Want to learn more about wine? Keen to impress your friends with newly acquired wine knowldege? Or do you simply want to enjoy your wines?
Perhaps you wish to work, or are already working, in the hospitality industry?
Whatever your motivation, the ACT Wine Industry Network's Wine Appreciation courses are for you!
Our courses are conducted by qualified professionals with many years experience in the delivery of a range of educational programs. We design courses that are appropriate to the level of the participants involved.
Learn about wine terminology. What do the terms acidity, balance, body, length, intensity, depth, complexity, typicity and mouth-feel mean?
How do you serve wine?
General areas covered in all our Wine Appreciation Courses include overviews of the following:
the influences on growing and making wine in Australia
how and when to buy wine
cellaring wine
wine tourism
matching food and wine
trends in wine styles
local wineries
regional wineries
National wineries
International wineries
We can conduct courses over a series of full days, part days or evenings and even on weekends!
Get a group together and we will even conduct on-premise courses for you and your staff in your own workplace or home.
Please contact us regarding the details of the costs of our courses.
Specific topics for study in our courses are as follows:
Introductory Course(Level 1)
overview of the Australian Wine Industry
growing grapes
the basics of making wine
characteristics of wine varieties and styles
influences of "terroir"
the wine-maker
matching food and wine
serving wine
common wine terminology
establishing a wine cellar
tips for buying wine
tastings of popular varieties
Intermediate Course (Level 2)
wine tourism
regional, National and International influences
marketing/advertsing/promotion
wine judging and tasting
popular styles of wines
wine and health
new varieties
fortified wines
sparkling wines
advanced wine terminology
adding to the wine cellar
better buying techniques
tastings of new varieties
Advanced Course (Level 3)
establishing the vineyard/preparing the land
grapes: growing and ripening
managing the vine
insecticides and pesticides
fertilisers and nutrients
organic growing
irrigation
propagation
pruning techniques
netting
harvesting
crushing/pressing
fermentation/maceration techniques
maturation/stabilisation/bottling
labelling/packaging/selling
tastings of popular varieties
We conduct the majority of our public Wine Appreciation Courses through the auspices of the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT).
NOTE: we also conduct these courses in Canberra and regional businesses and in people's homes. Simply contact us for more details regarding costs and availability.
WEEKEND COURSES
Note: Course Fees are still the same as they were in 2012!
New Introductory Level 1 courses commencing in Term Two 2013.
Two day (weekend) courses in 2013 are priced from $385pp and one day (weekend) courses are priced from $265pp (plus $90pp for wine fees for both courses).
WEEK NIGHT COURSES
The dates and venues of Semester One's remaining evening classes at the CIT for 2013 (May - June) are:
Tuesday 21 May - 25 June Southside Campus Woden CIT
Note: all evening classes are of 6 weeks duration, one evening per week for 2 hours (7-9pm). Cost is $265ppplus there is a $90pp fee for wines. Enrolments must be made prior to commencement of each course with payment of Course Fees at the time of enrolment. The $90pp wine fee is payable on the first evening of the Course.
Enrolments may be made either through the CIT or ACTWIN.
Other courses will be conducted throughout the year at our training rooms in Fyshwick as per demand.
Our next One Day Wine Appreciation Course in our Fyshwick Training rooms will be held on Saturday 4 May 2013 from 10.00am until approx. 4.00pm. Contact us asap if you wish to enrol.