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Wine Appreciation Through Education |
Wine Education |
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| The Alberta Wine Institute was established to enhance the student's knowledge and enjoyment of wine through theoretical and sensory evaluations. | |
| Algonquin College in Nepean, Ontario, offers Sommelier courses taught in the C. A. Paradis Wine Lab, featuring wine knowledge, food and wine matching, major grape varieties, and viticulture and viniculture practices. | |
| We work with other sommelier organizations around the world to promote our goals and to~re mutual recognition of sommelier qualifications. Acredits training programs for professional sommeliers. Based in Halifax N.S. | |
| CAPS (ACSP) is a pan-Canadian association of sommellerie and restaurant professionals and wine-enthusiasts, including employees, employers, people involved in the world of wine, and “friend” members. | |
| The CVA offers a variety of themed events as well as a comprehensive series of wine courses, tasting seminars, and wine & food events. (Based in Toronto ON) | |
| Cool Climate Oenological and Viticultural Institute at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario | |
| The Canadian Institute associated with the George Brown Chef School and the George Brown Advanced Culinary Arts is the Professional Development Cen School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. | |
| This Toronto-based school offers programs in wine, culinary arts, hospitality and tourism. | |
| Established in 1993, The National Capital Sommelier Guild is a non-profit member-run organisation committed to serving the needs and interests of the Ottawa region’s food, beverage and hospitality industries. | |
| Niagara College in Ontario offers wine courses and also has a comprehensive wine technician program | |
| Smart Serve Ontario is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and delivering responsible server training to all individuals who serve alcohol beverages or work where alcohol beverages are served in the province of Ontario. | |
| Vendange Institute is the first and only Wine School in Ottawa providing WSET courses leading to internationally recognized qualifications.Vendange Institute exists to promote, provide and develop high quality education and sought-after qualifications in wines and spirits. | |
| West Coast Wine Education
is dedicated to the enjoyment, appreciation and knowledge of wine in a professional, cost effective, fun and relaxing learning environment. |
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| Wine Awakenings has produced a collector's series of beautifully packaged wine aroma kits to enhance your ability to recognize and identify the most common aromas found in wine. | |
| Established in 1967, our non-profit operation is one of the longest running wine judging and assessment organizations in North America. Our members provide unbiased wine assessments and winemaking critiques. | |
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| The AWE is a UK group of independent, wine educators. Our members hold WSET Diploma or have demonstrated equivalent knowledge in wine, and all have experience in presenting a range of educational events. | |
| Department of Viticulture & Enology. Our Vision is to deliver world-class, innovative leadership in viticulture and enology from vine to table through education and research. | |
| The CSU Winery is an integral part of Australia's leading wine and food science school. The winery focuses on state of the art technology without sacrificing tradition. | |
| Due to rapid growth in the region's wine industry, there simply aren't enough people qualified to manage vineyards and wineries. Cornell is helping to fill this void by creating undergraduate majors in Viticulture (grape growing) and Enology (winemaking). | |
| The Court of Master Sommeliers was established to encourage improved standards of beverage knowledge and service in hotels and restaurants. Education was then, and remains today, the Court's charter. | |
| The Faculty of Oenology at the University of Bordeaux. If my French were better I could tell you more. | |
| La Faculté d'Oenologie étant simultanément, un centre de formation et un centre de recherche actif, elle est particulièrement bien placée pour pouvoir dispenser un enseignement toujours à la pointe du progrès. Les matières enseignées sont en permanence mises à jour pour tenir compte des progrès des connaissances scientifiques et techniques. | |
| An international organization dedicated to furthering the educational standard of sommeliers and the general public | |
| Spreading all over the world the prestige and the traditions that make Italian regional cuisine the heritage everybody envies us, giving a thoroughly qualified image of the Italian food-service industry and exporting its richness to all Countries: this is the philosophy of our Institute. | |
| The Dept. of Horticulture at Iowa State University has a good online reference section | |
| Lincoln University in News Zealand offers two programs in V&O - the three year Bachelor of Oenology and Viticulture and the one-year Graduate Diploma in Viticulture and Oenology. There are also research-based Masters and PhD degrees available. | |
| The Viticulture & Enology Program at MSU is a comprehensive program of study focusing on the planning, establishment, and management of a vineyard, and the science of enology. | |
| While not strictly an educational site, Le Nez du Vin is the original wine aroma kit that sets the standard for nose training. | |
| The Vineyard Management/Winemaking program at Chemeketa Community College, with its vineyards planted to cool climate varieties and a producing commercial-sized winery, provides a unique opportunity for instruction and practical, hands-on training and experience in the basic knowledge and technical skills required for successful employment in a variety of areas within the wine grape industry. | |
| An extension of Ohio State University featuring links to an assortment of grape growing and winemaking articles. | |
| A springboard for winegrape growers to find ways to improve farming techniques, facilitate communication with wineries, and keep abreast of the marketplace. | |
| The Wine Aroma Dictionary is a pocket sized set of reusable and long lasting 'rub and sniff' aroma cards. Designed specifically to be used in practical wine tasting situations, the Wine Aroma Dictionary is an affordable educational resource for the wine student and connoisseur alike. | |
| SWE exists to promote accurate and professional wine education and to support those who provide that education by helping wine educators gain and maintain current and reliable information and resources. | |
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Southwest Missouri State University Department of Fruit Science |
Bue sure to check out the Paul Evans Library. Esoteric in the extreme, but offers a wealth of information on grape and fruit genetic research. |
| Both archive and portal, this site gives the grapegrower access to an enormous amount news and technical information. | |
| The WRC's mission is to conduct pioneering research in enology and viticulture and to develop highly qualified human resources with relevant scientific expertise and enterprise who will promote the technological advancement of the wine industry in Canada. | |
| The University of California at Davis is a renowned wine educational and research facility. | |
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University of Arkansas Enology and Viticulture Research Program |
The University of Arkansas Enology and Viticulture Research Program is a multidisciplinary, industry-oriented program that addresses research and extension issues in grape cultivar development, production, handling, harvesting, processing, and utilization. |
| Minnesota lies well outside the traditional grape growing regions of the US. the grape-breeding program at the Horticultural Research Center centers on appropriate wine grape cultivars. | |
| University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - An interesting on-line wine museum and a good source of reference material. | |
| The Institute is dedicated to the importance of viticulture as the science of wine farming. The teaching vineyard includes a certified nursery and several acres of wine grape varietals that support the Institute's wine production program. | |
| The Walter Clore Center’s vision and goals are to showcase the quality of Washington’s wine industry, and to promote modern-day viticulture, enology and culinary practices by providing a destination point to educate visitors. | |
| WSU has created a degree option for a career path in the growing Washington wine grape industry. Students have the opportunity to attend four years at WSU or to transfer from any of the partner institutions. | |
| The wine courses at the Wine School of Philadelphia & the American Wine Foundation are designed to give a complete wine education. Each course is a semester long and organized into three Tiers: foundation, intermediate, and advanced. | |
| The WSET is the only wine & spirit education organization approved by the UK government as a national awarding body of vocational qualifications. | |
| Professor Ann Noble's Wine Aroma Wheel is a must-have wine appreciation tool. Read about and order it here. | |