Choosing Wine With Confidence

An 8 Week Course on Thursday Evenings,
Starting on 4th February 2010

7.30 to 9.30

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

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

Printable information and booking slip

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.

This course will appeal to anyone who wants to become more adventurous and confident when choosing wine. The course starts with exploring how to taste and describe wine. The tentative topics are as below but are subject to change depending on the interests of those attending:

How to taste wine

The history of wine

The premium wine regions

The role of oak

Less well known grape varieties

Late harvest and pudding wines

Fortified wine

Choosing wine to suit the occasion followed by wine and food matching

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

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

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

The complete 8 week course costs £120.

£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

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. Below are possible schedules of topics. However they may be changed to best suit those attending.

Autumn Term

How to taste wine

How to read a wine label

Popular Grape varieties

Wine making

Terroir: why some vineyards are very special

Sparkling wine

Storing & maturing wine

Wine and food matching

Winter Term

How to taste wine
The history of wine
The premium wine regions
The role of oak
Less well known grape varieties
Late harvest and pudding wines
Fortified wine
Choosing wine to suit the occasion