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December Monthly Bulletin | Get Ready for Season 2 of the Science of Wine Tasting

DECEMBER MONTHLY BULLETIN

SCIENCE OF WINE TASTING \| GET READY FOR SEASON 2!

Science of Wine Tasting will be back for Season 2 in February 2022 with brand new material!

The Science of Wine Tasting Series is designed to help students of wine sharpen their tasting skills and master the latest scientific advancements in wine chemistry and sensory evaluation.

NEXT INSTRUCTOR-LED SESSIONS\| START YOUR WINE JOURNEY IN 2022

The dates given below are when our next sessions begin - click on the pins to start your next wine adventure...

French Wine Scholar

IWS Prep

Italian Wine Scholar

Spanish Wine Scholar

Jan 13

Unit 1 - Jan 25
Unit 2 - Mar 3

Feb 15

WSG PROGRAMS | FIND YOUR CLASSROOM

Our school network now has 100 Program Providers in 30 countries around the world! Find an Approved Program Provider near you for live classroom instruction with extensive tutored tasting.

WSG STUDY TOURS| Last seats available for Sicily and Catalunya

Thank you to everyone who has already registered for our trips for next year. As a result most of our tours are now sold out. Don't miss your chance to save one of the last seats available for Catalonia (May 2022) and Sicily (Jun 2022).

BLOG | Vine to Wine: A Year of Viti/Vini - October

At the start of November, areas with long growing seasons are still wrapping up harvest, but most wineries in the northern hemisphere have brought their grapes into the winery. An exception to this rule is any fruit being left out for ice wine production.

The final Deccember edition is coming soon: subscribe to the blog updates to be notified as soon as the next Vine to Wine blog is posted.

BLOG | On the “Predatory” Influence of our Eyes on the Taste of Wine

There is a real paradox in the experience of tasting a product like wine. Tasting is such a familiar, instinctive, and seemingly obvious act; something that we take for granted. At the same time, wine is a one of the most complex sensory objects that we put into our mouths.

ITALIAN VINTAGE CHART| from 2010 to 2019

Wine Scholar Guild is proud to provide our readers with vintage and harvest reports for some of Italy’s most famous regions, from 2010 onward. This in-depth report, compiled by Italian wine specialist Tom Hyland, will be updated each year.

MEMBER WEBINAR | Rias Baixas: at the Western Limits of Europe with Elizabeth Gabay, MW

Rias Baixas is a region which has had a growing amount of coverage as people discover the beauty of its white wines and the quality of its principal grape Albariño.

WSG SCHOLARSHIPS 2022 | Applications are now open until Dec. 31, 2021

Each year, Wine Scholar Guild awards full scholarship for each of the following programs: French Wine Scholar, Italian Wine Scholar and Spanish Wine Scholar. These scholarships are designed to allow students with limited financial means to achieve professional certification.