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OceanWine School
Wine Basics 101 - Wine and Sensory Evaluation
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 7:00PM
This class is an exercise on the basics of wine by using the senses of sight, smell, taste and touch. The information is presented with humor to lay the foundation for enjoying the world of wine.
- Learn about different varieties of grapes: their aromas, tannins, acid, regions and what make each unique.
- Discover the part that soil and climate play in winegrowing, and winemaking.
- Explore the components in wine and sensory evaluation-- learn to identify the various components that make up wine: acids, sugar, alcohol, et al, and why they pair with food.
- What the differences between acids, tannins, sugar levels and body/weight found in wine? What legs or tears mean?
- Learn how to read wine labels and how worldwide wine classifications are shown on the labels.
- Learn to appreciate wine through proper tasting techniques.
- Learn the practical side of wine buying by identifying varietals and blends: understand what the wine label says, and how to buy, store, serve and savor.
- Learn about wine flaws and defects. Know when a wine is spoiled or when it is simply badly produced
- Learn the proper storage temperature for wine: how long to keep wine once it's been opened, when to microwave & freeze wine and much more.
Three-hour seminar costs $45.00 per person.
The cost includes wine and food, plus printed materials.
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Bordeaux Basics
Are you interested in wines from Bordeaux but don't know where to start? This is a unique seminar for those wishing to demystify this region and get familiar with the different styles produced.
- Learn the classifications, the taste profiles and the price variations for the different regions in one of the greatest wine regions of the world...Bordeaux!
- Discover the wines of one of the most famous and celebrated regions in the wine world.
- This seminar explores the grape varieties, growths and classifications, history and soils of this unique area that the ancient Romans called Terra Burdigala.
- Several wines from the varying communes of Bordeaux will be tasted with insight into what has made these wines the benchmark of quality for centuries..
Time Frame: Two Hours
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Location: Branches Catering, West Long Branch
Cost: $45.00
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Become a Rhône Ranger
This region, located in the southeastern portion of France, is in fact where the appellation of origin system was born with the introduction of quality regulations in Chateauneuf-du-Pape in 1923.
This region offers a broad range of wine
- Discover The Rhône white varietals: Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne, and their terroir.
- Discover the Rhône reds: Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Cinsault.
- Learn about whata makes the most famous Rhône, Chateauneuf-du-Pape so wonderful.
- Several wines will be tasted from the various regions of the Rhone Valley with a discussion of the styles attributed to each.
Time Frame: Two Hours
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Location: Branches Catering, West Long Branch
Cost: $45.00
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German or French? The Wines of Alsace
With the Vosges mountains and the rest of France to the west, and the Rhine and then Germany to the east, Alsace really is a mini-kingdom to itself, which has absorbed aspects from both French and German cultures.
- This region offers a broad range of delicious, well-structured, food friendly white wines
- Discussions will include the famous Riesling, more commonly associated with the vineyards of Germany, as well as the Pinot Noir, the red grape of Burgundy.
- Learn about Alsace's less famous grapes: Tokay-Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Muscat and Pinot Blanc.
- Discover how the wines of Alsace can truly be wonderful, covering all price ranges and style.
- Several wines will be tasted from Alsace with a discussion of the styles attributed to each.
Time Frame: Two Hours
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Location: Branches Catering, West Long Branch
Cost: $45.00
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The Many Levels of Burgundy
With 1000 years of history behind them, the wines of Burgundy are the best known in the world.
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Discover Burgundies - and the varietals of the region: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay, and Aligoté.
- What makes a Burgundy a Burgundy?
- Discover why Burgundy has a higher number of Appellation d'orginine contrôlées (AOCs) than any other French region
- Why is it seen as the most terroir -conscious of the French wine regions?
- We will review the six major districts of Burgunday, discuss and taste wine from each.
Time Frame: Two Hours
Date: Tuesday, 14, 2009
Location: Branches Catering, West Long Branch
Cost: $45.00
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Basic Vino Italiano
This basic overview class focuses on some of the most recognizable regions of Italy and some not so familiar to the consumer.
- Learn about Italy's three thousand years of wine making history
- Discover Italy's twenty different wine regions that are home to more than two thousand different native varietals
- A discussion of the history, wine laws and grape varietals will give you a better understanding of this country's contribution to the history of wine.
- Discover some of the truly Italian grapes: Greco, Fiano, Trebbiano, Aglianico, Nebbiolo, Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grapes and why Italy offers the wine drinker a vast array of styles and price points to consider.
- We will be sampling several wines to demonstrate the vast variety of all that is Italy.
Time Frame: Two Hours
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Location: Branches Catering, West Long Branch
Cost: $45.00
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Under the Tuscan Sun
Do you know the difference between a Chianti and a Chianti Classico?
- What's all the rave about Super Tuscans
- Why are some wines labeled IGT instead of DOCG?
- Find out why in this wine seminar dedicated to the great wines of Tuscany.
- We will discover the great grapes of Tuscany and the Tuscan wine styles
- Learn to read the label of what is probably Italy's most famous wine region
Time Frame: Two Hours
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Location: Branches Catering, West Long Branch
Cost: $45.00
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Exploring Spain
Although Spanish wines have been around for years, they've just recently become the "wine connoisseurs" wine of choice.
- Discover why the interest in the Spanish wine market has exploded in recent years with great quality, matched with great pricing.
- Learn about the great regions of Spain, whose wines have held a signature style for centuries.
- What are the up and coming regions that have helped shape the rebirth of the Spanish wine trade and excited the pros?
- We will Taste through several different Spanish wine regions from various Denominación de Origén (DO) and Denominación de Origén Calificada (DOCa) to emphasize this country's history, wine styles and future potential of these "old but new" wines.
Time Frame: Two Hours
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Cost: $45.00
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