offers a resource of highly qualified, specialist wine educators not found elsewhere in the UK. Members come from varied backgrounds with most having experience either in the wine trade, in education or both. Several members are active in the media as wine writers or radio/TV presenters.
Mapre House
2 - 3 Philpot Lane
London
EC3M 8AN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (020) 7621 2830
Fax: +44 (020) 7929 2302
The Institute of Masters of Wine exists to promote the highest level of educational achievement for the wine industry, culminating in the internationally recognised qualification of Master of Wine (MW). As a corporate entity it organises all aspects of the Master of Wine examination and education programme, runs tastings and other events programmes, provides membership services to the 236 MWs world-wide, and information and access to specialist advice for the wine industry in general.
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) provides high-quality training in wines and spirits from its base in London to centres across the UK and internationally. Five levels of qualifications are offered, from the one-day WSET Foundation Certificate in Wines through to the WSET Honours Diploma, a recognised stepping stone to the Master of Wine qualification.
An educational charity, run on a self-financing basis, the WSET qualifications are formally recognised by the UK government.
Private wine tastings at home poured by professionals.
For the ultimate entertainment, experience and education in wine: Chose your favourite personality (Oz Clarke, Steven Spurrier, Robert Joseph, Michael Broadbent, Susie Atkins, Joanna Simon, Charles Metcalfe, Mat Skinner, Tim Atkin and more) to host a tasting in your own home for you and your friends and we will organise the rest.
Professional Friends of Wine seeks to increase wine appreciation through wine education and includes a FREE basic wine course, extensive informational, consumer and editorial articles, contemporary and historic photos, diagrams, charts, tasting notes, recommendations, and links.
The Court of Master Sommeliers was established to encourage improved standards of beverage knowledge and service in hotels and restaurants. Education was then, and remains today, the Court's charter. The first successful Master Sommelier examination was held in the United Kingdom in 1969. By April 1977, the Court of Master Sommeliers was established as the premier international examining body. It took the Court ten years to perfect its qualifications, which are recognized internationally. Over the two decades since the Court's first examination was held, 104 candidates have earned the Master Sommelier Diploma. In the service of wine, spirits and other alcoholic beverages, the Master Sommelier Diploma is the ultimate professional credential anyone can attain worldwide.
To when and where the next courses are being held, please visit our website.
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Formed 2003, providing global e-learning (Distance Education) wine courses for amateurs and potential wine professionals who are unable to attend regular classes, together with leading international wine schools. Courses, Tasting Exercises, PPP's and Videos provided via secure, dedicated e-learning platform. Some practical experience included in relevant courses, e.g. Summer School in Italy. Courses are offered in English, Spanish, German, French and Dutch and later in Japanese & Chinese.
Courses: Basic and Advanced, both general and professional: Sommeliership, Wine Production, Spirits, Wine Marketing, Management and Oenology. Tutors and course advisors all international and practising wine professionals and academics.
EWA holds an ISO 9001 Certificate for high management and administration.
Roberson Wine School has been established to provide wine education in a young, modern and enthusiastic environment - giving you the knowledge and information that will set you well on the way to becoming an expert.
Our Introduction to the world of wine course will teach you how to taste and evaluate wine before telling you all you need to know about the what, where, who and when of wine. It will give you the inside track on ordering from a restaurant wine list, food and wine matching, spotting wine faults, storing and serving wine.
Once you are confident enough to delve deeper into the details, there is a wide range of courses and tastings that focus on specific regions and grape varieties. Courses such as 'The wines of Bordeaux & Burgundy' or our regional walkabout and varietal tastings will give you further insight into the worlds most complex and fascinating wines.
At Roberson we believe that learning about wine should be interesting, fun and useful. All of our courses take an open and candid approach that will enable you to talk about, taste and buy wine with total confidence.
West London Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in Fulham & West London for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. They also run Intermediate & Advanced WSET courses. They are not affiliated to any wine merchants.
Explore the fascinating world of wine in the heart of London's Docklands.
Many people want to expand their wine horizons….but simply don't have the time to spare. By strategically basing our business at the correct venues in Canary Wharf, we have helped many people solve this frustrating problem.
Rawlings and Wine Ltd is an approved programme provider to the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. In addition to formal wine education, Rawlings and Wine also provides themed tastings for both the private and corporate sectors. These events are usually designed and delivered in a fashion suitable to the occasion.
Whether formal or social, courses and tasting events are conducted in a jovial, humorous nature, pitched in an intentional manner, to hopefully enable, everyone to benefit and gain personal social reward.
Our wine courses aim to increase understanding and enjoyment of wine in the relaxed and informal environment of our 300 year old 'Pickering Cellar' in St James's St. The accent is on interaction and having fun whilst learning about wine. Berrys' Wine School offers The Introductory Wine Course, The Classic Wine Regions Course, The Bordeaux & Burgundy Course and WSET Intermediate and Advanced Certificates. In addition Berrys' Wine School is held in Basingstoke. Also learn from our themed winetastings.
'The Christie's Wine Course' is respected throughout the world as one of the market leaders.
• Entertaining and informative - Covers the three criteria that make a fine wine: the region and climate, the grape variety, and the influence of the winemaker over the finished product.
• Established in 1982 by Michael Broadbent MW, then head of Christie's Wine Department, and Steven Spurrier whose Academie du Vin in Paris provided the structure for the course which still exists to this day.
• Top Masters of Wine such as Michael Broadbent MW, Jane Hunt MW, Nancy Gilchrist MW, and Anthony Hanson MW.
• Gift vouchers available.
CHRISTIE'S EDUCATION also offer 'Wine Masterclasses' for those with some existing knowledge who wish to develop their palate. These exclusive evenings focus on individual grape varieties, renowned vintages, and individual chateaux.
We developed our One Day Saturday, Introductory, Intermediate and Special Tastings to help you broaden your knowledge, boost your confidence, find your wine preferences and make wine friends.
The courses are run in central London in small groups of 18 - 20. They are relaxed, informal, interactive and fun but at the same time informative. Our experienced, well travelled, professional lecturers are passionate about wine and are all currently involved in the wine trade.
We can organise tailor-made courses or tastings for a group of friends or colleagues and you can purchase gift vouchers for our events.
Better Tasting - we start with the wine itself not the label. FUN BUT EDUCATIONAL - Practical and no-mythology approach suitable for all levels, from the interested beginner up to the trade professional wishing to learn properly. EXPERT TUITION - The courses are based on years of blending experience and built around the Bordeaux University tasting diploma course, and given by trained oenologist and experienced blender/winemaker Richard More. A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO WINE TASTING – Better Tasting tackles two of the most elusive aspects of wine tasting, how to really assess YOUR personal tasting skills and then how to evaluate wine without seeing the label.
The Conservatoire offers an Introduction to Wine Appreciation course and an Intermediate Course which explores further all the classic wine growing regions of the world. All courses are tutored by Carolyn Bosworth-Davies, Chairman of the Association of Wine Educators. Both courses are designed to inspire and enthuse people about wine and give them greater confidence in choosing wines for themselves.
Our Wine Tasting sessions are designed to help clarify France's main wine regions and to taste the wide diversity of wines available. The sessions will cover the general background of the areas under discussion as well as their history, geology and climate. They take place in our listed Art-Déco library.
We offer wine courses, one day workshops and tastings for complete beginners to more advanced tasters. Our excellent tutors aim to teach in a relaxed and non-intimidating style. LWA wine courses uncork the mysteries of wine in a practical and systematic way. Please visit www.londonwineacademy.com for more information or to book online.
Vinoteca Bar & Wine Shop is proud to host the Tim Atkin Wine School, run in the Private Room below the Wine Bar. Two levels of courses are available - 'Introduction to Wine' and 'Level 2: Life Beyond Pinot Grigio'. They each consist of 6 classes, run every Monday from 7pm for a period of six weeks. The relaxed and informal class, in typical Vinoteca style, is followed by a delicious selection of seasonal food, accompanied by the wines featured during the tasting. Six different wines are tasted each week, linked to the theme of the particular class.
Tim Atkin is one of Britain's leading wine writers and winner of numerous awards, including the Glenfiddich Wine Writer Award on five separate occasions. He is also co-chairman of the London-based International Wine Challenge, the world's biggest blind tasting competition and appears regularly on BBC's Saturday Kitchen.
For details of the dates and availability of both courses, call Vinoteca on the number above or e-mail Caitlin Ferguson at caitlin@vinoteca.co.uk
Winfield Wine Events arrange half-day and whole-day wine appreciation seminars and wine tasting courses for groups from twelve upwards. As well as these, we also organise wine tasting events for corporate entertainment, which are both educational, and, just as importantly, fun.
Bramhope Wine Appreciation Group has been running for nearly 20 years. The aim of the group has always been to further members' knowledge of wine. Every fortnight we have a different wine with a theme i.e. grape, country of origin, comparative tastings between the old and the new world, blind tastings, wines at a price both expensive and not so expensive. Wine with food occasionally and even wine guessing games. The evenings are fun and informative, light hearted but with a serious note learning all about wine and how to appreciate and enjoy wine at its best.
New members are always welcome - so don't worry that you won't know enough about wine.
We meet at the Robert Craven Memorial Hall on alternate Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm (Closed August). Membership £25
Newcastle Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in Newcastle, Leeds, & Edinburgh for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. They are not affiliated to any wine merchants.
Lancashire Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in Preston & Blackpool for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. They are not affiliated to any wine merchants.
Manchester Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in Manchester for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. They are not affiliated to any wine merchants.
Our relaxed, informal and interactive wine courses are available for all levels of ability.
- One Day Wine Workshops – Beginners, Regional Workshops, Great Grape Workshops. Including lunch (great gift)
- Beginners Evening course – 5 evenings
- Intermediate Evening Courses – Old World, New World & Great Grapes (each 7 evenings)
- Wine Masterclasses – one off events covering specific wine subjects.
- Gourmet Wine Dinners – matching food with wine and a bit of learning thrown in!
- Private Tutoring – get your own group of friend together and we'll hold a course at your venue just for you!
Learn about wine from a Certified Wine Educator in the playground of the rich and famous. The Aspen Wine Program has been teaching consumers to gain confidence, and professionals to advance their careers, since 1996. This intensive training program consists of two 6 day courses. The first week teaches basic wine education, and the second offers the ultimate in technical tasting and exam preparation. There is even an optional Wine Adept Exam offered. Cost for the course starts at $500 for a week. More information can be found at our web site at www.aspenwineprogram.com.
Approved WSET Program provider. Courses include:
Level One - Foundation Certificate
Three weeks (six to nine contact hours) of theory and assessment skills including: wine styles, common grape varieties, diffentiation of basic structural components, food and wine pairing and a systematic approach to wine tasting. Tuition, all course materials, including text books and wine samples as well as wholesale pricing on recommended reading and discounts on future wine purchases: $275.00.
Level Two - Intermediate Certificate
Eight week (sixteen to nineteen contact hours) comprehensive course which entails: wine production and classification and an introduction to all the major wine producing regions of the Old and New World. Tuition including textbook, all study aids and samples: $795.00
Chicago Wine School is an independent educational organization providing information about wines and spirits. The core of CWS courses are the five-week sessions, one evening per week, of which there are 3 levels: The Basics, Intermediate ("The Varietals" and "The Countries") and Advanced ("The Regions"). In addition, we offer numerous seminars that are one evening only. Our regularly scheduled courses and seminars are open to anyone with an interest in wine, from the simply curious to the seriously devoted as well as to those in the trade.
Grape Goddess Guide to Wine and Grape Goddess Guide to Good Living - Here's the hot ticket in education programs - wine and good living education in convenient daily 1-minute email lessons for pennies each. Lessons arrive in your email inbox each day, Monday through Friday complete with text, graphics and anecdotes, tips, jokes and more in the voice of Grape Goddess.
Contact: Joseph Miller
363 Lang Boulevard, Grand Island, NY 14072
& 20 Mullet Drive, Mississauga, ON L5M 2G3
USA
Tel: Toll Free (USA only) 866 412 0464
The International Sommelier Guild brings together the resources of the top educators, industry leaders, premier restaurateurs, wine merchants, wineries and writers. We currently offer our wine programs in over 30 satellite locations across North America. Our mission is to assist you in achieving your wine and spirit goals. Whether you are looking for general knowledge or pursuing a new career opportunity, the ISG is there to help. We have accredited Sommeliers for over 18 years and we are the benchmark accrediting body for the Sommelier profession. We are the only wine education body that is licensed by various State Boards of Higher Education. We take wine education seriously. You're invited to explore the various sections of our website to experience the passion that the ISG brings to the Sommelier discipline.
Introduction to wine This class teaches individuals the fundamentals of tasting, evaluating and describing wines. It is the ideal class for those who wish to develop or increase their knowledge of wine. Whether you have tasted many wines or are just beginning your vinous adventures, you will find our approach rewarding and a pleasurable object.
Take a trip to Italy's vineyards in the heart of Union Square! The owners Sergio Esposito, Mario Batali, and Joe Bastianich have taken a different approach to wine seminars through their Studio del Gusto facility. The Studio del Gusto is designed as a learning lab for both public seminars and private tastings (offered exclusively for IWM clientele). These events include some of the industry's leading personalities and winemakers, from Daniel Thomases of Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate to Italy's premier winemakers. Private tastings in the Studio are available for IWM clientele and their friends for both private and corporate events.
Birmingham Wine School is an independent wine education company running courses & tastings in Birmingham for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more in a relaxed and friendly setting. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. They are not affiliated to any wine merchants.
Grand Vin offers educational wine talks and enjoyable tastings tailored to your needs and budget at a venue of your choice. Based in Sussex it is run by freelance wine consultant and lecturer Michael Arditti who holds the Diploma in Wines and Spiritrs with Honors. Additionally, ticketed finw wine events are organised in the Horsham area, check our website for further details.
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TRAINING: Champagne Tuesdays offers tailor made Wines & Spirits Training Courses for business or individual clients. In addition to bespoke courses we can offer WSET (Wines & Spirits Education Trust) courses up to the Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Wines & Spirits
EVENTS: Champagne Tuesdays specialises in Wine Tasting Events, for private clients and corporate entertainment or team building. We also offer reduced rates for registered charities running fundraising Wine Tasting Events.
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Our Wine Courses are run in Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge. Study programmes range from a ten week Wine Appreciation Course, to the Advanced Level and our 'In Deep' series of short courses, which focus on a country of origin or region. Contact Neil Courtier for details. Member of the Association of Wine Educators.
Plumpton College, situated on the beautiful South Downs near Brighton in Sussex, is a national centre of excellence for studies in wine. The courses offered include the WSET Intermediate, Advanced and Diploma and part-time courses on vinegrowing, winemaking and sensory evaluation. Bespoke courses an also be provided to meet the needs of wine businesses. In association with the University of Brighton, the College offers the country's only full-time courses in wine production and business, specifically designed for those wishing to enter careers in vinegrowing, winemaking and the wine trade, both in the UK and abroad.
The College manages a 6-hectare vineyard and has just built a brand new winery to support its provision in wine studies.
Sandy Leckie or Malcolm Franks
The Wine Education Service Ltd
Vanguard Business Park
Alperton Lane
Western Avenue
Greenford
Middlesex UB6 8AA
United Kingdom
"Courses for Wine Lovers" Come and meet people who share your interest in wine and enjoy learning about it in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. We run courses to suit all levels of knowledge and experience in London (City, Hampstead, Holborn, Notting Hill Gate and South Kensington) and in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester Essex and Sussex.
If you would like to learn more about wine, would like to host a wine event or dinner party with a difference or if you are simply looking for a unique gift for someone who enjoys wine then, Vintellect can help you.
So, are you ..............
Looking to attend a tutored wine course?
Looking to learn more about wine in a fun and innovative way but don't have time to attend a course?
Looking to get together with a group of friends to host a bespoke wine course in the comfort of your own home?
Looking to host a tailor-made food and wine matching dinner?
Looking to organise a wine related event for your business as part of a team-building exercise or staff entertainment?
If your answer was 'yes' to any of the above questions then simply contact Clare now on 01372 272295 or clare.young@vintellect.co.uk
Directed by Michael Palij MW and based in Oxford, WineMatters has been running passionate and informative wine tuition courses since 1994. Over 500 enthusiastic individuals have already enjoyed learning more about wine with WineMatters in a friendly and informal environment. We offer Introductory wine appreciation, Advanced and Diploma level courses, as well as Masterclasses on specific topics of interest to wine connoisseurs. Please contact Karen Hyde for further information or visit our website www.wine-matters.com.
ThirtyFifty specialise in educational and fun wine tasting events for private and corporate clients across England, Scotland and Wales. The wine tasting can be held at your home, office or a private venue for groups of 10 upwards. We have a range of tastings to suit different levels of knowledge with the introductory tasting a good starting point. We also run evening sessions and one day wine courses in London and Bristol. Our name ThirtyFifty, refers to the lines of latitude, North and South of the equator, where grapes are grown.
European Cultural and Activity Tours have a great selection of wine related holidays throughout Europe.
There are wine trails in Emporda, Penedes and Priorat in Northern Spain. There are day trips and schedualed tours all over Spain and Portugal. You could combine wine and cookery over a weekend in Priorat, enjoy walking on a wine and Port holiday in Portugal or learn Spanish and visit wineries with tasting sessions in the Jerez region. In Italy you could visit the Fruili region or have a wine weekend in Tuscany. There are also wine tours in Alsace, Bordeaux, Provence or Burgundy.
Extreme Wine offers an unparalleled experience for select participants to learn with world-renowned Masters of Wine and winemakers, taste benchmark wines and even gain hands-on wine-making experience. Set within its own private vineyard in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Verrière is a wine estate owned by a KCWC member producing the couture wine Chêne Bleu (www.laverriere.com).
All levels welcome-– common denominator is serious commitment to improving your understanding of fine wine knowledge and appreciation through study, participation and tutoring. The comprehensive nature of the course offers great value, as participants gain both the prestigious, globally-recognized WSET Intermediate Certificate in Wines and Spirits, as well as the practically-minded Chêne Bleu Extreme Wine Certificate for Applied Knowledge. Offered in conjunction with the London Wine Academy and Christie's Wine Education.
For more details please visit www.chenebleuextremewine.com or contact Tory Macdonald: tory.macdonald@chenebleu.com, +44 7976 399 998. We deliberately keep numbers low to ensure bespoke tuition, so it is advisable to book early. Spouse program & gift certificates available. Private groups are welcome for bespoke wine programs at other times.
The specialist in private visits to top rated Chateauneuf du Pape and Southern Rhone domaines – many Decanter medal winners. Beaucastel, Pegau, Solitude, La Nerthe, Vatican, Nalys, Goubert, Montirius, Redortier, Mourchon, Maby, Bernardins etc
If you love Rhone wines we are your perfect hosts. We specialize in short breaks – stay at our luxury 12th c. Provencal priory – or take a day tour. Briefings and tastings in our own “salle de degustation” plus private chauffered visits to the domaines in small groups, maximum 8. Tours are expert led by WSET certified educator, they are informal, fun and intimate – chat with the vignerons, walk in the old vine Grenache, taste in mostly private tasting rooms. Fabulous Provencal meals are included – taken at our favourite local restaurants or on our terrace at the priory. Help with shipping wine back home on hand.
Tour date availability for 2009: check our website or e-mail us with your travel dates and we will try to put together a bespoke tour.
Arblaster and Clarke offer short informal courses based at Bordeaux Chateaux. This year they are held at Chateau Franc-Mayne and Chateau Loudenne. In the past they have been held at Chateau Pichon and Chateau Lascombes in Burgundy and in Tuscany at Tignanello.
Arblaster and Clarke also offer Wine Tours worldwide escorted by a wine guide so you can learn in situ throughout France, Italy and Spain as well as many other countries. Our guides and tutors include Steven Spurrier, Andrew Jefford, Rosemary George MW, Derek Smedley MW and Conal Gergory MW.
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The specialist in private visits to top rated Chateauneuf du Pape and Southern Rhone domaines – many Decanter medal winners. Beaucastel, Pegau, Solitude, La Nerthe, Vatican, Nalys, Goubert, Montirius, Redortier, Mourchon, Maby, Bernardins etc
If you love Rhone wines we are your perfect hosts. We specialize in short breaks – stay at our luxury 12th c. Provencal priory – or take a day tour. Briefings and tastings in our own “salle de degustation” plus private chauffered visits to the domaines in small groups, maximum 8. Tours are expert led by WSET certified educator, they are informal, fun and intimate – chat with the vignerons, walk in the old vine Grenache, taste in mostly private tasting rooms. Fabulous Provencal meals are included – taken at our favourite local restaurants or on our terrace at the priory. Help with shipping wine back home on hand.
Tour date availability for 2009: check our website or e-mail us with your travel dates and we will try to put together a bespoke tour.
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Our annual long wine weekend in the stunning French Alps with Giles MacDonogh, author, wine and food writer (Financial Times, Decanter and Spectator), historian and raconteur. The five star Ferme de Montagne, known for its outstanding food, wine and comfort, is only one hour from Geneva. Including:
- A day on Lake Geneva exploring several Swiss vineyards by boat – an insight into superb Swiss wines
- Champagne tasting with views of Mt Blanc, and a picnic of local cheeses and homemade meats, and fresh picked wild berries.
- A barbecue under the stars with Australian wines and French Burgundies
- And of course the best of Savoy wines.
Arrive Thursday 18 August, depart late afternoon Monday 22 August.
£1295 per person all inclusive, excluding flights. No single supplement. Maximum 10 people.
Wine Tastings Britt Karlsson organises wine courses for beginners as well as for experienced wine tasters. The courses are a structured way to learn more about tasting wine but they are also very much focused on the enjoyment of wine and food-and-wine matching. Examples are 'An introduction to wine and wine tasting'; 'Grape varieties and wine making' and 'Advanced wine tasting: deeper knowledge of the wine regions of France'. We also do higher level and special-purpose courses.
Holidaywinecourses.com offer wine courses with a qualified tutor, as a relaxing break, covering all the worlds wines, in a hotel recently restored from a small chateau 10 minutes from Poitiers airport (Ryanair from Stansted). Fly out Thursday afternoon, back Monday evening.
Just 30 minutes from Bordeaux airport in a beautifully renovated 18th century farmhouse, in its own grounds with swimming pool and, set in rolling countryside and vineyards near Sauternes, B'NB Bordeaux Aromas is an ideally relaxed way to discover the wines, grapes and vines of the world's best known vineyard.
3-day wine discovery courses are organised in small groups (4 to 8 guests), led by a professional oenologis including:
-Lively wine tasting sessions
-Relaxed wine and food pairing meals
-Private visits to wine châteaux (Graves, Sauternes, Entre Deux Mers…)
-Bi-lingual staff to act as your driver, translator and guide
-Half-board accommodation
Whatever your level of interest, B'NB Bordeaux Aromas gives you a great taste of Bordeaux.
Vinécole is the exciting new wine experience of the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the south of France. Located at the impressive Domaine Gayda near Limoux, this is a school with a difference, set in beautiful surroundings you will learn from your enthusiastic and knowledgeable hosts, Matthew Stubbs MW and Emma Kershaw.
Vinécole offers courses and tastings for people looking for a brief introduction to wine, as well as those studying for professional qualifications. We offer a wide selection of courses, as shown below, but are happy to tailor make a course/tasting to suit your requirements.
Whether you would like to visit for a day, a few hours or stay for a residential course we can accommodate you.
Vinécole offers the following:
'Speed Tastings'
2-hour tutored tastings
1-day 'Wine Experience'
WSET Courses
Wine seminars
Business meetings & conferences - with a wine theme
Corporate wine events
Food and wine matching dinners/lunches
Contact Emma Kershaw at info@vinecole.com or on +33 (0)4 68 31 64 14 for further details.
In the heart of Rome, there is now something new to attract wine lovers from all over the world. As the first-ever Wine Academy to be opened in the Eternal City, the International Wine Academy of Roma serves as a reference point for everybody with a quench to learn more about the wonderful world of wine. Situated in a completely restored historical 19th century building located right by the Spanish Steps, the Academy has become a haven for people who appreciate the art of gourmet food paired with excellent wine. Courses in Italian, English, and French are offered, helping to unravel the complexities surrounding wine.
Know-Your-Wines is an introduction to the world of wines designed for those that wish to learn about wine while enjoying a holiday in Tuscany. Internationally respected journalist and taster Filippo Bartolotta will teach you the fundamentals of wine appreciation through the use of clear and informal teaching methods. The first three sessions will concentrate on wine history, wine-making, and on the three senses essential to understanding wine: sight, smell and taste. Specifically aimed 'games' and exercises will educate, sharpen and in time perfect your perceptions and responses. The fourth session will examine wine and food matching. A memorable tour to the Chianti-Classico will complete the course.
Rose Murray Brown MW is Scotland's leading wine journalist, columnist for The Scotsman newspaper, TV and radio presenter; she trained with Sotheby's and passed her MW exam in 1998. Rose runs wine courses across Scotland (in Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews) for consumers, on two levels: 'Enjoying Wine' (basic to intermediate) and 'Drinking with Style' (intermediate to advanced). Each four-part course is hosted by Rose and includes over 40 wines with power-point presentation, Masterclass folders, notes, completion certificate and optional mystery bottle quiz. Gift packs and vouchers also available. New for autumn 2003: a unique four-part spirits and cocktail course geared for both consumers and trade. Rose also hosts corporate events, wine tours, cocktail masterclasses, whisky nosings, large charity tastings and runs a Personal Wine Shopper subscription service (see www.rosemurraybrown.com).
Case Studies Wine School (CSWS) is an independent wine and spirits training organisation and an Approved Programme Provider for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET®).
Based between Glasgow and Edinburgh, CSWS provides training throughout Scotland and the north of England. The school runs all WSET® courses up to and including the Level 3 Advanced Certificate.
Since being bitten by the wine bug 10 years ago, Carol has become a familiar face on the Scottish wine scene. For the last 3 years, she has been the weekly wine columnist for the north of Scotland newspaper the Press and Journal. With a background in hotel management, she is able to understand the needs of the trade and the customer when it comes to Wine Education. Carol teaches WSET, Wine Appreciation and WES courses in and around the Aberdeen area as well as providing in-house training for the trade.
Newcastle Wine School is an independent company, based in Northern England offering Wine Courses & Wine Tastings in Newcastle, Leeds, & Edinburgh. We are not affiliated to any wine merchants, and run wine tastings and courses for people who enjoy wine and would like to learn more about it in a relaxed and friendly setting. The courses suit all levels of knowledge, from the introductory 'World Course' to in-depth 'Regional Courses' that examine particular countries/regions/grape varieties in more depth.
Tulleeho offers a variety of training courses around the area of the appreciation of alcoholic beverages for individuals, corporates and food and beverage professionals. Courses offered cover wine appreciation, cocktail making and Scotch and Single Malt appreciation. Our faculty is the best in the country, and includes mixology experts, sommeliers and expert bartenders. We also are pioneers in the field of Wine Tourism offering package tours to Indian wine country.
Since 1974, thousands of wine lovers have joined the German Wine Academy for its six-day guided tours through German wine country. From crisp dry wines to lusciously sweet dessert wines, the programme features a full array of wine and food. Excursions to vineyards and estates bordering the scenic Rhine and Mosel rivers are a great way to expand your wine and food horizons. Itineraries include a river cruise, comparative blind tasting and a food-and-wine workshop. Various travel routes are offered and all include visits to several of Germany's wine-growing regions. Tailor-made itineraries for groups upon request.
Vínskólinn is newly established and the first and only Wine academy for the public in Iceland. Courses are for private and corporate customers, from introduction to wine tasting to complete course on Bordeaux, Alsace, Italy, Spain and more wine countries, as well as blind tasting. The courses are held at Hotel Reykjavik Centrum right in City Center, but the venue can be at your home or your premises for corporate events (groups 10 upwards). Masterclasses are held on special occasions and Vínskólinn is an active partner of the Reykjavik Yearly Wine Show.
Since 1979 The Cape Wine Academy has been offering wine courses to the public and wine industry. Starting at our entry level course, The Introduction to South African Wine Course, you can then proceed to our senior level courses, Certificate Wine Course and then Diploma Wine Course.
We also offer corporate tastings and events such as; Cocktail Evenings and Wine & Food Evenings.
We have two branches, one in Stellenbosch in the heart of the Winelands in the Cape and our other branch in Johannesburg.
Malmö Wine Academy has been offering wine courses to the public and wine trade since 1995. We offer basic and advanced level courses. The certificate of red and white wine consists of 20 weeks or 20 x 3 hours of lectures and wine-tasting. Although we offer other basic classes they are not prerequisites for acceptance into the advanced course program. Advanced program participants must have successfully completed the certificate level. The advance or graduate program consists of 10 modules totalling 100 weeks (300 hours) of lectures and wine-tasting taking 2½ to 3 years.
Malmö Wine Academy also consults for importers and distributors by training sales staff, assisting in portfolio selection, price and sales strategies and product positioning and marketing.
Entertainment, cultural, group and tailor-made programs are also available.
Cellar Tours, as recommended by Forbes Traveler and the Wall Street Journal, are the leading luxury food and wine tours specialists in Spain, Italy, and Portugal, in business since 2003. We create the private chauffeured luxury wine tour of your dreams. Visit top wine estates, sleep in castles and chateaux, take a helicopter flight over the stunning vineyards of Priorat, sip Port wines on a vintage Rabelo cruise along the Douro, hunt for truffles in the Slow Food epicenter of Piedmont, taste Super Tuscan wines in a 14th century Abbey´s carved cellars.....Exciting new custom food and wine tours in France and Ireland have also been launched for 2009, check out our website at www.CellarTours.com and send us an email at: info@cellartours.com
The Wine Academy of Spain is an educational institution with headquarters in Marbella. It offers courses in enology, viticulture, and marketing. It also provides wine consultancy services and it is the Official Programme Provider in Spain for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).
The Wine Academy of Spain is also the organizer of the International Wine Simposium that has featured, in past editions, speakers such as Jancis Robinson, Miguel Torres, Stephane Derenoncourt, Dr. Richard Smart, Cru Classes de Graves, Alejandro Fernandez, John Radford, UC Davis, Wines of Chile, Wine of Australia, Gaja, Vega Sicilia and Wines of South Africa amongst many other relevant personalities of the world of wine.
Directed by Pancho Campo, a former tennis professional, event promoter and entrepreneur who has studied in UC Davis, WSET and is a MW candidate. A wine writer and TV presenter, as well as charismatic and entertainer speaker.
The Wine School is an educational institution with headquarters in Santiago, Chile. It is the Approved Programme Provider in Chile for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) for Levels 1, 2 and 3.
The Wine School is also the organizer of the different activities, on their own and with their partners, home winemaking courses, tasting courses, corporate tailored-made wine courses, wine regions travels, seminars, Masterclasses and new trends in the wine industry.
The Academic Director is Meg Brodtmann MW, an Australian winemaker who has many years experience making wines in Chile, Argentina, Australia, France, Spain, Italy and eastern European countries.
The Managing Director is Eugenio Echeverria, who has an MBA with marketing and sales experience, and has studied at UCLA, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Universidad Diego Portales and recently attained the Level 3 WSET certificate. Eugenio is an enthusiastic home winemaker.
HappyVines.com is not an importer of wine but retains good relationships with local importers. Contact us for cutting-edge wine experience without the commercial fluff.
We have just established an introductory course for novices and casual wine consumers, called "Basically WINE". The session is introduced by a wine professional with over 15 years experience and international wine judging experience. The presentation is multimedia, via Powerpoint, slide shows and videos and printed handouts.
Future education programmes will include specialised single-session tastings with moderators/panellists from overseas.
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