The
Burgundy Wine
Institute
THE PROGRAM
BEAUNE DISCOVERY WEEK-END
(Arrival Friday PM)
Friday
PM INTRO
ARRIVAL
Introduction and presentation of the Weekend.
Informal tasting
before Welcome Dinner.
Saturday
AM CLASS
SUBJECT: BASICS
Welcome at the Ecole des Vins. Presentation of the vineyards
and wines of Burgundy.
Winery Visit and tasting in the Côte
de Beaune.
Restaurant lunch with commented table tasting.
PM FIELD
SUBJECT: CÔTE
DE NUITS
Orientation drive through the Côte de Nuits wine villages, with commentary on the geology of the
vineyards and AOC distinctions.
Visit to the Clos Vougeot with
commentary on Grand Cru 'terroir'.
Winery Visit and tasting in the
Côte de Nuits
Sunday
AM CLASS
SUBJECT: TASTING METHODS
Training in
tasting in the Ecole des Vins professional facilities. Examination of
the methods and techniques of vinification and ageing.
Orientation drive through the Côte de Beaune wine villages, with commentary on the geology of the
vineyards and AOC distinctions.
Winery Visit and tasting in the
Côte de Beaune
Restaurant lunch with commented tasting.
PM FIELD
SUBJECT: CÔTE
DE BEAUNE
Visit to the Hospices de Beaune. Free time to visit
the historic center of Beaune.
Winery Visit and tasting in the Côte
de Beaune.
EVENING
Grand Cru tasting.
Farewell dinner.
This curriculum is meant as a guide only, and is subject to change.
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