Advanced Wine and Food Pairing Course

A Level III Certification Course

This is a unique eleven-week (44 contact hour) upper level college course that focuses on developing technical skills at wine and food pairing. There is not another course like this taught anywhere in the United States.

A combination of lectures, tasting and wine and food pairing exercises will be used to develop an understanding of how to pair wines with food at an advanced level.

The Advanced Wine and Food Pairing course includes:

• European and American Dining
• Food and Wine Planning
• Wine and Food Evaluation Techniques
• Sauces and Spices
• Cooking Techniques
• Cheeses
• Fish and Shellfish
• Poultry and Game Birds
• Meat and Wild Game
• Soup, Salad, Vegetables and Vegetarian
• Cross-Cultural Pairing (e.g.: Chinese food and wine)
• Desserts
• Plus - 300 pages of course material specifically developed for this course, and approximately 50 wines to taste.
• Tuition includes a four-course graduation dinner the last night of class where the students have done all of the wine pairings

The cost for registration, course materials, food (including a light dinner each class) and wine is $1,800. This advanced course is offered four times a year as an eleven-week course and twice a year as a 1-week-intensive-study course.

Each class includes a multi-protein meal with 5 wines. The purpose of the meal is to illustrate the impact and importance of sauces, spices and cooking techniques on proteins when making pairing decisions. Here is an example menu from the Fish and Shellfish class prepared by one of our on-staff professional Chefs:

• Seared Tuna and Creamy White Beans and Aiole
• Talapia Fish Sticks with Remoulade Sauce
• Smoked Trout Mousse with Orange and Chives
• Fried Catfish Taco with Chipotle Slaw
• Seabass Ceviche
• Maryland Crabcakes

All dishes are served as "small plates." The menu is typical of the range and caliber of food served with each class of this course. This course is not designed for vegetarians.

Click this link if you would like to check dates and locations or to register for an upcoming Advanced Wine and Food Pairing Course (part of the Level III Certification)