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This introductory course is designed for wine enthusiasts as well as wine and food
service professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of wine.
Meet others who share your passion for wine while tasting 27 wines on your way to developing a basic understanding of Old and New World Wine, including history, terminology, and evaluation.
We offer an on-line lecture component for the Level 1 Wine Seminar. You can listen to the lectures at your convenience. To complete the Level 1 Wine Seminar you will also have to register for the in-class tasting component. Then, if you want a diploma you will have to register for, and pass, the on-line exam.
You can sign up for the tasting component and the on-line exam at the same time you sign up for the on-line lecture component. Or, you can sign up for each one separately. Go to the View Dates, Locations and Register For This Wine Seminar page to register the two components (on-line wine lectures component and in-class wine evaluation component) and exam for this Wine Seminar.
This wine seminar can be taken for personal enrichment, professional award diploma or a non-professional award diploma.
Depending on your background and goals, you have the option of earning one of 5 diplomas upon successful completion of this seminar and its online awards exam:
Online Award Exam
You can sign up for the on-line exam before or after you attend the seminar. You sign up for the exam on the same page you sign up for the seminar.
The White House culinary and sommelier staff have completed this course as well as other professionals and enthusiasts including: Executive Chefs, Sous Chefs, Banquet Chefs, Chefs, Cooks, Restaurant Owners, Importers, Distributors, Wine Buyers, Appraisers, Retail Liquor Store Staff and Owners, Sommeliers, Waitstaff, Meeting and Banquet Planners, Convention Managers, Catering Directors, Hospitality Managers, Doctors, Lawyers, Real Estate Brokers, Bankers, Culinary Students, and anyone interested in wine!
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Interested in joining our professional program?
If you are interested in recieving an award as a professional in the industry or are a serious enthusiast, see our Professional Program requirements.
*Students with no experience in the trade must complete this Level 1 Wine Seminar, the Advanced Wine Course and the Advanced Wine and Food Pairing Course to recieve a professional diploma,
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