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Intensive study of intermediate level Capstone California certificate program8 hours only, tasting 20+ wines.
4, 11 Jan 2025, 10am-2pm
The Intermediate Level 2 course builds on Level 1. Students are expected to study the online materials before class. The course covers:
Important events in California’s wine history timeline and identify key figures who helped shaped the state’s wine industry.
Learn about important geographical factors in major California regions such as rivers, dry creeks and important mountain ranges including the Coastal Range, Mayacamas Mountains, the Vaca Range and Santa Cruz Mountains.
Take a deeper look at seven of California’s key grape varieties by exploring the growing regions where they are grown and their distinctive taste profiles.
Build understanding about the annual life cycle of the vine and related terms including: flowering, bud break, véraison, trellising, pruning, green harvest, harvest timing and more.
Learn winemaking fundamentals and explore cooperage variations (French vs. American vs. other European oak) and how wine style is affected by oak selection.
Delve deeper into historic AVAs in Lodi and the Sacramento Delta, Mendocino County, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, Monterey County and Santa Cruz Mountains.
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