NEW! Italian Wine Scholar Prep Course with Live Webinars

NEW FOUNDATION COURSE FOR ITALIAN WINE

This is a brand new program from the internationally acclaimed wine school, Wine Scholar Guild (home of the French Wine Scholar and Spanish Wine Scholar courses)!

Learn about all of the key wines from Italy in 8 hours of webinars with The Wine House’s acclaimed instructor, Monica Marin. IWS Prep is designed to address the needs of the inquisitive wine enthusiast and aspiring wine professional alike. As a foundation course, IWS Prep remains accessible but is content-rich and full of cultural highlights that are as engaging as they are entertaining.

The program provides an introduction to Italy and its wine regions in addition to core information on 39 of Italy’s best-known regional denominations. This is a passport to Italian wine and a stepping-stone to the internationally acclaimed Italian Wine Scholar, a professional certification advanced program on the wines of Italy.

This course includes 8 hours of live review webinars (3 webinars, between 2 and 3.5 hours each) led by Monica Marin, plus a beautifully designed 125-page, landscape format coursebook, The Wines of Italy: Glass by Glass, and an optional in-person exam. Registration is open through Wednesday, October 28 and the course begins on Sunday, November 8.

Register by: Wednesday, October 28
Online access and book available: Beginning Saturday, November 7
Course Live Webinars: Sundays, November 8, 15 and 22, beginning at 4PM
Optional in-person socially distanced exam: Sunday, December 6, time TBD. Students will be assigned different time slots to ensure social distancing.
Instructor: Monica Marin, DipWSET, FWS, IWS, SWS – named Wine Scholar Guild FWS Instructor of the year 2019 and nominated as best WSET Educator 2019.

Coursebook and instructor alike will guide you on a wine-focused journey through Italy, learning about legendary wines, foods, landmarks and cultural attractions as you “travel.” The program has been divided into three sections, each featuring a geographical area of Italy: the wines of Northern Italy, the wines of Central Italy and the wines of Southern Italy. Within each section, a tantalizing palette of wines are showcased.

COURSE INCLUDES
· 8 hours of live review webinars (3 webinars, between 2 and 3.5 hours each) led by Monica Marin. Webinars are recorded in case students are unable to attend live.
· Beautifully designed 125-page, landscape format coursebook The Wines of Italy: Glass by Glass.
· Access to high-quality e-learning activities designed to enrich the coursebook and support different learning styles; these activities include interactive e-learning modules with additional cultural highlights and quizzes – course registration includes online access for 1 year
· Optional in-person exam on December 6 for one person (webinars can be attended by family or a tasting group at home). The optional exam includes 50 multiple choice questions and passing students will be awarded the IWS Prep Certificate (60% correct to pass).
· A list of recommended wines to sample on your own or in a group when you attend the webinars. Recommended wines will be listed on our website after registration. Many of these wines are great selections for Thanksgiving and the holidays!

Wines are not included in the price of this course; however, if you wish to organize a tasting group for the course to follow the webinars, we will be offering a 10% discount on the 24 recommended wines that will be highlighted in the live webinars (12 wines from Northern Italy and 12 wines from Central & Southern Italy). Students who enroll in the course will be given instructions for purchasing the recommended wines. Discount will apply to any 12 or more individual wines purchased for this course.

Live webinars and Regions/Designation of Origins to be discussed:

Northern Italy
Sunday, November 8, 4:00 to 7:30PM
Prosecco DOC/Prosecco Superiore DOCG
Franciacorta DOCG
Lambrusco DOC
Moscato d’Asti DOCG
Gavi DOCG
Roero Arneis DOCG
Soave DOC
Collio DOC / Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Dolcetto d’Alba DOC
Barbera d’Asti DOCG
Barolo DOCG / Barbaresco DOCG Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG / Valpolicella DOC

Central Italy
Sunday, November 15, 4:00 to 6:30PM
Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
Orvieto DOC
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Chianti Classico DOCG
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Bolgheri DOC

Southern Italy
Sunday, November 22, 4:00 to 6:00PM
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
Fiano di Avellino DOCG / Greco di Tufo DOCG
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
Sicilia Nero d’Avola DOC / Etna DOC Taurasi DOCG

CANCELLATIONS: Because student information will be submitted to the Wine Scholar Guild on Thursday, October 29, cancellations are only accepted for this class until Wednesday October 28, and all bookings are final after that. There can be no refunds after study materials and exams have been ordered from the Wine Scholar Guild.

ABOUT WINE SCHOLAR GUILD

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Wine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialized certification programs on the wines of France, Italy and Spain with a school network spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.

They are a pioneer in online wine education; their distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars, interactive e-learning modules, online flashcards, pronunciation exercises, and learning games.

Their community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged, exciting, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.

Their entire organization is fully committed to their students and to their success. They help achievers achieve.