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The Mastering Wine Tasting course will give you the tools you need to taste wines at a professional level. While developing your tasting skills, you will cultivate an analytical mindset, delve into the heritage of wine, and develop a rich vocabulary to describe a variety of wines, including biodynamic, organic, and natural wines. From reading a wine label to storing techniques, this short course will give you the knowledge to master any wine tasting.
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- Applications open: Anytime
- Priority deadline: Anytime
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What you'll learn
- ✔ Understand how to read a wine label for a range of wines effectively.
- ✔ Familiarize yourself with wine storing and wine serving techniques.
- ✔ Gain insights into the winemaking process.
- ✔ Gain an in-depth overview of the steps for setting up a professional wine tasting.
- ✔ Learn about wine pairing
- ✔ Learn about basic and high-level wine service equipment.
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WHO IS THIS PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR?
This short course is aimed at individuals seeking to develop their wine and wine-tasting knowledge. Whether you’re a professional working as a sommelier, a restaurant manager, a winemaker, a sales manager, a bartender, a wine taster or a wine auctioneer, this course will unlock new insights into the world of wines. This is a 100% online, self-paced training course designed to be completed over four weeks, but offers the flexibility to fit around your schedule. Through engaging short videos with highly experienced professors, informative readings and immersive assignments, you will learn the essentials of wine tasting, helping you to expand your knowledge and add value to your work.
Meet our instructors
Anastasia Burakovskikh
Wine and Beverage Specialist at César Ritz Colleges
Anastasia is the wine specialist at the prestigious Cesar Ritz College in Bouveret and holds a Master of Science in Wine Business as well as two Bachelor of Commerce degrees, obtained in France & Russia. She provided wine training, menu redesign and optimisation, up-selling techniques of luxury products, as well as executed sales across Asia and Europe with various luxury brands such as One & Only, Conrad, Four Seasons Hotels, Shinji by Kanesaka Singapore (* Michelin), Restaurant Andre Singapore (** Michelin) and many others. Master of Science in Wine Business, Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France; Bachelor of Commerce, Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble, France (Strategic Management, Finance and Accounting), and Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Russia. WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust).
Erik Pravica
Fine Dining Service Specialist at Cesar Ritz Schools
With his early passion for hosting, Erik progressed into becoming a cosmopolitan restaurant manager, now marking nearly 20 years in the world of food and beverage, strong competence in etiquette, serving, and storing wines. Erik had the chance to witness excellent sommelier mentorship throughout his career, understanding the love and value of this fantastic product. Erik believes that good relationships are made through good wine, and it is an essential part of the restaurant business. He believes that learning about wines is an endless experience and keeps enriching himself with knowledge. Professor of fine dining service, wine and beverage, mixology, events, and culinary trends, Erik specialises in the F&B field, having honed his fine dining skills in luxury properties in Southeast Asia and Europe.