Institute of Master of Wine Hong Kong Open Day

The Institute’s first open day in Hong Kong.

This May 28, 2010, the Institute will give interested students information on what’s really involved in studying towards the Master of Wine qualification.

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Independent Wine Centre Wine Tasting Course

Fine tune your palate with wine courses from IWC.

Independent Wine Centre (IWC) is a school set up by Simon Tam and Tersina Shieh (General Manager and Winemaker), the former being one of Hong Kong’s more prominent wine commentators and consultants who has spent 20 years in the wine and food industry passionately sharing his knowledge and experience.

Simon will be running three x 2.5 hours sessions this May including:

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Wine Workshops With JC Viens

JC Viens’ workshops continue at Vins de France.

JC Viens, a professionally qualified wine educator and holder of the prestigous Diploma Level 4, WSET and Bordeaux Wine School Educator, will be conducting wine workshops to help wine students understand their raison d’être from different regions.

In these workshops which will be conducted over 3 separate sessions, JC Viens will cover Argentina wines on January 31, Bordeaux wines on February 2, and Chilean wines on February 27.  The workshop format will follow an introduction to the region, climate, key grape varieties and wine-making techniques. It will also include a guided tasting of a wide range of wines from that particular region to help students develop a better understanding about the various characteristics influencing the styles of wine found in different countries.

Classes are kept small and limited to 20 people.  This is a great way for wine lovers to spend Saturday afternoon, so come along by yourself or bring a friend with you and meet fellow wine lovers.

Course Details:

• 23 January 2010 Argentina & the effect of altitude on wine flavours
• 6  February 2010 Bordeaux & the concept of vintage variation
• 27 February 2010 Chile & organic wines

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Rhône Valley Wines Workshop

Wine expert JC Vien’s guided tasting of Rhône Valley wines this Saturday.

JC Vien is a highly educated wine lover; a certified International Bordeaux Educator with the CIVB Bordeaux Wine School and graduate of the Wine & Spirit Educational Trust (WSET) Diploma course. JC has channeled his passion for wine into teaching, and conducts talks and guided tastings for many wine-related organizations including Berry Bros & Rudd’s Fine Wine School and Vins de France.

This Saturday, he is organizing a class and tasting of wines from the Rhône Valley regions with Vins de France, where attendees will learn about the excellent examples of wine from this region and the characteristics that make each wine so unique.

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