The focus for this month is wines from the Southern Hemisphere and the class will cover South American, South African, New Zealand, and Australian wines.
What is wine?
In this class you will learn the basics of white, rosé, red, and sparkling winemaking along with a hands on experience of the major tasting components of each style of wine.
No prerequisites required
Please note these classes are trade specific for current or aspiring sommeliers
This highly informative and entertaining class, introduces the fascinating world of distilled spirits and the art of mixology. Students will learn the histories, stories and distillation techniques, styles and types of every spirit behind the bar. Additionally, you will learn garnish theory, menu design, reducing costs and the fundamental principles of flavor profiling through mixology. This class is an absolute MUST for the aspiring mixologist, professional bartenders, beverage directors or bar owners.
No prerequisites required
Please note, these breakout wine classes are conducted at an intermediary knowledge level.
This course is a continuation of Blind Tasting Level 1. During the six sessions we will explore in more detail how such things as lees contact, botrytis, aromatic terpenes, and brettanomyces affect the flavor and aromas of wine and how it applies to specific grape varieties, wine making techniques, and particular wine styles.
This course is a 10 week immersion into the world of wine designed as a preparatory course for the CMS Introductory and Certified Sommelier exams. The first half of the program will cover the wine laws and wine styles of the major wine regions of the world. During the second half of the course we will focus on deductive tasting technique and proper wine service.
No prerequisites required, get ready to have fun!
This course covers essential knowledge on beer ingredients and brewing process, beer styles, proper storage and service, tasting and evaluation, and sales techniques. It also prepares beverage professionals to pass the first level, Certified Beer Server™ exam of the Cicerone Certification Program.
This introductory seminar will introduce you to the world of sake while discussing ingredients, production methods, styles, service techniques, and of course, LOVE! While discussing these points we will also be tasting numerous different sakes to emphasize production and stylistic differences.