Wine, Beer, and Spirits Courses – EVE® Certificates
EVE® Certificate of Introduction to Wine Tasting and Culture
The EVE® Certificate of Introduction to Wine Tasting and Culture is a certification designed to teach the fundamentals of wine tasting, introduce key grape varieties and wine styles, and provide essential reference points for building successful food-and-wine pairings.
Duration: 8 hours
In-person / Online
Languages: French / English / Spanish
Level: Beginner
Eligible for public or professional funding
Learning objectives
By the end of this programme, participants will have acquired the following skills:
- Wine tasting methodology
Participants will learn and master a structured wine-tasting method. - Knowledge of key grape varieties
Participants will be able to recognise and characterise the main grape varieties used in wine production. - Identification of wine types
Participants will be able to distinguish and classify different types of wine. - Food and wine pairing
Participants will acquire the essential reference points for creating harmonious food-and-wine pairings.
Programme content
Introduction to the World of Wine
- Discover the basics of winemaking and ageing.
- Understand the fundamental principles of wine.
- Learn how to classify wines by type and style.
- Explore the geography of the world’s main wine regions.
Skill outcome: Ability to distinguish and classify different types of wine.
- Acquire the basic techniques of wine tasting.
- Learn the specific vocabulary used to describe wine.
Skill outcome: Mastery of wine tasting techniques.
- Discover the essential rules for creating harmonious pairings.
Skill outcome: Understanding of the fundamental principles behind successful food and wine pairings.
- Understand wine service and storage techniques.
- Discover tasting equipment.
- Learn how wine evolves: distinguishing a young wine from a wine meant for ageing.
Skill outcome: Ability to recognise and characterise the main grape varieties used in winemaking.
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Where can you train?
🎓 All formats offer the same content, the same quality standards, and the same level of educational support.
EVE® Certificate in French Wine Expertise
Learn how to describe, recommend, and appreciate wines from France’s major wine regions, while mastering the art of wine tasting and its associated vocabulary. From Alsace to Corsica, gain in-depth knowledge of terroirs and emblematic grape varieties that shape France’s wine heritage, through a recognised certification.
Duration: 40 hours
In-person / Online
Languages: French / English / Spanish
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Eligible for public or professional funding
Learning objectives
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
- Describe a French wine at every stage of tasting,following a professional tasting protocol to identify its style—and in some cases its wine region and grape variety(ies)—while distinguishing the impact of natural factors and winemaking techniques on the wine’s profile.
- Write professional tasting sheets or commercial wine descriptions using accurate, appropriate tasting vocabulary.
- Recommend a French wine to a client by clearly explaining its sensory characteristics, terroir, grape variety, regional identity, and stylistic traits. This allowsparticipants to guide clients effectively based on their preferences, expectations, and food-and-wine-pairing considerations.
Programme content
- Programme overview
- Wine tasting techniques
- Guided tasting tutorial
- Geographic location and key reference points
- History of the vineyards
- Climate
- Terroir and topography
- Grape varieties
- Appellations and wine styles
- Tasting
- Quiz
- Geographic location and key reference points
- History of the vineyards
- Climate
- Terroir and topography
- Grape varieties
- Appellations and wine styles
- Tasting
- Quiz
- Geographic location and key reference points
- History of the vineyards
- Climate
- Terroir and topography
- Grape varieties
- Appellations and wine styles
- Tasting
- Quiz
- Advising and guiding a client
- Case studies
- How to organise a tasting session
Revision quizzes
Where can you train?
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇪🇸 Spanish (coming soon)
- 🇬🇧 English (coming soon)
🎓 All formats offer the same content, the same quality standards, and the same level of educational support.
EVE® Certificate in Wine Tasting Expertise
Become a wine tasting expert, capable of assessing a wine’s sensory quality, presenting it with precision, and advising with confidence.
Immerse yourself in an in-depth learning experience—from advanced sensory analysis to the organisation of tasting sessions—while mastering the art of technical tasting notes and the recognition of regional specificities. Take your passion for wine to a professional level.
Duration: 40 hours
In-person / Online
Languages: French / English / Spanish
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Eligible for public or professional funding
Learning objectives
- Taste a wine according to a professional tasting protocol, describing its visual, aromatic, and palate characteristics.
- Identify a grape variety, style, or region blind, using an analytical approach that evaluates the impact of natural factors and winemaking choices on wine quality.
- Detect wine faults and assess conformity, based on sensory criteria, to validate a wine’s commercial or technical quality.
- Write technical tasting sheets, describing the wine from viticulture to winemaking, and providing appropriate tasting advice.
- Assess a wine’s ageing potential by analysing acidity, concentration, and aromatic complexity to recommend optimal cellaring time.
- Organise tasting sessions, adapting the experience to different audiences to facilitate the discovery and appreciation of wines.
Programme content
- Mechanisms of sensory analysis
- Study of the olfaction process
- Understanding wine components
- Acquiring precise tasting vocabulary
- Advanced visual analysis
- Advanced olfactory analysis
- Advanced palate analysis
- Advanced techniques for assessing wine structure
- Development of sensory memory
- Blind tasting
- Fault detection
- Application of the CIEL method
- In-depth balance analysis
- Distinguishing aromatic complexity from aromatic intensity
- Evaluation of finish length
- Factors influencing the perception of sensory quality
- Assessing ageing potential
- Analysing the wine life curve
- Vintage analysis
- Storage techniques
- Guidance on wine selection
- Methods for identifying wine styles
- Recognition of key grape varieties
- Understanding regional specificities
- Wine labels and classification systems
- Influence of climate
- Influence of terroir
- Influence of viticultural practices
- Influence of winemaking techniques
- Influence of ageing
- Influence of biodynamic and organic practices
- Influence of oenological choices
- Using tasting vocabulary
- Creating technical tasting sheets
- Writing commercial wine documents
- Planning and logistics of tasting sessions
- Creating interactive tasting experiences
- Adapting tasting techniques to different audiences
Where can you train?
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇪🇸 Spanish (coming soon)
- 🇬🇧 English (coming soon)
🎓 All formats offer the same content, the same quality standards, and the same level of educational support.
EVE® Certificate in Communicating About Wine in English
“Communicating About Wine in English” is an online training programme designed to equip participants withthe essential skills to communicate confidently and professionally about wine in English.
Duration: 20 hours
Online
Language: English
Level: Tailored programme (from beginner to advanced)
Eligible for public or professional funding
Learning objectives
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
- Welcome English-speaking visitors to a winery or tasting room, presenting the wine region and the estate to showcase heritage, quality, and the distinctive characteristics of the wines offered.
- Present a wine range in English and lead tastings adapted to all audiences, using specific vocabulary to describe style, sensory characteristics, and quality, while advising clients according to their needs and expectations.
- Explain the wine production process in English, from viticulture through winemaking and ageing, integrating notions of terroir, climate, and grape variety, to provide clear and professional explanations to an English-speaking audience.
- Write communication and promotional materials in English
(technical sheets, flyers, social media posts, press releases, visitor brochures…), to promote a wine offering to an international clientele.
Understand and interact in English during professional wine-related exchanges
(tastings, production, food and wine pairings, etc.), developing fluent, precise, and professional dialogue in oenotourism or commercial contexts.
Programme content
- Reception techniques and presentation of the wine-producing region
- Communicating key information about the winery or estate
- Presenting wines in terms of tradition, quality, and distinctive character
- Methods for presenting a wine range and leading tastings
- Specific vocabulary to describe wine characteristics, style, and quality
- Personalised advice based on visitors’ preferences and expectations
- Description of the key stages of winemaking and ageing
- Impact of viticulture, terroir, and climatic conditions on wine
- Writing principles for promoting wine products
- Creating commercial materials in English (flyers, press releases, brochures, social media content)
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EVE® Certificate in Beer Discovery and Introduction
The Certificate in Beer Discovery and Introduction – Professional Tasting and Promotion is a certification designed to teach the art of beer tasting and promotion. You will develop comprehensive expertise in describing beers, identifying their sensory characteristics, and creating memorable tasting experiences.
Acquire the skills needed to advise clients and showcase this fascinating product.
Duration: 15 hours
In-person / Online
Language: French
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Eligible for public or professional funding
Learning objectives
By the end of this programme, participants will have acquired the following skills:
- Beer tasting methodology
Participants will learn and master a professional beer tasting method, analysing visual, aromatic, and palate aspects. - Identification of beer styles
Participants will be able to recognise and characterise different beer styles, their aromas, and flavour profiles. - Knowledge of service techniques
Participants will learn how to serve beerunder optimal conditions, taking into account temperature, glassware, and presentation. - Food and beer pairing
Participants will acquire the key reference points needed to create harmonious food and beer pairings based on flavours and aromas. - Organisation of tasting events
Participants will be able to plan and host professional tasting sessions while showcasing products to a diverse audience. - Creation of commercial materials
Participants will be able to write appropriate commercial documents highlighting beer characteristics and specific features.
Programme content
- History and origins of beer
- Major beer families
- Key ingredients: malts, hops, yeasts, and water
- Sensory evaluation: visual, aromatic, and palate analysis
- Identification of styles and aromas
- Introduction to blind tasting
- Serving temperatures and glassware selection
- Techniques to optimise presentation and service
- Creating balanced and harmonious food and beer pairings
- Organising tasting events
- Communication techniques and product positioning
- Writing effective commercial materials
EVE® Certificate in Recognising and Interpreting Wine Aromas
The “Recognising and Interpreting Wine Aromas” Certificate wasdesigned for anyone wishing to develop their ability to identify, describe, and interpret wine aromas with precision.
Duration: 8 hours
Online
Languages: French / English / Spanish
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Eligible for public or professional funding
Learning objectives
By the end of this programme, participants will have acquired the following skills:
- Recognition of wine aromas
Ability to identify and classify aromas according to their origin (primary, secondary, and tertiary). - Sensory recognition methodology
Mastery of olfactory stimulation techniques and aroma memorisation methods. - Interpretation of aromas
Understanding the influence of grape varieties, terroir, winemaking, and ageing on a wine’s aromatic profile. - Detection of wine faults
Ability to identify and understand the main aromatic imbalances and faults. - Use of sensory vocabulary
Development of precise, professional language to describe the aromatic characteristics of wines.
Programme content
- Origin and classification of aromas (primary, secondary, and tertiary)
- Influence of aromatic compounds on a wine’s olfactory profile
- Aromatic families and their characteristics
- Techniques to improve aroma perception
- Practical exercises to train the nose
- Use of recognition tools (aroma wheel, aroma kits)
- Influence of grape varieties on aromatic profile
- Impact of terroir (climate, soil) and winemaking methods
- Influence of ageing on aroma evolution
- Identification of major olfactory faults
(TCA, oxidation, reduction, brettanomyces, etc.) - Distinguishing between aromatic complexity and a fault
- Impact of olfactory imbalances on wine quality
- Aroma recognition exercises using representative wines
- Analysis and construction of an olfactory tasting sheet
- Applied analytical tasting scenarios
Where can you train?
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇪🇸 Spanish (coming soon)
- 🇬🇧 English (coming soon)
- Paris (coming soon)
🎓 All formats offer the same content, the same quality standards, and the same level of educational support.
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