Sommellerie & Oenology | Improvement of French wine regions | Get to know Bordeaux wines
Duration : 8h - 1 day
Admission : For all
Pace : Classic
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
KNOW THE WINES
FROM BORDEAUX
Deepen your knowledge of the different types of wines from the Bordeaux wine region
The English made Bordeaux
It is the best-known wine region in the world and the most consumed appellation in France. Bordeaux owes its reputation to the English who transported its bottles around the world. This land of great red wines is a region full of paradoxes. The rankings, the great castles, the prestigious towns, the cradle of botrytis cinerea, the world envy us but some French people shun it.
Educational objective:
Deepen your knowledge of the different types of wines from the Bordeaux wine region
Operational objectives:
Learn the vocabulary of wine, its service and the cartography of Bordeaux wines. Know how to taste professionally and be able to write a tasting commentary. Being able to recommend a Bordeaux wine and being comfortable with your customers.
Validation of the course
Validation certificate
Prerequisites
Be of legal age for wine tasting.
Funding
OPCO, Pôle emploi, Own funds
Opportunities
Sommelier, cellar seller, wine sommelier, sales representative, wine tourism
EXTRACT FROM THE PROGRAM
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KNOWLEDGE OF BORDEAUX WINES
- Geo-economic characteristics of the Bordeaux vineyard
- Grape varieties of the Bordeaux vineyard
- Natural factors of the Bordeaux vineyard
- History of the Bordeaux vineyard
- Hierarchy and specificities of Bordeaux appellations
INSTRUCTOR
BAPTISTE ROSS-BONNEAU
Winner of the national and international Sommellerie Sud de France Challenge in 2018, Baptiste is a sommelier consultant and ambassador for wines from the south of France. He works in the restaurant business but also with regional appellation unions and large Languedoc estates such as: Gerard Bertrand, Anne de Joyeuse, Maison Ventenac, Borie de Maurel, etc.
Previously, he worked as Head Sommelier at the starred restaurant of the prestigious Hôtel de la Cité in Carcassonne.