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Discover the wine denominations of Northern Italy’s Valle d'Aosta and Liguria. Explore the regions surrounding Piemonte starting in the Italian Alps to the north and traveling down to the Ligurian Sea and the famous Cinque Terre. Learn about these drastically different places, their grapes, wine styles, and an introduction to foods and culture of the regions. This workshop can be taken as part of the Italian Wine Scholar North program or on its...
Discover the major wine denominations of Northern Italy’s Lombardia and Emilia-Romagna regions. Explore the famous appellations of Francicorta, Valtellina, various Lambrusco PDOs and much more. Learn where they're located, what grape varieties they're made from, their styles and importance, and an introduction to foods and culture of the regions. This workshop can be taken as part of the Italian Wine Scholar North program or on its own. As part...
Discover Spanish wine history, wine labeling, geography, climate, grape varieties, viticulture and winemaking in depth. Learn the latest on Spanish wine laws and new research on grape vine origins. Then dive into Green Spain! Spain is normally associated with the production of red wine, but the four regions comprising Green Spain—Galicia, Cantabria, Asturias, and País Vasco—craft some of Spain’s most interesting and unique whites....
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The region of Castilla y León in Spain occupies one-fifth of the mainland and is home to some of the country’s top wine growing areas such as Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Toro. The Duero River Valley is a high-elevation, high-quality wine production area that experiences extreme seasonal temperature variations. In fact, an old Castilian saying states that the year is comprised of nine months of winter and three months of hell. Yet Tempranillo...
Rioja’s wine culture represents a composite of tradition and modernity. Rioja was one of Spain’s first demarcated wine regions yet it continues to reinvent itself. It has set itself apart as one of the world’s greatest wine-producing areas and has maintained that allure for centuries. It is largely responsible for the growth of Spain’s wine reputation around the wine world; it is also the country’s most recognizable wine region by consumers...
Cataluña is home to cava, Spain’s traditional method sparkling wine. Utilizing local Macabeo, Xarel.lo, and Parellada grapes, Cataluña has put a very Spanish accent on this classic winemaking process. Did you know that the prototype of the gyropalette was developed here! The cooperative concept was also given a brand-new image here! Dubbed “wine cathedrals” many are stunning examples of modernist architecture. In Cataluña, wine has always...
Learn about French wine labeling and how it relates to European Union regulations. Next dive into the fascinating Alsace region learning about the history, geography, climate and wines at the French-German border. Until recently this wine region only consisted of three AOCs, but now has 53. The diversity of soil types, grape varieties and wine styles makes for a complicated sensory landscape. Do you know the difference between Klevner and...
Our first stop, the Central Mediterranean Coast, occupying nearly half of Spain’s Mediterranean coast, is not only home to Spain’s national dish, paella, but to two underrated, local grapes quietly taking the world by storm—Monastrell and Bobal. Monastrell has been globe-trotting under the radar for a long time. Fondillón, a dessert wine crafted from this grape, is believed to have been the first wine to join Magellan as he circumnavigated...
The dazzlingly white limestone-rich soils of the Andalucía wine region have been given voice by the Palomino grape. The combination of sea and heat and sun have taken wine and elevated it into something that reflects the passage of time—in barrel under a film of surface yeast or in barrels via a complex fractionalized blending process known as the “solera.” These fortified wines bear the salty tang of their birthplace, the heat of their climate...
Discover the major wine denominations of Northern Italy’s Trentino and Alto Adige. Discover the geographic, climatic, cultural and wine differences between these neighboring regions and much more. Learn where they're located, the indigenous and international grape varieties, German synonyms, the wine styles and an introduction to foods and culture of the regions. A portion of the class will be dedicated to review of northern Italian regions...
In Burgundy, an ancient and fractured geology delivers wines of distinction and distinctiveness. Learn how soil, topography and climate create enough variability to craft 101 different AOCs within this region's borders! Discover the history and historic precedent behind such subtle and nuanced fractionalization. This class covers an in-depth history, geography, climate and the wines of Burgundy's Cote D'Or, the most complex French region and for...
San Francisco Wine School @ 415 Grand Ave, San Francisco, CA
Discover the major wine denominations of Northern Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Explore the mountainous region between Venice and Slovenia. Learn about the geography, climate, the indigenous and international grape varieties, the importance of “orange wines” and an introduction to foods and culture of the region. A portion of the class will be dedicated to review of northern Italian regions covered in prior classes. This workshop can...
In Burgundy, an ancient and fractured geology delivers wines of distinction and distinctiveness. Learn how soil, topography and climate create enough variability to craft 101 different AOCs within this region's borders! Discover the history and historic precedent behind such subtle and nuanced fractionalization. This class follows the prior week's session on Burgundy's Cote D'Or and dives into Chablis, Chalonnaise and Maconnaise. From...
Discover the multi-faceted nature of Beaujolais as expressed through its different soil types and vinification techniques. Learn how carbonic maceration and traditional fermentation changes the flavors in the glass. Find out how the granitic soils of the Crus Beaujolais create wines of different character and age-ability from the rest ofBeaujolais. Beaujolais Nouveau may be a light-hearted quaff, but the subject is far from simple. This class covers...
Did you know that the Sauvignon Blanc vineyards of Menetou-Salon, Reuilly, and Quincy are all grown on Kimmeridgean marl? Or that one of the longest-lived white wines in the world is Savennieres? Are you familiar with Breton, Cot and Pineau d'Aunis? It's time to explore a wine culture as long as the river itself. There are dozens of AOCs that flank the banks of the Loire. Learn about the undiscovered treasures of this region and explore its diversity...
The San Francisco Bay Area is under order to Shelter in Place through April 7th. During this time, all in-person classes will be conducted in live webinar format unless otherwise indicated. All webinar participants will receive pdf handouts, suggested wine lists, and a calendar invitation to attend the webinar with login details. No live tastings will be conducted during these sessions, however all webinar participants are invited to...
The San Francisco Bay Area is under order to Shelter in Place through April 7th. During this time, all in-person classes will be conducted in live webinar format unless otherwise indicated. All webinar participants will receive pdf handouts, suggested wine lists, and a calendar invitation to attend the webinar with login details. No live tastings will be conducted during these sessions, however all webinar participants are invited to...
The San Francisco Bay Area is under order to Shelter in Place through April 7th. During this time, all in-person classes will be conducted in live webinar format unless otherwise indicated. All webinar participants will receive pdf handouts, suggested wine lists, and a calendar invitation to attend the webinar with login details. No live tastings will be conducted during these sessions, however all webinar participants are invited to...
San Francisco Wine School @ 415 Grand Ave, San Francisco, CA
In this workshop, we'll learn about French wine labeling and how it relates to European Union regulations. Then we'll study Bordeaux from the ground up. Here, wine styles are predicated by a combination of soil, grape and the hand of man. Explore Bordeaux's distinctive terroirs in order to better understand the nature of the blend, how the style of the region's wines has evolved over hundreds of years and recent changes in blends and styles. ...
San Francisco Wine School @ 415 Grand Ave, San Francisco, CA
Introducing Cult Oenologist Roberto Cipresso and his Inaugural California Pinot Noir Portfolio Release Meet celebrated winemaker Roberto Cipresso as he unveils his inaugural California Pinot Noir portfolio release, where Roberto’s work focuses on vines that are pushed to the limit in “heroic viticulture”, developing complex grapes and producing expressive wine. This Cult Oenologist will discuss how his life's work in Italy and Argentina...
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