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Keen to expand your wine knowledge just for fun, or as a start to your career in the hospitality industry? The Cape Wine Academy is offering weekend wine appreciation courses covering basic skills in identifying, comparing and appreciating South African wines through taste, sight and smell. All Cape Wine Academy lectures are presented by South African winemakers, diploma graduates and Cape Wine Masters. ?
Participants will be introduced to the five taste sensations, cause-and-effect wine tasting, varieties and cultivars, storage and service, harvesting of quality wine, winemaking practices and tutored red and white wine tasting. (There is an optional examination.)
The cost of the one-day course is R1095 and includes wine tastings, course materials and four international tasting glasses in a branded wineglass carrier pack.?
Courses are offered at the following venues:??
Western Cape
Cape Town: The River Club in Observatory, De Grendel Wine Farm or Miele in Tygervalley.
Stellenbosch: Nietwoorbij Campus, Delheim, Paul Rood, Morgenhof Estate and Bon Esperance.
Paarl: Vrede en Lust and Backsberg.
Somerset West: Manuka.
Tokai: Manuka and Groot Constantia Estate.
Franschhoek: Cybercellar. ?
Eastern Cape ?
George: Fancourt.
Port Elizabeth: Squires.
Gauteng?
Pretoria: The Court Classique Hotel and The Sheraton Hotel.
Johannesburg: SACA and The Michelangelo Hotel. ?
Soweto: Morara Wine Emporium.
KwaZulu-Natal?
Westville: International Hotel School. ?
Free State
Westdene: Vida & Arte. ?
To check the dates for the South African Wine Course in your area, click here (column on the right). For more information on this and other courses offered, visit The Cape Wine Academy website, www.capewineacademy.co.za.
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I’m interested in registering for a wine tasting course or session please advise me of the day sad fees for Sandton or Pretoria sessions.
Good day
Would it be possible to buy a voucher for this course to give to a friend for his birthday?
We are Durban based. I see you do have courses at the Westville Hotel. Do these happen fairly often?
Birthday is on Sunday so need to get this sorted out ASAP!
Many thanks!
Ruth
I would be interested in in attending a
weekend course
I would like to sign up for the course on the 27th Aug in sandton. How do i sign up?