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Fine Vintage | Associate Level One Certification

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Fine Vintage | Associate Level One Certification
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🧀🍷 Discover the gold standard in cheese education with Fine Vintage
Ready to take your cheese knowledge to the next level?
Fine Vintage — described as the “Harvard of wine schools” — is bringing the Academy of Cheese Level One Associate Certification to cheese lovers and food professionals across North America.
This immersive one-day course offers a fascinating introduction to the world of cheese, combining expert-led learning with a generous programme of guided tastings and classic wine pairings.
🧀 Taste, learn & explore
Throughout the day, you’ll taste 12 benchmark cheeses and 6 classic wines, while discovering:
• How cheese is made and matured
• The history and evolution of classic cheeses
• The principles of professional cheese tasting and description
• Cheese service and pairing
• The Academy of Cheese Make Post-Make approach
• 25 different cheese styles featured at Level One
And because this is Fine Vintage, there’s a particular focus on matching wine with cheese. Both tutors are WSET wine certified, bringing together their expertise across two of the world’s great gastronomic pleasures.
👩‍🏫 Learn from two leading cheese experts
You’ll be guided by two highly experienced specialists:
Patrick McGuigan — one of the world’s leading cheese writers, with columns in The Sunday Times and three books on cheese.
Tracey Johnson — a Certified Cheesemaker with more than 10 years’ cheesemaking experience and founder of the world’s largest Facebook group for cheesemakers.
Together, they bring an exceptional depth of knowledge across cheese production, maturation, tasting, service and wine pairing.
🎓 Your Academy of Cheese certification
Your enrolment includes:
📚 Academy of Cheese Level One Delegate Pack
🧀 Tasting of 12 benchmark cheeses
🍷 6 classic wine pairings
📖 Digital book covering 25 Level One cheese styles
📝 Tasting sheets
🌍 12 months’ access to the Level One Learning Road & Cheese Library
🎓 Online open-book Level One exam
🏅 Digital certificate & pin badge upon passing
The exam can be taken within one year of registration, at a time that suits you. The 30-minute open-book assessment provides instant results.
The course is also beginner-friendly, with no previous cheese knowledge required, and course hours are recognised towards eligibility requirements for the Certified Cheese Professional® (CCP) Exam.
📍 New York, America
⏰ 9.30am–5.30pm
💵 $499
🇬🇧 English
🧀 Academy of Cheese Level One Associate Certification
Whether you’re a passionate cheese lover or work in food, wine, hospitality or retail, this is an opportunity to gain a recognised qualification while spending a day immersed in exceptional cheese and wine.
Taste. Learn. Get certified. 🧀🍷
Book here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0qJHG40
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