Wine 301: Defining Quality

Deepen Your Palate. Define Quality. Understand the Art of Winemaking.

The third course in our Fundamentals series, Wine 301 takes you deeper into the sensory and structural components that define a great wine. Designed for returning students and serious wine lovers, this class focuses on red wines and builds on your ability to assess quality with clarity and confidence.

In this course, you'll refine your palate by closely examining body, tannin, acidity, and alcohol—cornerstones of red wine structure. Through guided deductive tastings and varietal comparisons, we’ll connect what you sense in the glass to what happens in the vineyard and winery. By understanding how these elements are shaped and balanced, you’ll gain meaningful insight into what makes a wine truly exceptional.

What You’ll Learn

• How to identify and evaluate body, tannin, acidity, and alcohol in red wines

• The vineyard and winemaking choices that influence these components

• How structure and balance contribute to wine quality

• Tools for advanced palate development and professional-level sensory analysis

Engaging, interactive, and rich with real-world application, Wine 301 empowers you to taste with depth and evaluate wine with a critical, curious, and informed perspective.

Course Details

• Includes guided deductive tastings of at least 6 classical wines

• Emphasis on red wine structure, quality assessment, and hands-on sensory experiments

• Limited to 15 participants to foster an intimate and focused learning experience

  Questions? Contact us at wwwineacademy@gmail.com or via phone at (509) xxx- xxx.