There are many wine-related courses in the world, and the best wine-making courses are in French wine institutes of all sizes, which usually take 2 to 4 years. The most famous wine tasting course is in Britain, which is good at wine tasting and spirits; The top sommelier courses are in the United States, where there are the largest number of sommelier unions, associations, organizations and societies.
For consumers, learning wine knowledge is what they need. Let's see what wine courses we can learn in China.
ISG (International sommeliers Association) is the most authoritative educational institution for wine sommeliers in the world. It is also the only sommelier diploma issuing institution recognized by the US Department of Education. Founded 26 years ago, headquartered in Florida, USA, with branches in more than 60 cities around the world, the sommeliers trained are all over the top restaurants and five-star hotels in the United States and Europe, and they are the most sought-after talents in the catering industry.
The sommelier is a hot topic in 2008, and it is also a golden profession. The contents of sommelier education include wine tasting, how to pour, serve and store wine, as well as grape planting, wine brewing, wine tasting skills, wine storage, wine investment strategy, menu design and regional analysis of wine, spirits and beer. So sommelier training covers a wide range of knowledge. It also includes service and management.
Generally speaking, the junior sommelier course is suitable for people engaged in the catering industry and wine lovers, while the more advanced course is suitable for professionals and managers in the hotel catering industry, who need to obtain a global sommelier diploma.
British sommeliers association (WSET, full name Wine &; Spirit Education Trust) was established in UK 1969, and is dedicated to the education and training of high-quality wines and spirits. Its top master's degree in wine is only over 200 people in the world, and it is the hottest authoritative certification in the wine industry. It has branches in more than 0/00 countries all over the world.
WSET course mainly includes the knowledge of wine tasting from primary to advanced, global wine producing areas, grape cultivation and brewing, wine classification, and the core knowledge of spirits.
WSET course is suitable for lovers who are willing to learn wine tasting, fashionable white-collar workers, high-end people and professionals who are authoritative buyers.
CIVB Wine School in Bordeaux is officially called L' Ecole Du Vin de Bordeaux in French and Bordeaux Wine School in English. Since 1992, the institute has trained more than 10000 wine educators, traders and lovers from all over the world. Bordeaux Wine Institute offers courses from elementary to advanced, with flexible class length, rich content and customization. The purpose of Bordeaux Wine Institute is to share the pleasure of tasting and the quality of wine.
French CAFA professional sommelier course.
CAFA College in France was founded in 1986, which is an international school focusing on wine and alcoholic beverages. Located in the Shahetong area of Bordeaux, which enjoys the reputation of the world wine capital, it is also the only professional sommelier and sommelier college in Bordeaux, France. The college has been engaged in professional sommelier education for decades, and has accumulated rich teaching experience and strong teachers. The teachers in our school are all senior professors in the wine industry, who are still working in the industry and master the frontier information of the wine industry. Since the establishment of the school, top French wineries have been invited to participate in the teaching work every year, and the owners of wineries share their practical experience in wine estate management, wine production technology and wine tasting with students.
Our college has been in Asia for ten years. In the past ten years, CAFA College witnessed the early development of Korean wine industry and trained a large number of outstanding talents with professional quality for Korea. In view of the rapid development of China's wine industry and the huge shortage of talents in China's wine industry, French CAFA College set up a branch in China in July 2009, located in Beijing, the political, economic and cultural center of China, and set up an office to carry out professional sommelier training and study abroad in France.
Under the leadership of Ms. Marin, the head of China District, CAFA China College introduced a complete set of teaching materials from the French General School, and scientifically arranged the teaching contents in combination with the industry characteristics and consumption supply and demand of China wine market, so as to provide students in China with various opportunities to exchange and learn with foreign industry professionals. People from wineries, industry associations, established foreign importers and exporters will bring more latest news and the most authentic views of the wine industry to CAFA China students.
At present, the earliest formal wine education in China and the well-known wine training company authorized by the above international authorities is Beijing Yixiang. The company is committed to providing international wine training and certification, and has four first-class wine training centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Changsha. In addition, there are some training courses organized by other wine companies, mainly focusing on training simple wine knowledge lectures, so that everyone can get a preliminary understanding of the basic knowledge and etiquette of wine.
The development of wine in China is getting faster and faster, but many people really don't understand the uniqueness of this wine when drinking it. Therefore, in order to adapt to the development trend of wine in China, wine education should also speed up the pace, popularize China people, let more people know about wine culture and enjoy the wonderful feeling brought by wine!