top of page

Californian Wine Masterclass

For this project I was working with the amazing team at Luxury Hospitality Management.

​

The brief was to create and deliver a two hour masterclass on Californian wine.

​

The training was delivered virtually and included a large-screen live presentation, wine tasting, food pairing (including tasting), practical interactive demos with students opening and serving wine, interactive quizzes via handsets, plus theory delivered alongside accompanying slides (see below for slide examples).

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand how the local climate and geography allows California to produce great wines - Napa, Sonoma coast and Santa Barbara.

  • Understand how proximity to the sea, altitude and aspect to sunlight affects what grapes can be grown in California.

  • Recognize the flavors associated with those grapes and experience tasting a Californian red.

  • Discover foods that pair well with Californian wines and taste alongside a Californian red.

  • Learn what the information on a Californian wine label means

  • Identify which Californian regions are good for creating sparkling wine.

  • Understand the process of producing Californian sparkling wine.

  • Learn how to safely open a bottle of sparkling wine.

  • Flavours and food pairings with Californian grapes

  • How to understand the information on a Californian wine label

  • Geographical and climatic influences on Californian wine-making

  • Regular knowledge checks with interactive quizzes to increase engagement

bottom of page