Wine Tasting

Lil Haigh offers you a window into the world of wine tasting.  30 years of wine experience and tasting expertise condensed into 4 weeks. Four outstanding examples of each wine type per tasting.  Course also includes a set of notes and tasting sheets to take home. 
WEEK TITLE AND CONTENT WINES
1 Introduction:  Viticulture and SA wine region classification.

The mysteries of ?terroir? vineyard practice and harvesting times. Influence of climate on vintage. Grapes cultivars and the character they impart. Introduction to wine styles and the principles of wine tasting.

 Sparkling wine, semisweet wine dry and fortified wine.
2 Winemaking and treatment in the cellar.  Wine styles linked to harvesting conditions. Champagne, dry wine, wooded wine (fermented, matured and stored), natural sweet wine. Introduction to white wine cultivars CHENIN BLANC SAUVIGNON BLANC CHARDONNAY, GEWURZTRAMINER
3 Introduction to red wine cultivars and fermentation methods. Wine maturation and storage conditions. Wine treatment in the cellar; barrels of different origins and toasting, the blending process. Ageing process. PINOTAGE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, SHIRAZ, MERLOT
4 What makes a ?Good Wine? Food and wine tasting Various qualities of wine or unusual varieties.