Wine Appreciation Through Education

Jan 8 - May 21: 2007 Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Diploma Course, Unit 3, Independent Wine Education Guild, 416 534-2570, iweg@bellnet.ca, www.iweg.org

Jan 9: Premier Cru Red Burgundies Tasting, The Ontario Club, 5th Floor, Commerce Court South, 30 Wellington Street West, Toronto ON. Featuring winemaker Thomas Bachelder of Le Clos Jordanne. Sylvia Dorosh, Toronto Vintners Club, 416 209-1442, events@torontovintners.org

Jan 10 - April 11: 2007 Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Advanced Certificate Course, Independent Wine Education Guild, 416 534-2570, iweg@bellnet.ca, www.iweg.org

Jan 11: 8th Annual Tony Aspler Blind Tasting Competition, The Wine Establishment, 250 The Esplanade, Courtyard Suite 104, Toronto ON. A free and friendly competition to test the palates and enhance the tasting skills of members of the wine trade; Open to all full-time employees of OIWSBA Member organizations. Tony Aspler, 416 488-8597, tony.aspler@sympatico.ca

Jan 17: Greek Wine Tasting with Zoltan Szabo, Fat Cat Wine Bar, 331 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto ON. Featuring six wines along with stylish Meditereanean-themed amuse bouches. 416 535-4064, amanda@fatcat.ca

Jan 19 -28: Niagara Icewine Festival, various events and locations in the Niagara wine region. 905 688-0212, www.niagarawinefestival.com

Jan 26: Australian Wine Society of Toronto Australia Day Dinner, The Albany Club, 91 King Street East, Toronto ON, Bernard Nottage, 416 207-9976, www.aws.ca

Jan 27 - Feb 7: South American Odyssey: A Wine Lover¹s Tour of Chile & Argentina. A 10-day vinous/culinary adventure through Chile and Argentina with award-winning author, renown journalist, TV host, international wine judge, Professor of Wine, lecturer, appraiser and consultant, Edward Finstein (The Wine Doctor). Marta Hurtado, New Wave Travel, 416 928-3113, Ext. 222, 1-800 463-1512, mhurtado@newwavetravel.net, www.newwavetravel.net

Jan 29 - Apr 2: 2007 Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Intermediate Certificate Course, Independent Wine Education Guild, 416 534-2570, iweg@bellnet.ca, www.iweg.org.