Wine Appreciation

Sunday 16 May 10.45 to 3pm	The ‘speed’ learning wine and food program is designed for busy people who wish to improve their wine and food knowledge in a professional and fun environment over two Sunday’s from 10:45am to 3:00pm. The program will provide participants with an unprecedented insight into the world of taste, wine and food matching in just 8 hours. The course will markedly improve your enjoyment of food and wine for the rest of your life. Wine educator Karen Goldspink from Wine Wisdom works closely with Chef Jan Gundlach from flavours to present an innovative wine and food appreciation event.
	The course includes
	· What is it? · How do you do it? · How do you go on to develop your skills? White, Red & Sparkling sessions cover: · Varieties, styles and their characteristics · Viticulture and winemaking techniques · Maturation and the effects of all the above on the end product · A wine tasting, using benchmark varieties and styles, using the assessment techniques learned · A wine and food matching exercise followed by lunch
	Introduction to Wine Tasting and White Wine
	10:45 11:00 11:45 12:15 12:45 1:30 2:00 3:00	Welcome An introduction to wine tasting Introductory tasting session White wine presentation, Amuse Bouche served Sensory Perception Tasting Tasting flight of 3 white wines 3 course lunch to match with the wines Finish
	Sparkling Wine and Red Wine
	10:45 11:00 11:45 12:15 12:45 1:15 2:45	Welcome with a glass of sparkling wine (or red if you prefer) Sparkling Wine presentation Sparkling wine tasting with Amuse Bouche Red wine presentation Wine and food matching presentation 3 course lunch with a flight of 3 red wines Finish
	Come along, bring a friend and enjoy! Cost: $305 per person Please note: We reserve the right to cancel this course if a minimum of ten participants is not reached.