Introduction to Wine Faults detection
We invite you to dip your nose into the wonderful world of stinky wines
Your first step toward understanding what can go wrong in a wine, and how to recognise and respond when it does.
Learn to make sure you’re drinking the real thing — just as the winemaker intended.
Save money and avoid those awkward moments at a restaurant or bar when your glass doesn’t taste the way it should!
What will we cover:
An introduction to wine faults: how and when are they created?
The difference between faults, taints, and deviations (or flaws in wines)
The most common wine faults, so you know how to detect and identify them: Oxidation, Reduction, Volatile Acidity, and the famous Cork Taint
Hands-on experience with specially contaminated wines to explore one fault in particular
An introduction to the DAF, the "Deductive Approach to Faults," so you can start using a systematic approach to take action when you detect something is not right in a wine
A "blind tasting" with a real faulty wine to apply your instincts and your newfound knowledge
Best practices to keep wines "as the winemaker intended," so you are not the cause of spoiling wines in the future
Additionally, you will receive:
Every participant will receive a voucher of 50 CHF to redeem for any other Wine Faults Academy course during the coming year
Free coffee and tea during the break
And… we will say cheers with a glass of bubbles during our time for questions, comments, hugs, and goodbyes!
Price
CHF 96.- per person
Course of maximum 10 students.
Course Times
Saturdays from 10:00 - 12:00 (2hrs) or Fridays 18:00 - 20:00 (2hrs)
Venue
Wine Faults Atelier: 7A Malzgasse 4052, Basel - 10 minutes walk from Basel SBB train station or 5 minutes walk from Kunstmuseum tram Nro 2 stop. (Venues in Zürich and other cities coming soon)
Days: Saturdays from 9:00 - 16:30 (including lunch break)
Public Transport: From train station “Basel SBB” take Tram no. 2 in the direction of “Riehen” to the “Kunstmuseum” stop (approx. 4 minutes). By Car: There is parking (3 hours free blue lines) by the Rhine, a 3-minute walk to the Atelier. Use this link as a guide St. Alban-Rheinweg, 4052 Basel, Switzerland. The city app ParkSmart Basel allows you to pay for half a day (6CHF) or full-day parking (10CHF) in any blue line zone.