Learn Italian Wine When it comes to buying wine for tonight’s dinner, what country comes to mind? If it’s Italy, you are keeping in step with most wine consumers in the USA. Most Americans look to Italy for wine, and the country is one of the most popular of all the European countries for wine […]
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Court of Master Sommeliers Wine Education Courses: The Court of Master Sommelier Credential When you go to your favorite restaurant for birthdays and holidays, chances are a “sommelier” with a designation will be serving your table. In the last few years, sommeliers have been working hard to get sommelier credentials. The reason is that going
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The Society of Wine Educators (SWE) The Society of Wine Educators is a highly regarded institution set up for highly motivated wine lovers. The program is mostly based in online learning, yet you will find many opportunities to study and even take exams at the conferences held each year. Many people ask if the
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Wine Certification Courses: Wine Scholar Guild (WSG) The Wine Scholar Guild wine certification course holds great value for wine lovers and professional members of the wine trade. Wine Scholar Guild education takes place mostly online, though the Wine Scholar Guild also has some localized wine education classes and events, as well as international wine trips.
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Wine and Spirits Educational Trust WINE AND SPIRITS EDUCATIONAL TRUST–Is the WSET Diploma for You? Are you curious about the WSET Courses? Join the crowd. Everyone from sommeliers in top restaurants to your average wine lover are increasingly attracted by the WSET wine course. They offer WSET Courses around the world, both “live” and online.
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5 Secrets of the Orcia DOC Some people call the Orcia DOC “The Other “Tuscany” Wine Region.” Tuscany shines as a famous wine tourism region – noted for its red wine made from the Sangiovese grape. Italian wine. Yet what of Tuscany’s neighbor, the Orcia DOC? Located a stone’s throw from the prestigious Montalcino region,
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http://shop Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Willamette Pinot Noir is one of the more exciting wines in the USA right now. When most people think of Pinot Noir, they think of its ancestral home: Burgundy, France. **View Wine Resources Here** The region of Burgundy, France is famous for Pinot Noir for many reasons. The top
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Book Review: Wine Science If you’re a student of wine–or you just like to know how grapes grow and they make wine–you will definitely appreciate the book Wine Science. This book, weighing in at almost three pounds, is a requirement of students in the UC Davis Winemaking program. In my decade of taking an assortment
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by Marisa D’Vari (all rights reserved) Can you remember the first time you had Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine? For me, it was on the chic French island of St. Barts. A friend and I found a room with an outdoor kitchen and…
How to Taste Wine How many times have you read an article in your favorite magazine and wondered how the author found so many flavors in a wine? And where did those wine descriptions come from? Descriptions like velvet, tannin, and suede? Or maybe you’re out for drinks, and that know-it-all friend of yours dominates
Story of Jess Jackson Do you love the buttery rich style of California Chardonnay? Many Americans feel that this style, widely attributed to Jess Jackson, is the typical California style. Yet before the 1980s, grocery store shelves groaned with “fake” Chardonnay made from grapes such as Ugni Blanc, grown in Central California. And most consumers
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Wine Science If you’re a student of wine – or you just like to know how grapes are grown and wine is made – you will definitely appreciate the book Wine Science. This book, weighing in at almost three pounds, is a requirement of students in the UC Davis Winemaking program. In my decade of