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Blind Tasting Bubbles, Botrytis & Fortified Wines

Lift your tasting skills with master sommelier David Glancy as you investigate challenging flights of bubbles, botrytis, and fortified wines. Take a deep look at global regions and styles, decoding the influences of grape, terroir, and winemaking choices. Sign up for this advanced blind tasting journey to sharpen your palate and expertise.

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Description

Examine the grape varieties and wine styles that represent the finest expressions of sparkling wines, fortified offerings, and dessert wines through blind tasting evaluation and analysis.

Master Sommelier David Glancy instructs students in navigating the most complex tastings of sparkling wines, fortified wines, and non-fortified dessert classifications. Develop the ability to recognize shared characteristics and variations among wines while studying major production regions and approaches worldwide. Analyze how differences in flavor profiles result from grape selection, soil composition, farming approaches, processing methods, and storage duration.

Class Level: This advanced blind tasting class assumes previous completion of both Intro to Blind Tasting and Intermediate Blind Tasting courses prior to enrollment.

Remote Participation Details

  • Your Zoom meeting link and any supporting documents will be delivered by email several days before the session begins. Monitor your inbox, including the spam folder, and contact [email protected] within one business day if materials have not arrived.
  • If participating with a tasting kit, pickup is available at San Francisco Wine School, or nationwide delivery can be arranged.
  • Detailed wine descriptions are accessible for participants in areas where kit delivery is unavailable. Review options for pickup and shipping here.
  • Participants wanting to join remotely without tasting wines in person may select "Skip the Wine".
  • Your kit includes wine identification sheets and detailed preparation instructions.

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Cancellations and reschedules for full programs are accepted up to 11 business days prior to the start of the course with an option to transfer full credit to a future class OR receive a full refund less a 5% cancellation fee.

Recordings are available to students who are unable to attend live classes. Full program students who give at least 8 business days notice of their absence in an individual workshop may request to have a tasting kit created for no additional charge. No further make ups will be allowed.

If you need to cancel registration in any other program after the notice period, you will be refunded $70 for each class that you do not attend with a minimum notice of 11 business days. Study guides and any other course material must be returned in unused condition or the cost of the materials will be deducted from the total refund.

If you need transfer to a future program within the 11 business days notice period, a $150 transfer fee will be collected at that time. Transfers will be effective 1 week after notice has been provided and fees must be paid at that time. Recordings will be available for workshops prior to the transfer effective date. Your registration is fully transferable to another person for the same program and session with no fees.

There are no refunds available for individual workshops or special events. Recordings are available to students who are unable to attend live classes. Full program students who give at least 8 business days notice of their absence in an individual workshop may request to have a tasting kit created for no additional charge. Reschedules for the next available date are also accepted for individual workshops up to 8 business days prior to the originally scheduled date. Reschedules are not available for special events.

If you are unable to attend a program, workshop or event and are not eligible for a reschedule or refund, and want to attend the session live, consider offering your seat to a friend or colleague. They will love you!

Notice for all cancellations, reschedules, format changes and transfers must be given by emailing [email protected]

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