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The Definitive Guide to Bordeaux - Napa Valley Wine Academy

The Definitive Guide to Bordeaux

The Definitive Guide to Bordeaux by Shelley Cartland Bordeaux is perhaps the most recognized wine region in the world and France’s number one producer of premium wines. And while Bordeaux is known all over the world as the veritable epicenter of quality wine production, it is also one of the most intimidating and confusing wine …

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The Definitive Guide to Burgundy

To truly understand fine wine, you must study the classic regions. And at the top of that list is Burgundy (Bourgogne in French). With around 2,000 years of wine history, Burgundy sets the benchmark for the purest expressions of the region’s star grapes—Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Major Wine Regions of Burgundy Burgundy is a narrow …

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5 Tips To Pass French Wine Scholar

5 Study Tips To Help You Pass The French Wine Scholar Exam

Why would anyone go through the agony of studying and sitting for an exam in French wine? The answer is quite simple: knowing French wine, culture, and history means that you possess one of the greatest foundations of wine knowledge, period. Is it intimidating? Yes. Is passing the French Wine Scholar exam achievable? Definitely! By …

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Origins of French Wine Law

History – French Wine Law Pliny the Elder, a Roman author and commentator, mentions the presence of vineyards in Bordeaux as far back as 77 B.C. It would be roughly 400 more years until the poet Ausonius (for which Chateau Ausone is named), would cite the popular rise of wines from Bordeaux. Thousands of years of …

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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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What It’s Like to be a French Wine Scholar

From the editor: Stephen Sherrill comes to us from the “great wine regions” of Tennessee—as he likes to announce to most visitors at the Academy. Stephen will be interning with the Academy through October. We asked him to chronicle a short series detailing his experience taking the French Wine Scholar program, and below is his …

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IN-PERSON COURSE & WORKSHOP REFUNDS & TRANSFERS

Cancellations of confirmed in-person course enrollments and workshops are accepted up to 60 days before the start of the course. An administration fee of $50 plus the full cost of the study materials and exam fees will be deducted, and the remainder of the course fee refunded to the payee. Separate WSET exam cancellation/transfer rules apply.
Transfers of a confirmed enrollment to another course are accepted 60 days before the course start date with an administration fee of $50.

Cancellations less than 60 days before the in-person course start date or course no shows forfeit any refund/transfer options unless students can provide medical documentation. If medical documentation is provided, students can be transferred to a later course. No refunds will be applied.

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

Students are highly encouraged to purchase separate travel insurance.

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