The Wine Sensory Evaluation Course is an opportunity for students to understand wine faults, differentiate between wine acids, identify characteristic aromas in some of the principal grape varieties, and to learn the approach to blind tasting techniques. The day will run from 9am-1:45pm and include four sessions and a coffee break.
Agenda:
Session 1: Wine Aromas with Le Nez du Vin Aroma Kit, with Nicole Ramos WSET Level 3, FWS
In this session we will talk about aroma compounds and analyze eight different grapes. Guests will have the opportunity to work with the Le Nez du Vin Aroma Kit. We will taste the following wines:
-Riesling
-Sauvignon Blanc
-Chardonnay
-Torrontes
-Cabernet Sauvignon
-Pinot Noir
-Tempranillo
-Malbec
Session 2: Wine faults and wine acids with Alessandra Esteves, DipWSET, FWS, CSW
Students will learn about acids and their effect in wines, and taste malic, lactic and tartaric acids. We will then talk about common wine faults and taste tainted wines:
– control wine
– wine with sulphur compounds
– wine with brettanomyces
– wine with cork taint
– wine with volatile acidity
Session 3: Blind Tasting Skills, with Celeste Bailey, WSET Level 3, FWS
Students will learn the approach to blind tasting and how to identify common grapes. We will discuss the difference between the new world and old world wines and their styles. Students will blind taste 2 white wines and 2 red whites to work on their skills. A second set of reds will be tasted later to identify a volume versus a high quality wine.
Session 4: Double blind tasting in a black crystal glass
As a final exercise, we will taste one wine in a black crystal glass, for a double blind tasting, where guests can’t see the color of the wine.
The cost for the seminar is $259 and includes all sessions, tasting of 20 wines and a Florida Wine Academy certificate. Light snacks will be provided during the coffee break. No extra materials are needed and there is no exam at the end of the day. The black glass used for the blind tasting session will be the students to take home with them.
This course is suitable for students of all levels who are both industry professionals and wine lovers.
Date: October 5th, 2019, from 9am to 1.45pm. Very limited spots.
Address:
Florida Wine Academy
1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1440 (14th floor) – SunTrust International Center
Miami, FL. 33131
More information: info@floridawineacademy.com
Michele Babincak (verified owner) –
As ardent wine lovers/consumers we were pretty much the novices in the room but were made feel really welcome! We learnt so much in such a short amount of time. From learning about faults/taints to learning to enhance our smell/tasting senses we covered just about everything. We realized how little our knowledge/experience is and how much there is to learn. The blind tastings at the end of the class definitely proved that point. Lol. We would love to attend more classes like these that offer education to wine lovers that aren’t looking to become sommeliers but want to be more versed in wine.
Monique Benoit (verified owner) –
This was such a worthwhile class. I finally understood the difference between faulty and tainted wines thanks to this class. I especially loved the blind tasting part of this program which taught me different tasting techniques that I did not know before. Thank you so much!