Our Level 2 Crash Course In Wine
Learn Advanced Wine Topics In 3 Hours!
Looking for our Level 1 Crash Course?
We are excited to introduce the Level 2 One Day Express Crash Course in Wine. Level 1 covered the fundamentals of Sparkling, White, Rosé and Red Wines. Level 2 has a more advanced focus.
Besides covering 12 wines on a Saturday afternoon whilst learning all you need to know about them, we are introducing some advanced topics to cover.
Topics will include:
- An in-depth understanding of Old World vs. New World
- How a New World Method Traditional stacks up against Champagne
- How Chenin Blanc was stolen from the Old World and now is a world-class thumper in the New World
- A look into classic Left Bank & Right Bank Bordeaux compared with New World counterparts
- A New World Nebbiolo taking on a classic Barolo
- Understanding Oak
- French Oak vs. American Oak: what are the differences?
- American Oak Shiraz tackling a French Oak Syrah
- Other European Oak & Oak Alternatives
- Faults in Wine
- Microbial Faults
- Corked Taint (TCA)
- Brettanomyces
- Oxidation Faults
- Volatile Acidity
- Ethyl Acetate
- Sulphuric Faults
- Sulphur Dioxide
- Hydrogen Sulphide
- Mercaptans
- Microbial Faults