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Sommelier Foundations

Pair Cape wine with food using structure, not guesswork.

10 lessons 3 hours Certificate Community access
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About this course

Acid, tannin, sugar and weight — the four levers of pairing, applied to South African cultivars and the dishes in your other courses.

What's included

  • 10 tasting-led lessons
  • Cape cultivar pairing matrix
  • Blind tasting worksheets
  • Lifetime access

Curriculum

1 Module 1 — Structure3 lessons
  • Acid, tannin, sugar, alcohol
  • Systematic tasting method
  • Cape cultivars in context
2 Module 2 — Pairing3 lessons
  • Pairing with fire and smoke
  • Pairing with spice and heat
  • Dessert and fortified wine