
BOTH DAYS REQUIRED.
SEPARATE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT TO WINE SMARTIES REQUIRED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
"No other country has shaped the wine world as profoundly as France, gifting us legendary grape varieties, pioneering winemaking techniques admired and replicated worldwide, and crafting wines of unparalleled elegance and sublime artistry."
-Lindsay Pomeroy, Master of Wine
Day 1: Northern France
- Unit 1: Alsace & Wines Laws
- Unit 2: Champagne & Grape Varieties
- Unit 3: Bourgogne
- Unit 4: Beaujolais, Jura & Savoie
- Unit 5: Loire & Viticulture
Day 2: Southern France
- Unit 6: Bordeaux
- Unit 7: Rhone & Viniculture
- Unit 8: Provence & Languedoc – Roussillon
- Unit 9: Southwest and Corsica & Review
There is no other study and certification program in the world that covers France with such breadth and depth. The material is comprehensive and updated every year. It is a great resource and supplement for students of wine moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma, Master of Wine, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (and up) or Certified Wine Educator. This course also explores what makes this country so legendary. This course is taught by award-winning Master of Wine Lindsay Pomeroy.
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Learn about every region in France including viticultural and winemaking practices, grape varieties, topography, climate, soils, history and wine laws, as well as local culinary traditions.
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Classroom experience includes 18 hours of instruction with tutored tastings of wines from the regions
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Course includes a 280-page, full-color FWS Study Manual & FWS exam registration.
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Access to the full e-learning program with full audio narration, review quizzes for self-evaluation, hundreds of flashcards, pronunciation exercises, Instructor Q&A forum for personal assistance, student forum for community interaction downloadable maps.