The Wine and Spirits School offers a variety of courses for those working in the wine, viticulture, and restaurant industries, as well as for personal interest.
TAFE SA has been a leader in wine and spirits education for more than 30 years. Delivered by industry experts, our globally recognised professional courses aim to develop comprehensive product knowledge and tasting skills, covering the significant wines and wine regions of the world.
As an experienced Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Approved Program Provider, we offer a diverse array of courses, including the renowned WSET courses in Wines and Spirits as well the Champagne Specialist Program and Barossa Wine School. Our strong connections to industry enable us to continually discover new and exciting opportunities for wine and spirits professionals, providing ongoing development and pathways to further study.
South Australia is the largest producer of Australian premium wine, producing world-class wine with an international reputation, making it the ideal location to further your career in wine and spirits and put your skills immediately into practice in the growing wine industry and restaurant scene.
- Course objectives :
- Describing and assessing Champagne wines.
- Knowing how to store and serve Champagne wines in optimal conditions.
- Being able to recommend a Champagne wine by ascertaining a customer’s expectations and requirements and then making a range of proposals suited to their request.
- Pairing food and Champagne wines
- Understanding and interpreting Champagne wine labels.
- Course advantages :
- Focus is on practice with workshops allowing students to apply the knowledge acquired.
- Develop consulting skills required for the exercise of professional activities such as recommending, serving, selling, and purchasing Champagne wines and managing a cellar.
- This program is created and certified by the Comité Champagne: the content is up to date and you are guaranteed to have a global vision of Champagne.
- Course limited to small groups to encourage interactivity and active participation.