Begin your wine journey

With the world's most recognized provider of wine certification courses

For individuals new to wine, this level provides a hands-on introduction to the world of wine. You'll explore the main types and styles of wine through sight, smell, and taste, while also gaining the basic skills to describe wines accurately and make food and wine pairings.

• Learn the Systematic Approach to Tasting and understand how to describe wine using the level 1 tasting grid.
• Explore the main styles of wine  like dry vs sweet, sparkling and fortified.
• Learn about common wine grapes and their characteristics, like Chardonnay, Cabernet, Riesling, Syrah and more.
• How to serve and store wine + principles of food and wine pairing are also explored.

One-day course will take place at

Vineyard Grant James Winery, Ramona

Saturday, May 11th

9:30am-4:30pm

• $399 fee includes exam, books, and instruction and tasting wines in class.
• Group discount 4+ $75 off per person. Please inquire for discount code.