How to become wine tasters in 18 lessons

16/01/2014

The course to become a wine taster. At the end of the course you will take the final exam to achieve the license of taster.

Course fee: 400 €, all inclusive, also in installments

Starting: on Tuesday, 21st January, there will be the presentation evening of the course

Number of lessons: 18 meetings

The participation fee includes:
Onav Subscription
instructional text
briefcase with 6 glasses
18 lessons
final exam
delivery of the diploma with visit to a winery

1st. What is ONAV and who is the Taster
Presentation of ONAV and of the role of member taster.
Grapes and wine in the world.
Inaugural toast.

2nd. Discovering senses and their memory
Elements of physiology of the senses, stimuli and their perception.
Practical test of olfactory memory of simple smells.
1 wine tasting.

3rd. How much are we sensitive to taste?
The taste thresholds.
Notes of anatomy and physiology of taste
Practical test of taste sensitivity.
1 wine tasting.

4th. To know how to taste
Wine tasting techniques
The tasting sheet.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

5th. The vine, the origin of all
Elementary concepts of viticulture.
Structural composition of the grapes.
Yields of the must.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

6th. Oenology – From the cluster to the must
The components of the must. The ripening of grapes.
Harvesting and transportation of grapes.
The structure of a wine cellar. The various recipients.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

7th. Oenology – The must is transformed
Biological processes of winemaking: alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation.
Primary and secondary compounds of the two phenomena.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

8th. Oenology – The red wine making
Red wine making: the different steps of the process from crushing to decanting.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

9th. Oenology – The alternative red wine making
Alternative red wine making: rosé wines.
Winemaking with carbonic maceration: the new wines.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

10th. Oenology – The white wine making
White wine making: the different steps of the process from pressing to conservation.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

11th. Oenology – The wine fining
Fining, stabilization, aging and bottling.
Tasting.

12th. Sometimes something goes wrong
The main analytical parameters of wines.
Abnormalities and defects of wines.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

13th. Special wines with foam
The special sparkling wines.
Classic method and Charmat method.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

14th. Special wines without foam
Special wines without foam.
Fortified, flavored wines and mistelle.
The dessert wines.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

15th. Legislation and wine labels
The wine labels and the consumer’s protection.
The legislation and the classification of wines: the quality pyramid.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

16th. Wine is healthy? Pride and prejudices
Wine and health.
The dietary value of wine.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

17th. Deepening study
Deepening study.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

18th. Review of the whole program
General review.
Practical test: 4 wine tastings.

Final Exam
Theory written test
Practical test: 4 wine tastings

For further information or clarifications
Provincial Delegate of ONAV Treviso: Luca Barbon
Tel. 3460101722