Introduction to Red & White Wine

The Cengage Education Introduction to Red & White Wine course sets those with an interest in wine on the path to becoming a connoisseur of their favourite drink. It covers, amongst other things, the basics of winetasting, the history, what wines to buy and what foods to serve them with.

On completion of your course:

Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Cengage Education Introduction to Red and White Wine Certificate.

Key area of learning

  • Getting ready to taste and enjoy wine
  • How to understand wine by tasting
  • A history of wine
  • The Australian and New Zealand wine industries today
  • Australia and New Zealand’s wine regions
  • Wine growing
  • Winemaking: an introduction
  • Winemaking: reds and whites
  • Winemaking: sparkling
  • Winemaking: fortified, dessert and organic
  • Buying wine
  • Wine faults and what to do about a problem bottle
  • Serving wine
  • Cellaring wine
  • Wine tasting with friends
  • Matching wine with food
  • Wine and your health
  • A lifelong learning journey
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Course Number C0054
Course Type Correspondence
Course Duration Max 12 months
Study Hours Approx 40 hrs
Qualification Cengage Certificate

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge or experience is required to take this course.

LIQUOR ACT 1982

It is an offence to sell or supply to or obtain liquor on behalf of a person under the age of 18 years.

Assessment details

  • 2 multiple choice exams

Extra learning materials

  • 1 bottle of Red Wine
  • 1 bottle of White Wine
  • List of suggested wines to purchase
  • Bon Vivant voucher to buy wine tasting pack
  • About Wine Textbook
  • Tasting Sheets, Placemats
  • Wine Course book
  • Wine & Health booklet
  • Essential Wine Tasting Guide
  • Wine Regions of Australia map
  • Wine Australia Pocket Guide
  • Cellar Manual system, Red Wine aroma kit
  • White Wine aroma kit, Wine diary
  • Red Wine Tasting glasses
  • White Wine Tasting glasses
  • Sparkling wine tasting glasses
  • Wine and Champagne sealer
  • Drip-stop ring, foil cutter
  • ID tags for wine glasses, wax sealer remover
  • Houdini lever corkscrew
  • Bottle tags, stainless steel wine bucket, label removers (pack of 12), wine bags.

Subjects You’ll Cover

Introduction What is wine?

  • Preparing to enjoy wine
  • Use the tools at your disposal

Getting ready to taste and enjoy wine

  • Sharing the experience
  • Getting started
  • Completing the wine tasting evaluation sheets

How to understand wine by tasting

  • Enjoying wine – guidelines for tasting and assessing
  • Continuing tasting to become a connoisseur

A history of wine

  • Wine’s modest impact on the world
  • The history of wine in Australia and New Zealand

The Australian and New Zealand wine industries today

  • Wine industry structure
  • The wine market
  • Topical industry issues
  • Wine quality

Australia and New Zealand’s wine regions

  • New Zealand wine regions
  • Australia’s wine regions

Wine growing

  • Vitis vinifera
  • The role of terroir
  • Planning and planting a vineyard
  • Managing the vineyard annual cycle

Winemaking: an introduction

  • Winemaking techniques
  • Factors affecting wine styles

Winemaking: reds and whites

  • Where it all starts - the grape
  • Red winemaking
  • White winemaking
  • The winemaking process
  • Carbonic maceration: another winemaking technique
  • Rose wines

Winemaking: sparkling

  • Sparkling winemaking
  • The grapes used in sparkling wine
  • The sparkling winemaking process
  • Sparkling red wines

Winemaking: fortified, dessert and organic

  • Fortified wine
  • Dessert wines
  • Organic wines

Buying wine

  • Understanding the label
  • Trying a new wine
  • Choosing a region
  • How much to pay
  • Wine packaging
  • Corks and other closures
  • Buying wine with confidence
  • Buying Australian wine for investment

Wine faults and what to do about a problem bottle

  • What is “corked” wine?
  • How to tell if a wine is too old to drink
  • What is wrong with a wine that smells and tastes of vinegar

Serving wine

  • Serving wine at the right temperature
  • Opening the bottle
  • Breathing wine
  • Decanting wine
  • Glassware
  • Saving an unfinished bottle

Cellaring wine

  • Which wines should you cellar?
  • Starting your cellar
  • The five must-haves for storing wine
  • Designing your cellar
  • Building your collection

Wine-tasting with friends

  • Party check-list
  • Themes
  • Hosting with flair
  • Words for winetasters

Matching wine with food

  • Principles of food and wine matching
  • Proven food and wine matches
  • Sparkling wine for all occasions
  • A taste test for you
  • Difficult foods to match
  • Wines that are well matched with food
  • Be guided by your taste-buds

Wine and your health

  • Health benefits
  • Health issues

A lifelong learning journey

  • Listen to the experts?
  • Wine shows
  • Keep enjoying wine as part of your life and lifestyle

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