A course no professional should be without, Mastering Wine I is an immersion in classic grape varietals with particular attention paid to enological and viticultural practices that shape those varietals around the world.

During Mastering Wine I you will:

• Learn professional tasting techniques and evaluation, including the key factors that make great wine great.


• Study primary fermentation, malolactic fermentation, sur lie aging, barrel aging, bottle aging, trellising, canopy management, clones, and rootstock.


• Examine wines from California, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North and South America.


• Explore the characters of the world's top classic varieties and review their histories and food compatibilities-in particular Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon.


• Understand the impact that key enological and viticultural decisions and techniques have on the flavors and style of a wine.


• Acquire a comprehensive wine vocabulary of professional tasting terms, and learn to put your sensory impressions and evaluation of a wine into words.

Mastering Wine I and Mastering Wine II focus on different varietals. Either course may be taken first.

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