With over 5,000 different wine grape varieties growing around the world, only a dozen have risen to a status of being considered amazingly great. During this class, you’ll explore the basic profile of some of the world’s finest grapes and learn why some grapes make better wine than others.
You will also learn the common tasting techniques used by winemakers, sommeliers, critics and other professionals. Join Wine Educator Lorri Hambuchen for an evening of enjoyment and exploration!
You’ll taste like a pro in no time flat!
Wine and food pairing: an art or a science? It’s both!
Join Wine Educator Lorri Hambuchen in an interactive course that allows you to discover why some marriages are magical, and others…not so much. You will explore how to identify, evaluate and make the most of the unique flavors, textures and aromas of a variety of wines and foods.
Most important, you’ll leave with the confidence you need to create satisfying – and oftentimes surprising – matches either for dinner, your next party, a grill out or just effortless enjoyment.
The Level 3 Award in Wines course includes eight interactive classes over a 16-week period.
Students register through The Wine Center and sit the exam at one of our satellite locations, but take classes in a digital, global classroom. An instructor from the WSET® leads the course, which includes sixteen weekly, interactive classes. Each week covers a new topic and students can log in whenever they want during the week. The online program has a set start and finish date for the week but no set class time.
Successful candidates receive the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines.
The Level 1 Award in Wines course includes two classes on a Monday morning, January 30th and February 6th. Students must attend both scheduled classes.
Students register through The Wine Center and sit the exam at the Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Institute at the end of the class on the second day. A WSET certified instructor leads the course.
Successful candidates receive the WSET Level 1 Award in Wines.
Wine and food pairing: an art or a science? It’s both!
Join Wine Educator Lorri Hambuchen in an interactive course that allows you to discover why some marriages are magical, and others…not so much. You will explore how to identify, evaluate and make the most of the unique flavors, textures and aromas of a variety of wines and foods.
Most important, you’ll leave with the confidence you need to create satisfying – and oftentimes surprising – matches either for dinner, your next party, a grill out or just effortless enjoyment.
The Level 1 Award in Wines course includes two classes on a Monday morning, January 30th and February 6th. Students must attend both scheduled classes.
Students register through The Wine Center and sit the exam at the Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Institute at the end of the class on the second day. A WSET certified instructor leads the course.
Successful candidates receive the WSET Level 1 Award in Wines.
Master the complexities of Bordeaux. Know the important classifications, the collectible wines and the bargains. Taste the difference between wines from key areas and go behind the scenes of what makes this region unique in the world stage.
Join Wine Educator Lorri Hambuchen for an evening of enjoyment and exploration! You’ll become the expert in Bordeaux at your next dinner party!
There are over 10,000 possible flavors in wine. There are over 500 bottles in the average wine shop. When you pick up a bottle of wine, do you know if you are really going to like it? Have you bought an expensive bottle only to be disappointed? If so, you are not alone. This is an issue that has plagued wine lovers for centuries. Each and every one of us has ever so slightly different sense of taste, which means that not all wines are going to appeal to all people.
Join Wine Educator Lorri Hambuchen on an exploration to enjoy wine to the fullest. You don’t need to know every single wine style in the world. You don’t need to memorize every wine grape and every wine region. All you really need to start your journey into knowing YOUR wine style.
The Level 1 Award in Wines course includes one all day class. Students must attend the entire scheduled class.
Students register through The Wine Center and sit the exam at the Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Institute at the end of the class. A WSET certified instructor leads the course.
Successful candidates receive the WSET Level 1 Award in Wines.
The Level 2 Award in Wines & Spirits course includes five interactive classes over a five-week period.
Students register through The Wine Center and sit the exam at one of our satellite locations, but take classes in a digital, global classroom. An instructor from the WSET® leads the course, which includes five weekly, interactive classes. Each week covers a new topic and students can log in whenever they want during the week. The online program has a set start and finish date for the week but no set class time.
Successful candidates receive the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines & Spirits.