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CWAS Coming to Las Vegas

March 11, 2015 – 8:17 am

Most people do not need a reason to spend a few days in Las Vegas. The glitter, lights, shows food, beverages and a chance of winning all allure people to the city from near and afar. It makes sense in the city that has the most sommeliers in the world, that wine would be an […]

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California Wine Appellation Specialist Class

August 15, 2014 – 10:44 am

Previous to this summer, I took two online winemaking classes through Washington State University in 2009/2010. In 2007 I took the Intermediate Level of the WSET (Wine and Spirits Trust) class. So it has been awhile since I have taken any wine or winemaking classes. This summer I had the opportunity to take the online […]

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Reflections on the Suisun AVA

July 10, 2014 – 5:55 am

My California Wine Appellation Specialists CWAS course content for this week is the northern Central Coast AVA. The online course is taught through the San Francisco Wine School. This week’s content was broader though, including the Delta. Since Solano County’s proximity to the Delta, our instructor grouped it in this week’s class rather than our […]

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California Wine Appellation Specialist CWAS Course

July 2, 2014 – 8:15 pm

I have had my share of wine classes. The first class I took was a tasting class through the local community college. At the time the class was a bit intimidating. Then I took the intermediate level of the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. These classes I would group in the social sciences. I switched […]

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CWAS Homework: Napa

June 20, 2014 – 7:30 am

I had previously selected the wines to taste for the second week of the California Wine Appellation Specialist program at the San Francisco Wine School when my instructor threw a curve. One of the wines had to be similar to one of the wines I wrote about the previous week from Mendocino County. Since the […]

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Mendocino Wines Homework

June 13, 2014 – 2:51 pm

One of the best parts of taking an online wine class is homework. At least the homework for the California Wine Appellation Specialist course offered through the San Francisco Wine School. Homework includes tasting wines from a region in California. For eight weeks, we will learn about different wine regions. This week, the emphasis was […]

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