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  • V&V Tuesday Mornings Begins MARCH 6 February 10, 2012

    Can’t take evening classes?  Sign up for our next Tuesday morning session of Viticulture & Vinification–our flagship 24-week Course.  Each week we focus on a different region (or regions) and taste 12 wines per class.  We cover everything from soil, …

  • Age (Ain’t Nothing But A Number) — MARCH 19 February 10, 2012

    What is the impact of age on wine?  Cellar time softens tannins, mellows the fruit, and in most instances makes a better wine.  Or does it?  In this seminar we provide you with the opportunity to smell and taste youth …

  • Sparkle & Shine Seminar FEBRUARY 6 February 6, 2012

    Register for the first of our 12-part seminar series hosted in partnership with Charlie Palmer’s Aureole New York.  Learn about sparkling wine from around the world and taste 10 examples paired with light hors d’oeuvres from Aureole’s Executive Chef Marcus …

Foundation or V&V?

Can’t decide whether to take the Foundation or Viticulture & Vinification Course? Below is a list of some basic questions that we would expect students going into our 24-week Viticulture & Vinification Course to know or at least be familiar with. If these questions are too difficult for you to answer, our 8-week Foundation Course is probably the best fit for you.

  1. Give the formula for fermentation.
  2. Name 4 stages of the vine-growing season from spring to harvest:
  3. List five important steps of red wine making from the time the grapes arrive in the cellar.
  4. Define Chaptalization.
  5. The large area of Beaujolais is characterized by ____________________ soil.
  6. Red Sancerre is be made from what grape variety?
  7. Name one red grape that is grown in the Jura:
  8. In Australia, what is currently the most widely planted white grape?
  9. Name a major wine region of South Africa.
  10. Sherry is fortified before fermentation is complete. True / False
  11. In Italy, wines may be named in three ways.† Name one:
  12. Name one (1) AVA within Sonoma:
  13. The soil of Champagne is composed of what primarily?
  14. Define the term GEBEITE.
  15. Name the four ingredients in making beer.
  16. How are sprinklers used in frost protection in the vineyards?
  17. Name one reason for decanting a bottle of wine.
  18. Name one region in Switzerland.