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Fall 2010 Schedule of Classes |
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| 5 Courses to Choose From – also, classes may be taken individually | ||
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| 6 Mondays: | September 27: | Wine 101: The Principal Grape Varieties and Wine Regions of the World: an essential overview of the eight principal red and white grape varieties and the famous regions from which they come |
| October 4: | All about Tasting Wine - Sensory Evaluation Part I: How to taste and what we taste: identifying tastes and texture in wine: sweetness, acidity, bitterness, tannin and alcohol | |
| October 18: | All about Tasting Wine - Sensory Evaluation Part II: Identifying aromas, bouquets, flavors, and wine styles | |
| October 25: | The Wines of France: the regions, grapes, and wines of the world's most important wine country | |
| November 1: | The Wines of Italy and Spain: the most fun, varied, and, next to France, the most important wine countries in Europe | |
| November 8: | The Wines of the USA: California, Oregon, Washington and New York - our formidable entries into the world of wine - the regions, grapes and wines that make these states famous | |
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| 2 Saturdays | November 20 | 2-5 PM, $115 - Wine 101:Tasting, Savoring & Talking about Wine: all about sensory experiences and the words to describe what our nose and palate tell us |
| December 4 | 2-5 PM, $115 - Wine 102: The World’s Major Wine Varieties and Regions: a three-hour overview of the most important grape varieties and wine regions of the world | |
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| 6 Tuesdays: | October 5: | France's Southern Rhone Valley - Châteauneuf du Pape, Tavel, and Beaumes de Venise: |
| October 12: | France's Loire Valley - Touraine and Anjou: the heart of the Loire Valley and its distinctive red, white, rosé, sparkling and sweet wines |
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| October 19: | Tuscany - Chianti Classico, Montalcino, Maremma: |
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| October 26: | Southern Italy - Campania: one of Italy’s most important, and least well-known, wine regions |
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| November 9 | Portugal - The Douro Valley:
fascinating and unique, this home of Port is now also producing outstanding, unfortified red and white table wines |
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| November 16 | Northern Spain – Rioja, Priorato, Rias Baixas:
three of Spain’s most acclaimed and varied wine regions |
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| Thursdays: | October 7: | French Cuisine & Wines |
| November 4: | American Cuisine & Wines | |
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| 9 Wednesdays: | Sept. 22, 29; Oct. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17; Dec. 1. | |
| Time: | 7:00 - 10:00 PM | |
| Tuition: | $895 ($825 for WWS graduates, people currently working in the food and beverage industry. A $60 discount is available for those who join the Society of Wine Educators.) | |
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| one class $85 |
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