American Wine Studies

Memorial Day Rose

Memorial Day: Skip the Red the White and Go Rosé

The thought of imbibing on rosé year-round once raised eyebrows by the wine elite–it was a sure sign of the amateur wine consumer. But, as with most things, the times they have a-changed. It’s no longer a faux-pas to crack open a bottle of your favorite Provençal rosé in the dead of winter–hey, if you’ve …

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The State of Virginia Wine

The State of Virginia Wine

In celebration of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, which is today, April 13, we asked Alicia Cypress, a fellow of the 2016 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, and digital editor with NPR, to report on the state of the wine industry from Virginia. Cypress attended the Virginia Wine Summit last week and offers insights into wine styles, tourism and her …

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Found Father of Wine - Thomas Jefferson

Founding Father of Wine – Thomas Jefferson

In celebration of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday–April 13–we are digging deep into this founding father of wine and third POTUS’ grape-growing experiments from his celebrated home in Monticello, Virginia. Consider this a teaser to our American Wine Studies certification program, which covers the history of winemaking in the U.S. and explores American Viticultural Areas from coast …

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New Director of Education

Catherine Bugue Accepts Position as Director of Education

Napa, CA (September 1, 2015) – Balzac Communications announces that Senior Account Executive Catherine Bugue has accepted the position of Director of Education at the Napa Valley Wine Academy, the premier Napa Valley wine school she helped found in 2012 with partner and Executive Director Christian Oggenfuss and partner Jurg Oggenfuss. Over the past seven …

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NVWA Launches American Wine Studies™ Course and AWE™ Certification

With a retail value of 23.1 billion dollars and 215 million cases of domestic wine shipped across the country in 2013*, the American wine industry–its key regions, major wine brands and styles, viticulture and enology practices, laws, history and current status in the world of wine–is a must-know wine category for every retailer, distributor, exporter, …

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Course Transfers cannot be carried forward to the next academic year (which commenced on January 1).

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