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Study Wine: Professional Certificate in Wine from the Institute of Gastronomy
The 2007 weekend classes at the Trout Point Cooking School include Introduction to Wine and special classes on Spanish
wines and Bordeaux. This is a new wine program that compliments the courses in seafood cookery and Creole cuisine that have
been offered since 2000. The Trout Point Cooking School is also offering a Master Class on Cheeses.
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This is a useful site by two brothers and vineyard owners that has useful information about all Spanish wine
regions and their wine.
The Costa Rica Wine Experience
Inn at Coyote Mountain
A two-day stay at the luxurious nature retreat Inn at Coyote Mountain for tastings of South American wines along with food and wine pairings conducted by the chef-proprietors. Learn about Chilean,
Argentinian, and other South American wines and why some of the finest wine producers from France and the United States have
joined or started wineries in the region.
For beginning to intermediate level wine enthusiasts.
Part of the Costa Rica Creole Cooking School.
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A few online wine education programs, articles, and wine schools:
" for beginners" from Jancis Robinson's wine site: well-written notes on wine etiquette, purchase, and service from the priestess of wine.
The Wine Spectator School (pay) from the eponymous magazine offers a variety of courses aimed at the wine amateur from beginning to more advanced levels,
including courses on specific regions like Bordeaux, as well as two courses for wine/restaurant industry workers or professionals.
The Bordeaux couse gets a B+ as an intermediate class.
The online version of Wine Spectator also offers free reading materials on the ABCs of Wine, including sections on grape varietals, wine tasting, and storing and serving wine.
Culinary Institute of America, Prof-Chef.com, Free Online Wine Course gives a very well-conceived and presented introduction to four classic grape varieties, explaining their different terroires
and styles. This course receives an A- as a novice class. This course also gives continuing education credit.
Instant Wine Course provides a good introduction to tasting, plus an invaluable "tool kit." Free registration required. We really like the tool
kit for keeping records of tasting, and using an interactive wine wheel.
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust of England plans to have online courses aimed at professionals and restaurant industry trainees available as early as January, 2007.
The Online Wine Tasting Course from wineloverspage.com looks like an excellent, unpretentious online resource for the wine novice.
In French, l'Espace Vin of Viniflhor provides an excellent survey of wine grape cultivation as well as vinifcation for professionals, and a section
on wine enjoyment for amateurs.
The Origins & Ancient History of Wine
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