A day's tasting

  • Place :
    • Beaune
  • Langue :
    • Français
  • Niveau :
    • Initiation

Presentation

An introductory immersion, glass in hand, into the fascinating world of Burgundy wine aromas and flavors.

To know

DescriptionTasting Days are often held on a Saturday. They are designed to introduce you, glass in hand, to the methodology and practice of wine tasting.

Learn to look at, smell and taste white wines, red wines and Crémant de Bourgogne, and identify their aromas. Storage, serving and food pairing are also covered.
After a tasting lunch, the afternoon is devoted to discovering terroirs and appellations, with a landscape reading in the Grands Crus of the Côte de Beaune, followed by a commented tasting on the themes of terroirs and vintages.

At the end of the day, you'll feel more at ease in front of a glass of Burgundy, and you'll begin to find the right words to comment on the wines and share your impressions.

This course is open to anyone with no prior knowledge of the wine world, Burgundy wines or wine tasting.

Price per person: €250.00
The program9:15 : Welcome meet at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne in Beaune. All necessary documents provided.
  • The fundamentals of wine-growing Bourgogne
  • Geographical location
  • The vines and vineyard of Bourgogne
  • Areas and production
  • Natural quality factors (terroirs, grape varieties, climate, savoir-faire)
Bourgogne wines :
  • The Appelations d'Origine Contrôlées : Origins, history, classification
  • The wine estates, merchant houses and cellars of Bourgogne
Tasting Bourgogne wines :
  • Tasting methodology and techniques (visual, olfactory, taste elements)
  • The main organoleptic characteristics of Bourgogne wines
  • Discovery via a tutored tasting of 6 Bourgogne wines
12:45 : Tasting and lunch at a restaurant

Study of the landscape in the Grand Cru Corton appellation :
  • Concept of terroirs and viticulture 
Return to the Ecole des vins
Bourgogne wine tasting (part 2):
  • Tutored tasting of a range of 7 wines (white, red and Crémant) that express the characteristics of the terroirs of the 5 great vineyard areas of Bourgogne
Presentation of a nominative Diploma from the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne

18:00 : End of the day's course

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