Wine Tasting and Spanish in Buenos Aires - Road2Argentina

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Description: Learn how to taste wine knowledgeably and describe what you are tasting. In this 4-meeting course, a certified Sommelier will guide you through wine types, grapes, varietals, and the wine regions of Argentina as well as the basics of reading a wine label, and hints for smart buying. Also included are the basics of wine-and-food pairing, what matches well, what doesn't and why.

This wine tasting course is a great add-on to our Spanish program. Our Intensive Spanish in Buenos Aires program is designed for both university students and travelers looking to learn Spanish rapidly, well, and in an immersion environment.

University of Buenos Aires Spanish courses have an average of 5-12 students, so you will receive personalized attention from professors and ample opportunity to participate. Daily Spanish lessons emphasize a range of skills including: listening, reading, writing, oral comprehension, culture, current events and history.

Spanish in Buenos Aires classes take place at the Language Center of the University of Buenos Aires, a few blocks from the Congress building and downtown Buenos Aires. Spanish course materials (textbook and workbook) and group activities are included.

University credit for the Spanish in Buenos Aires courses are available for all levels and courses. Students receive a certificate at the end of their course that can be mailed directly to their home university. This certificate states the number of hours and Spanish course levels completed, final percentage grade and is complete with the logo of the university.

Highlights: Included in the course:
    * Group Instruction
    * Tapas
    * Wine Glass
    * 4 Bottles of Wine

Class I: Introduction
    * Wine Tasting Primer: Introduction
    * Wine types - Wine tasting technique
    * Lexicon for wine tasting
    * Wine Tasting and "Tapas" ( finger food)

Class II: Red Wine
    * Introduction to red wines
    * Grape varieties
    * Use of wine barrels
    * Wine Tasting and "Tapas"

Class III: White & Rose Wines
    * White and rose varieties
    * Basic wine - food pairing
    * Wine Tasting and "Tapas"

Class IV: Sparkling Wines
    * Sparkling wines - Processes of making sparkling wine
    * Varieties of sparkling wines
    * Wine tasting and finger food-Basic wine-food pairing
    * Wine Tasting and "Tapas"

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Road 2 Argentina's Mission Statement: Road2Argentina is an organization that believes in the value of study abroad because each of our staff members has studied and/or worked abroad. Our expertise in the field is reflected in our top quality program selections and partnerships, both abroad and in Argentina. Our programs are high quality because we combine the best academic programs, internship and volunteer placements, housing and coordinators into one immersion experience. The Road2Argentina experience is unique because we offer an immersion experience that can be customized to fit your exact needs. Road2Argentina allows you to put together your own program combination so that you leave Argentina with knowledge, experiences, friends and memories that will last you a lifetime. Whether you want to volunteer, intern, study Spanish, take university courses, learn tango, or take a yoga or photography class, or whether you wish to live with a young Argentine, an Argentine family, or in a student or private residence, you will find your ideal program with us.