Class Schedule
2020 Winter/Spring Class Schedule
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The Blind Tasting League
Learn the secrets of the Sommelier! A fun and interactive class about deductive blind tasting.
March 19th 5:30-6:30 $20+ tax
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Sensory Analysis: How to Talk About Wine Like a Pro
Asheville School of Wine Class on analyzing and describing what’s in your glass. In this class we will discuss the flavor characteristics of the wines we are tasting, such as tannin, acidity, and various flavors. We will also discuss winemaking techniques that impart flavors, such as malolactic conversion, oak aging and the effects of terroir on wine.
April 9th 5:30-6:30 $25+ tax
Restaurant Wine Service Skills for the Home
This class will go over practical wine service skills for the home. Learn how to open a bottle of wine and champagne, serving temperatures for different kinds of wines, what the different shapes of wine glasses are for, as well as decanting and aging wine.
April 16th 5:30-6:30 $25+ tax
Climate Change & Wine
“The world is getting warmer and it is affecting the wine you drink more than you might think,” says Andy Hale.
“Famous wine regions are changing the grapes grown due to rising temperatures and different parts of the world previously too cold for vineyards are producing wine.”
April 14th 5:30-6:30 $25+ tax