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Choosing Wine With Confidence

Two 8 Week Courses on Thursday Evenings

October to December (Starts 8th October)

Late January to Mid March

Each evening will there will be an illustrated talk, followed by a discussion and a tutored tasting

7.30 to 9.30
Note: These courses are a revised and updated version of the very successful community courses given at The University of Bath from 2002 through 2008., with over 200 attending. There are two linked modules that can be taken independently or in any order.

Venue: The Museum of Bath at Work, in Julian Rd. BA1 2RH (map)

For a printable information sheet with a booking slip click here.

If there aspects that you wish to discuss call Phil Cooke on 01225 310232 or email

A complete 8 week course costs £120. (Reduced to £105 if you have already attended the other module)

£30 to reserve a place

Note: If you are unable to attend a particular evening you are offered a free place at one of the monthly tasting's of The Bath Wine Appreciation Circle

 

Learn About Wine in a Sociable Environment

Choosing Wine With Confidence will appeal to anyone who wants to become more adventurous and confident when choosing wine. Each module starts with exploring how to taste and describe wine. This week can be skipped by those that have taken the other module. This arrangement means that the modules can be taken in any order.The format is based on extensive experience in giving wine appreciation courses. Each evening starts with an illustrated talk and then moves on to a tutored tasting. By popular request:
  • Everyone sits round a long table, dinner party style
  • The first wine is passed around early in the evening
  • There is interesting information such as history, trends, technical insights, etc.
  • The final evening of each term is a DIY wine and food evening.

The course will enable wine to be chosen with enhanced confidence, and with knowledge of the contribution of wine making, grape varieties, and region of origin.

Syllabus & further course information [click here]

Wine & Food Matching Evening

December 2008

Wine & Food Matching

 

Syllabus

The complete course is given as two eight week modules. However each module is complete in itself, and can be taken independently or in any order. Note if you have already taken the previous module you can skip week one and the course fee is reduced pro-rata. These courses are aimed at anyone who likes wine and wants to know more. All the topics covered in wine courses aimed at the trade professionals and of interest to keen amateurs are covered in a style that will appeal to professionals in other fields. There is lots of background information and plenty of opportunities to ask and discuss.The two modules combined are a comprehensive wine course. Moreover you will taste wines from all the major grape varieties, and all the most important wine regions of the world. :

Autumn Term

  1. How to taste wine (omit if already taken)
  2. How to read a wine label
  3. Popular Grape varieties
  4. Wine making
  5. Terroir: why some vineyards are very special
  6. Sparkling wine
  7. Storing & maturing wine
  8. Wine and food matching
Winter Term
  1. How to taste wine (omit if already taken)
  2. The history of wine
  3. The premium wine regions
  4. The role of oak
  5. Less well known grape varieties
  6. Late harvest and pudding wines
  7. Fortified wine
  8. Choosing wine to suit the occasion