FORTHCOMING COURSES
BIIAB National Certificate for Personal Licence
Holders
(£150.00)
30 March
Over,
Cambridge Course Full
19 April
Over,
Cambridge
24 May
Over,
Cambridge
21 June
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Anthony
also offers his services to applicants for Premises Licences.
BIIAB National Certificate for Designated Premises
Supervisors
(£150.00)
26 May
Over, Cambridge
Bare Essentials
24 & 25 May
Over, Cambridge
(£260.00)
WSET Advanced Certificate in Wines
(£525.00)
19, 20, 26, 27 & 28 April
Over,
Cambridge Course Full
2, 3, 9, 10 & 11 August
Over, Cambridge
WSET Intermediate Certificate in Wines
(£315.00)
22, 23 & 29 March
Over, Cambridge Course Full
7, 8 & 14 June
Over, Cambridge Course Full
5, 6 & 7 July
Over,
Cambridge Only 3 Places Left
16, 17 & 23 August
Over, Cambridge
Level 2 Food Safety in Catering Certificate
(£60.00)
25 May
Over, Cambridge
Level 3 Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety in Catering
(£260.00)
4, 5 & 6 May
Leicester
Course Full
19, 20 & 26 July
Over, Cambridge
27, 28 September
& 4 October Over,
Cambridge
Anthony has driven several thousand miles through Europe in 2009, seeking the most
up-to-date information on wine production. In May, he joined a group of fellow
members of the Association of Wine Educators on a visit to the Alto Adige in north-east
Italy. June saw him in Bordeaux to complete his triennial examination to maintain
his accreditation as an official trainer of the wines of Bordeaux. August brought a
week in the Burgundy region with ten other wine educators from the U.K., U.S.A, Canada and
Eire to complete a weeks accrediation course in the wines of Burgundy. The picture above
shows Anthony enduring the arduous task of tasting Premier Cru white Burgundies.
Ambassadeur du Champagne
The first international competition for wine tutors was sponsored in
2005 by CIVC, the controlling body for Champagne. Competitors from eight European
countries submit essays on Champagne production and details of their training career to
get to their national final.
Anthony won the title of Ambassadeur du Champagne at the UK in 2005 and, In late November
the eight finalists gathered at a hotel in Epernay, France where they competed for three
prizes. In the morning of the tests, each had five minutes to prepare a tutorial on
three champagnes tasted blind. After lunch the candidates were asked to choose one
from five envelopes. This contained the topic for a twenty-minute lecture for which
a fifteen-minute preparation period was allowed.
Anthony won a trophy in the form of a champagne chiller, certificate, laptop computer and
magnum of Billecart-Salmon pink champagne for ‘the best and most original
presentation’.
Wine Study Trips
As a member of the Association of
Wine Educators, the Institute of Wines and Spirits and a WSET accredited tutor, Anthony
has the opportunity to undertake a number of wine study tours. Recently he visited
vineyards and met makers in Alsace, Austria, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Germany,
Italy, The Loire, the Rhone Valley and Switzerland.. We are prepared to run similar visits
for our clients where there is a demand.
These would take the form of four or five day tours for up to a dozen participants with
Anthony as guide/tutor. Costs will include travel, most food (probably one free evening)
and accommodation. Champagne, Chablis, Sancerre, Alsace and Burgundy are all possible
candidates for coach travel. Other venues would entail travel by air. If anyone is
interested, please let us know and we will build up a mailing list.
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