French Wine Scholar

Bacchus Academy is an Approved Program Provider for the Wine Scholar Guild and is excited to teach French Wine Scholar! The most comprehensive French wine education course.

Regions covered: Alsace, Champagne, Bourgogne, Beaujolais, Jura, Savoie, Loire, Bordeaux, South-West, Languedoc, Roussillon, Rhône, Provence, Corsica

Tasting 50 different wines with comprehensive coverage of France’s 14 wine regions:

– Viticultural history, wine culture, and traditions
– Location and climate and their effects on viticulture and wine style
– Topography, geography, and soils and their impact on the vine
– Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles
– Viticulture and winemaking practices
– Wine industry trends and economics
– All AOCs, with their regulations, wine styles, and specificities
-Fundamental Unit covers the history of France, its political geography, physical geography, climate, soils, grapes, training systems, and viticultural & vinicultural practices, plus an essential piece on how AOCs are counted and why different sources quote different figures.
– Particular focus on current regional trends and challenges
– Pie charts of pertinent AOC production numbers and area under vine by wine region
– Learning objectives that provide detailed assessment criteria for mastery