French Wine Scholar™
The French Wine Scholar program provides students with a deep level of information on each wine region of France, helping students achieve a professional level of proficiency in French wine.
French Wine Scholar™ classes are offered by licensed program providers and delivered by an approved FWS instructor. This study format includes:
Classroom instruction with tutored tastings
- A copy of the FWS study manual
- Access to the FWS online study modules & quizzes
- In-classroom exam sit
- All FWS program providers teach from the same Wine Scholar Guild-developed presentations and are supplied with uniform teaching materials.
What you’ll learn:
COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF FRANCE’S 14 DISTINCT 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 wine
- 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
Regions covered: Alsace, Champagne, Bourgogne, Beaujolais, Jura, Savoie, Loire, Bordeaux, South-West, Languedoc, Roussillon, Rhône, Provence, Corsica
