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Course Category: Food and Beverage
Course Title: L'École du Vin de Bordeaux – Discovering Bordeaux Wine (Level 1)


Course Code: CA153
Medium of Instruction: English
Duration: 10.0 hour(s)
Pre-requisites: Age 18 or above
 Course Fee:
Macao Resident: MOP3,000
Non-Macao Resident: MOP3,000
Certificate: Students who have passed the written exam and met the attendance requirement will be issued a course certificate by UTM and an official certificate of competence by the L'École du Vin de Bordeaux. The passing grade of the course is 60.
Course CodeSub CodeCourse Start DateCourse End DateClass Schedule
CA15323012023/04/042023/04/13View



Objective: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Describe the characteristics of the major Bordeaux wine regions
• Identify the styles of the 6 families of Bordeaux wines
• Interpret wine label information to learn the origin, quality and style of wines
• Assess grape-growing, winemaking and the difference among grape varieties 
• Describe wines by using L'École du Vin de Bordeaux tasting method

Outline: • Origins of grape growing and winemaking
• Economic background of Bordeaux wines
• Grape growing through the seasons
• Grape varieties and the A.O.C. Appellation System
• Bottling, labelling and applicable legislation
• Bordeaux, Bordeaux Superieur and Cotes’ wines
• Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac
• Medoc and Graves
• The art of making red wines
• Ageing red wines
• Dry white wines
• Sweet white wines
• Wine language and tasting technique

Teacher: Please refer to the schedule

Remarks: *Written exam time is 13th January 2022, 19:30-20:30

  Last Updated: 2023/05/24

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