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INTENSIVE TRAININGS
8 Days LEVEL I & II

Aim: Discover the good quality of the wines of Bordeaux in a decontract atmosphere
Participants : For everyone. Courses in French speaking
Place : Degustation Hall of the « Maison du Vin de Bordeaux »
Intervenors : Professionals of wine set (oenologists, vinecellars...)
Horary : see each day

Day 1. BORDEAUX. Arrival and accomodation in the selected hotel.

Day 2. BORDEAUX. Begining of the courses at the School Wine. the degustation / the « Bordeaux », « Bordeaux superieurs » and « Côtes » / Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac
from 9.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Origins of vineyards and wines
Economic basis of Bordeaux wines
Mecanism and vocabulary of degustation
Olfative and gustative tests
the « Bordeaux ». « Bordeaux superieurs » and the « Côtes » : presentation of the history name and degustation of 6 wines.
Lunch included by CIVB
Afternoon
Viticulture, physiologic cycle of vine-yards
Vine-plants, the « A.O.C »
the Saint-Emilion, Pomerol
- Fronsac : presentation of the history names & degustation of 6 wines.

Day 3. BORDEAUX. Red wines/ Visits
from 9.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Red wine production
At 11.00 AM, departure for a vineyard visit
Visit of a classified « grand cru » & lunch in a « Chateau »
Afternoon
Visit of a second vine-yard

Day 4. BORDEAUX. the « Médoc » & Red « Graves » / White Wines
from 9.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Explanations about the production, commercialisation and rules
Advice for your wine-cellar
The « Médoc » & Red « Graves » : presentation of the history names & degustation of 6 wines
Lunch on your own
Afternoon :
Dry white wine
Soft and liqueur's white wines
Presentation of the history names & degustation of 4 wines
Blind test degustation of 3 wines

Day 5. BORDEAUX. Begining of the courses at WIne School of Bordeaux
Expanations of degustation / Mixes of wines
9.30 AM - 12.30
Revision of degustation rules
Horizontal degustation : ground influence
Vertical degustation : ground and age influence
Lunch included by CIVB.
2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
The mix : the « key » of the harmony and the balance of Bordeaux wines
Realisation by the participants of their own mixes with Bordeaux vine-plants
Blind test degustation

Day 6. BORDEAUX. Visits
9.00 PM - 6.00 PM
A day to discover production aspects with a visit of a commercial firm, a vine-yard and a co-operative wine-cellar.

Day 7. BORDEAUX. Wine service / the mariage between the meals and wines
9.30 AM - Noon
The art of wine service
the decantation : advantages & inconvenients of a young and old wine
Influence of the temperature on the wine degustation
Noon - 3.30 PM
Rules of the mixes between the meals and Bordeaux: tasting discover during a degustation-lunch

Day 8. BORDEAUX. Departure.

Included services:
- 7 night-stay with breakfast except if the accomodation is in the Residence Citea (breakfast not included)
- 6 days of courses at the School of Wine.
- 4 meals

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