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Saturday Introduction to Wine Course

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Starts at
11:00am
Duration
5.5 hours (including 2-course lunch)

Event Description

Join us for an Introduction to Wine day course, starting with a Champagne aperitif at 11:00am, a delicious two-course lunch and 13 fantastic wines to taste before finishing at 4:00pm. A day of decadence!

Course Outline:

  • Session 1: Introduction to Wine Tasting - How to taste wines; aroma, taste, describing wines with West London Wine School's 'easy approach' to wine tasting
  • Session 2: The Effect of Climate - hot versus cool & Introduction to the Worlds major wine regions
  • Session 3: How Wine is Made - grapes, fermentation
  • Session 4a: Major Red Grape Varieties – Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Tempranillo & others
  • Session 4b: Major White Grape Varieties – Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, & others!
  • Session 5: Old World Classics (France, Italy, Spain) vs New World Wines (Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, California) 
  • Session 6: Food & Wine Matching – tips & advice – with practical tastings.

Including:

  • Tutored Tasting of 13 Wines (including Rosé for lunch) with tasting notes
  • Which wines to buy / where to obtain the best value for money / storing & serving wine / understanding wine labels
  • How to spot wine faults

This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and taste world-class wines with a fantastic two-course lunch included too!

Please note gates will open 30 minutes before the start of the class.

How to get there

The Wine Cellars, Fulham, SW6 2SG
71 Townmead Road (access via Big Yellow Storage), Fulham, London
SW6 2SG

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