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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 - San Francisco - Sept, 2010
Class 1: The Physiology of Smell and Taste
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.
Class 2: The Psychology of Preference
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.
Class 3: Service, Etiquette and Wine Styles
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.