Mastering the Grape Variety Flight Workshop
Session 1: March 24, 2021 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm PST (3 wines)
Session 2: March 25, 2021 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm PST (3 wines)
Students will be pre-shipped a flight of exam wines to conduct two (2) blind tastings (3 wines each) under exam conditions. The exam paper will be made available to students the morning of the exam. Following the end of the timed exam, students will log into the live Zoom classroom for discussion on how you should have made the deductions on the grape, and on the wines’ characteristics.
$179 instructor-led, 6 wines
3 hours total / 1 ½ hours per session
Mastering Country of Origin Workshop
Session 1: March 31, 2021 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm PST (3 wines)
Session 2: April 1, 2021 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm PST (3 wines)
Students will be pre-shipped a flight of exam wines to conduct two (2) blind tastings (3 wines each) under exam conditions on the exam date. The exam paper will be made available to students on the morning of the exam. Following the end of the timed exam, students will log into the live, virtual Zoom classroom for discussion on key points to consider when evaluating wines for the country of origin, including the styles attributed to countries.
$179 instructor-led, 6 wines
3 hours total / 1 1/2 hours per session
Mastering Region of Origin Workshop
Session 1: April 7, 2021 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm PST (3 wines)
Session 2: April 8, 2021 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm PST (3 wines)
Students will be pre-shipped a flight of exam wines to conduct two (2) blind tastings (3 wines each) under exam conditions on the exam date. The exam paper will be made available to students the morning of the exam. Following the end of the timed exam, students will log into the live, virtual Zoom classroom for discussion on a thorough discussion on key points to consider when evaluating wine styles attributed to regions.
$179 instructor-led, 6 wines
3 hours total / 1 ½ hours per session
Session 4: Full Mock D3 Tasting Exam
April 18, 2021 from 9:00am – 3:00pm PST (12 wines)
Students will be pre-shipped blind wines to conduct a full mock tasting exam of 12 wines under exam conditions utilizing wine categories that have been on past exams to best prep for the exam experience. The exam paper will be made available on the morning of the exam. Upon the end of the timed-exam conditions, students will join Peter Marks MW for a live, virtual Zoom session which will:
- Reveal the exam wines
- Discuss the wine flights within the exam and take an in-depth look at what you should consider to best evaluate your conclusions of grape variety, country of origin; region of origin; and mixed bag, as well as the type of information to include in your exam responses.
$279 instructor-led
5 hours total: 3-hour exam / 2 hours of live discussion
