Wine tasting
Introduction and advanced wine tasting, with method, vocabulary, aromas, balance and comparative analysis.
Overview
Training in France overview
Training stages in France complement the Bachelor and Master programmes. They connect classroom learning with vineyard observation, production gestures, regional tastings and estate visits.
Vineyard practice
Pruning, soil maintenance, vineyard observation, harvest and understanding of vineyard management choices.
Regional immersion
Vineyard and château visits, northern and southern Rhône Valley references, and an ampelographic collection.
March
Initiation à la Dégustation des Vins
The March stage focuses on the foundations of wine tasting, reading the vineyard at the beginning of the vegetative cycle and practical vineyard work.
- Vine pruning.
- Soil maintenance.
- Vineyard and estate visits.
- Discovery of the northern Rhône Valley.
September
Perfectionnement à la Dégustation des Vins
The September stage deepens tasting practice and allows participants to observe harvest and vinification periods.
- Harvest and observation of grape maturity.
- Vinification and cellar work.
- Vineyard and château visits.
- Discovery of the southern Rhône Valley.
Practical learning components
Learning through observation, practice and tasting
Pruning and soil maintenance
Observation of vineyard gestures, vine training, mechanical or reasoned soil maintenance and terroir-related choices.
Harvest and vinification
Understanding grape maturity, cellar work, fermentations, ageing and technical decisions involved in wine production.
Ampelographic collection
Study of grape varieties and rootstocks through direct observation, visual identification and vine behaviour.
Learning environment
Estate, vineyard and Rhône Valley context
Estate-based learning connects the classroom, vineyard, cellar, tasting work and professional visits. The stages draw on the wine environment of Salaise-sur-Sanne and Rhône Valley references.
Vineyard and château visits provide a concrete setting for understanding the links between grape varieties, soils, climate, vinification and sensory expression.
Programmes
Connecting the stages with Bachelor and Master pathways
Training in France is part of the educational progression of the programmes and complements modules dedicated to wine culture, viticulture, oenology, wine service and sensory analysis.
Enquiry
Discuss Training in France by Email
For questions about training stages in France, group training, estate visits or academic cooperation, please contact the school by email.