Free “Wine Tasting 102″ Class offered by Copia

On August 29th, you have an opportunity to participate in a wine tasting webinar hosted by Peter Marks, Master of Wine and Senior Director of Wine and Food at Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts.

The class, titled Wine Tasting 102, is new to Copia’s lineup of hands-on wine education offerings. The decision to offer the class online is also a new one. The hands-on session is priced at $15 for 30 minutes at the Copia Center in Napa. It covers topics such as grape-growing methods, varietal and clonal selection, fermentation techniques and use of oak, and the aging and storage of wines. A comparative tasting of two or three wines is also included in the hands-on class; I assume that for the free online version, Mr. Marks will probably skip this step. But this winehiker may not!

Marks is one of 20 American members of the Institute of Masters of Wine, which is headquartered in London, England. He is also a member of the Society of Wine Educators and is the Education Coordinator for the Institute of Masters of Wine practical (tasting) exam in the USA.

Does Mr. Marks offer a Wine Tasting 101 class? Yes, you can bet he does. After all, before you learn about grapegrowing and winemaking techniques, it’s natural to first want to learn the ABC’s of wine-tasting, including spit bucket etiquette.

To get a sense of what he’s all about, here’s a Wine Flight video featuring Peter Marks on TasteTV.

The free Copia webinar is offered Wednesday, August 29th, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Here’s where to sign up.

~winehiker

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