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Courses are taught in the College’s C.A. Paradis Wine Lab and feature tasting of a wide variety of wines from the LCBO’s general list and from current Vintages’ releases. Have an opportunity to learn about wine tasting, grape varieties, wine regions of the world and vinification. Food and wine matching is another important focus of the program and both theory and practical aspects are presented. You will also gain insight in to purchasing, cellaring and collecting. The emphasis of this program is to build confidence in the student’s ability to deal with wines for either personal or professional reasons.

To earn the Wine Appreciation Certificate, students must successfully complete the compulsory course and three elective courses. Students also have the opportunity to transfer their elective credits to the Sommelier program in order to attain Certified Sommelier designation.

HOS 5026 Wine Appreciation Introduction (10 weeks, 30 hours)

HOS 5027 Grape Varieties (12 weeks, 36 hours)
HOS 5148 Vinification (10 weeks, 30 hours)
HOS 5158 Food & Wine Matching (6 weeks, 21 hours)
HOS 5163 Old World Wine Regions (16 weeks, 48 hours)
HOS 5164 New World Wine Regions (12 weeks, 36 hours)

You can complete the program by attending one class per week (3 hours) in the evening or on weekends. It will take the average student 18 to 24 months to complete the entire program. In addition to this certification, a student can choose to transfer credits to the Sommelier program and with an additional four levels, gain the prestigious designation of Certified Sommelier.