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Discovering the Sublime World of Wine 

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Start Date: 29 June, 2018
End Date: 30 June, 2018

quicket-book-nowIntroduction to the wonders of South African wine – for everyone who wants to learn more about this fascinating subject! Wine knowledge is an asset whether you are pursuing a hobby or enhancing your knowledge for a career. Students attending classes receive a course manual and 2 crystal Plett Arts bubbly glasses.

Dates:

  • Fri 29 June from 1pm – 4pm
  • Sat 30 June from 9am – 12h30pm  … Exam from 2pm to 3pm

Venue: The Blue Wing, The Plettenberg, Church Street
Price: R1 800 for 2 days – Buy Tickets Online (Including course material, exam and certificate from the Cape Wine Academy, all wine used on the course and 2 Plett Bubbly glasses.)

  • Francois Ferreira will be doing the first part of the course on Friday – the history, how to taste wine, storage of wine, brandy and the theory of Food & wine pairing.  
  • On Saturday Conrad Louw will do wine making and wine production.  
  • Francois and Conrad will be presenting the whole tasting – Cause and Effect – as well as individual cultivars on the Saturday. 
  • Theory Examination (1hr) will take place on the Saturday afternoon.

Please see below the contents page of the manual for the headings of what will be covered on the course.

 

 Wine Course Outline

 

Francois Ferreira will be doing the first part of the course on Friday – the history, how to taste wine, storage of wine, brandy and the theory of Food & wine pairing. 

On Saturday Conrad will do Wine making and wine production. 

Francois and Conrad will be presenting the whole tasting -Cause and Effect- as well as individual cultivars on the Saturday.