Sensory Evaluation of Wine Workshop

A hands-on workshop for industry professionals and wine consumers.

This two-day, sensory-intensive workshop will leave attendees feeling more confident in identifying production problems as they happen in the cellar. In addition to identifying faults and defects, the workshop will include a wine tasting session. Attendees will expand their knowledge of wine styles and common wine descriptors which will help winemakers fine-tune their wines, as well as improve relationships with sommeliers and consumers.

Workshop topics include: Introduction to Tasting, White Sensory Standards, Red Sensory Standards, and Evaluating Palate Attributes: Alcohol, Acid and Tannin Wine Defects, Descriptive Analysis of White Wines, Descriptive Analysis of Red Wines, Laboratory Investigating, Wine competition Methodology, and Professional Wine Rating Systems.