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“A great wine education class. I was amazed by the instructor's wealth of knowledge, the great wines to taste and talk about, and the small, intimate class size. A fun way to learn a lot about wine.”

—Will, Ritchie Creek Vineyards

Fundamentals of Taste & Smell

Our most popular class!

~ $229 per person; $429 per couple.
~ weekly on weeknights at 7:00 pm

‘Fundamentals’ is a perfect introduction to the basics. A 3-session course designed to create a strong foundation for wine appreciation while developing your confidence about wine.

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Begin categorizing the smells and flavors used to describe wine. A highlight of the Fundamentals series is tonight's extensive component tasting to demonstrate “acid”, “sugar”, “tannin” as well as various wine faults. Learn tricks used by wine judges to reveal wine characteristics. Find out the impact that age and gender have on our sensory perception of wine.

Blind tasting comparisons demonstrate the effect of environment on preference. Learn differences between wine quality and style. Add new tricks to aid sensory memory and new vocabulary to improve wine description. Gain confidence in your own abilities and opinions about wine.

Get background, explanations and “pros and cons” on glassware, corkscrews , letting bottles breathe, serving temperature, saving half-consumed bottles, pairing food with wine, building a cellar, and wine investment. Side-by-side comparison tasting is used to illustrate the characteristics that distinguish all the major categories of wine.

Schedule

Summer Semester - Piedmont Community Center, 711 Highland
~ $229 per person; $429 per couple. ~ weekly on weeknights at 7:00 pm

For the couples price for the June 2010 class in Piedmont,
enter coupon code FTSjun10SF in the checkout window

• Session 1: The Physiology of Smell and Taste - June 24, 2010
• Session 2: The Psychology of Preference - July 1, 2010
• Session 3: Service, Etiquette and Wine Styles - July 8, 2010

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Summer Semester - Burgess Park Recreation Center, Menlo Park

This Menlo Park Class is SOLD OUT!

~ weekly on weeknights at 7:00 pm

• Session 1: The Physiology of Smell and Taste -July 13, 2010
• Session 2: The Psychology of Preference - July 20, 2010
• Session 3: Service, Etiquette and Wine Styles - July 27, 2010

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Fall Semester - Ft. Mason, San Francisco
~ $229 per person; $429 per couple. ~ weekly on weeknights at 7:00 pm

For the couples price for the Sept 2010 class in San Francisco,
enter coupon code FTSsep10SF in the checkout window

• Session 1: The Physiology of Smell and Taste -Sept 23, 2010
• Session 2: The Psychology of Preference - Sept 30, 2010
• Session 3: Service, Etiquette and Wine Styles - Oct 7, 2010

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