Wine education: "Be Your Own Sommelier" course to be offered at WineNot Boutique
WineNot Boutique in Nashua, NH is kicking off the new year with an opportunity for you to b
oost your wine knowledge: A six-week intensive wine course called "Be Your Own Sommelier."
"It's a wine appreciation course, great for a person who wants to enjoy wine and feel more comfortable describing wine," says WineNot Boutique owner and course instructor Svetlana Yanushkevich. "The main goal is education of the palate through tasting practice, which is a wine education far superior than can be found in any book. For the average person, reading and trying to memorize wine facts is very boring, and provides no sensory understanding. Our course will take them beyond the books into the full sensory experiences of the wines themselves."
Yanushkevich offers the "Be Your Own Sommelier" course mainly because she loves sharing her knowledge about wine and has a passion for teaching. Having worked as both an Associate Professor of Viticulture at the Crimean Agro-Industrial College in the Ukraine and as a Sommelier in Philadelphia, PA, Yanushkevichhas found that most people feel shy or uncomfortable in wine shops and restaurants trying to pick a wine. "I always want to teach my clients how to describe the style of wine they like, how to evaluate price against wine quality, and how to know which wine to pair with which food," and these are exactly the kinds of principles Yanushkevich will be teaching in "Be Your Own Sommelier."
The course is 6 weeks long (beginning January 21st and ending February 25th), and there is one class each week (Friday, 6:30-8pm), all taking place in theWineNot Boutique. In weeks one and two, participants will learn how to taste and talk like a professional as Yanushkevich shares "Sommelier Secrets." The focus of classes three and four will be on varietals and wine styles: "Big 6 Wine Grapes" and "Old World and New World Wines." Class five will teach students how to pair wine with food, and the sixth and final class will explore the true complexity of wine.
Students can expect to sample six wines at each class and to walk away from each class with printed informational materials. Class participants will also be given the opportunity to purchase store merchandise for 15% off and to receive special case discounts. Classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 cost $30 each to attend, and classes 5 & 6 cost $50 each. If you register for all six weeks, the cost is $210. Participants can attend any number of classes they choose, but there are only 25 seats available for each class; therefore, priority will be given to those who register for all six weeks.
"By the end of the 6-week course," according to Yanushkevich, "students will be able to describe wines using the wine language they've learned; they will learn what they like (Old World v.s New World styles, light-bodied vs. full-bodied, oaky vs. unoaky, etc.); they will learn how to judge the quality of a wine against its price; an they will understand how food and wine can change each other." In short, they will have become their own personal Sommeliers.
For more information about WineNot Boutique's "Be Your Own Sommelier" course, or to register, you can call 603.204.5569, email winenotboutique@yahoo.com, or visit https://winenotboutique.com/wine-classes-at-winenot-boutique/.
About WineNot Boutique in Nashua, NH: WineNot specializes in good value & collectable wines, fine cheeses, and gourmet food. Wine education is one of our biggest specialties. Every Wednesday at Winenot, from 5 to 8 PM a different wine company offers free tasting of its selection for you to try before you buy. “Blind Thursdays” and “Wine Books Clubs” are conducting monthly on Thursday evenings, by Paulette Eschrich, wine writer for the Hippo. WineNot also offers private parties in our store (base price ($250) includes up to 25 guests, 5 bottles of fine wine, gourmet cheeses, and personalized instruction, and upgrades are available for larger parties, premium wine, and/or additional bottles). Interested parties can find WineNot's monthly events on www.localwineevents.com, or by joining the WineNot mailing list at winenotboutique@yahoo.com.
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Jen Scumaci, CEO and Cause Entrepreneur for viaONEHOPE, has lived in the New Hampshire Seacoast area for over a decade. Jen's passion for wine began in 2002 when she went to her first wine tasting and it blew her mind. Since then, she has been on a professional journey that has included sales and marketing with The Traveling Vineyard, facilitating wine tasting events, writing as The Portsmouth Wine Examiner, and working on Borghese Vineyard and Winery (Long Island's first vineyard located on the North Fork) as the wine club and marketing coordinator. When she's not doing wine things, Jen keeps her tank full with coffee and craft beer, works in Portsmouth as a full-time project manager, is a mobile DJ, and loves hanging out with her fiancée and their two crazy pugs.
Original article posted at Portsmouth Wine Examiner.
