Cellar Creations have teamed up with "Bon Vivant" to provide courses in wine appreciation which will suit both beginners and the more experience sommelier. These also make an excellent gift for those who have a increasing their interest in the development of wine.

The purpose of this course is to guide you through running a wine tasting party with your friends, the purpose of which is to increase the wine knowledge of you and your friends.

Details of the courses follow:
Understanding Wine: $99.00

This course, delivered anywhere in Australia includes 4 bottles of "masked" premium wine and a sealed envelope which will reveal the character of the wine once you have completed your course.
The course includes:
  • 4 Bottles of "masked" wine
  • Laurence Wade's wine course book
  • "Enjoying wine", A step by step tasting guide - complete instructions for wine tasting
  • Map of Australia's wine regions
  • Food and Wine matching guide
  • Wine tasting records
  • Sealed envelope revealing the wines
Home Wine Tasting: $79.00

The purpose of this course is to guide you through running a a wine tasting party with your friends, the purpose of which is to increase the wine knowledge of you and your friends. Guests bring and assess their own wines.
The course includes:
  • Laurence Wade's wine course book
  • "Enjoying wine", A step by step tasting guide - complete instructions for wine tasting
  • The essential wine tasting guide
  • Wine aroma wheel
  • 12 numbered wine bottle masking bags and numbered tags
  • 6 wine and health booklets
  • 20 wine tasting and record sheets
  • Suggestions for wine to taste and food paring ideas
Understanding Red Wines: $299.00

You will be guided through the steps to identify the characteristics of some of Australia's premium red wines, learning how to evaluate them and educate your nose. The course includes 10 red wine aroma vials which will allow you to identify any red wine.
The course includes:
  • Ten bottles of "masked" premium red wine.
  • Laurence Wade's wine course book
  • "Enjoying wine", A step by step tasting guide - complete instructions for wine tasting
  • The essential wine tasting guide
  • A red wine kit containing 10 red aroma vials, Red wine assessment
    record book, and evaluation strips
  • Large map of Australias wine regions
  • Food and wine matching guide
  • Wine tasting records
  • Sealed envelope revealing the wines
Understanding White Wine: $299.00
This is similar to the Understanding Red Wines course, however focussed on the character of white wines.
Understanding Wine: (correspondence course)

This course combines all the skill and knowledge from the above red and white courses, and includes 20 aroma vials and 20 bottles of premium masked wine for identification and evaluation.
Wine Appreciation and Education Club. $185.00 per delivery
This course is a correspondence course in wine appreciation, and will include 6 separate modules which allows you to complete each session before going onto the next.
Each delivery includes:
  • Ten bottles of premium wine,
  • Bon Vivant's detailed tasting notes for comparison against your own
    impressions
  • Ten wine tasting records
  • Food matching suggestions
  • A 30 plus page extraction from the wine syllabus
  • Included in selected subsequent deliveries:
  • Ten masking bags
  • Your wine diary
  • Red and white wine aroma kits
Corporate Wine Game: $1,299.00

This is designed for up to 40 players who will split into teams and contest their knowledge (or lack of) in a competitive environment. It contains full instructions for an MC, and our assurances that it will end up a night to remember. The Corporate Wine Game will result in a bonding experience and a break for those who are looking forward to a change of pace during a long conference.
The course includes:
  • Forty two bottles of premium wine - 30 masked, and 12 for prizes
  • Complete MC instructions and script
  • Participant instructions
  • Scoring sheets
  • Questions and answers

Wine Cellar Starter: $3,150.00

This course is for those who want to start a cellar, however need some guidance in the early term. It includes 4 dozen bottles of carefully selected premium wine which will develop over time, and all you will need to start your collection and build a well rounded knowledge which will enable you to grow your collection with the right wines.
The course includes:
  • Four dozen cellaring wines - we will contact you to discuss the best mix of   red and white wines. These come in attractive wooden boxes
  • Bon Vivant's Annual Wine Vintage Report which list the best cellarable wines from the current vintage
  • Understanding wines - the complete course (which includes 20 tasting wines)
  • Detailed notes on wine storage
  • A wine tasting diary for recording your tastings
  • Wine cellaring software
  • Twelve specially shaped glasses for red, white, sparkling and burgundy wines
  • A wine thermometer
  • Wine bottle neck tags
  • The price includes insurance anywhere in Australia


Enquire about "Bon Vivant" wine appreciation courses today through our "Contact Us" page
or phone us on (03) 9775 5544