Certificate Course – Wine and Wine Culture Ended

Caucasus International University Life-Long Learning Centre organized a certificate course “Wine and Wine Culture” on 14-19 December within the framework of TEMPUS project SSRULLI.

The course was for specialists working in wine-making, individuals interested in wine industry and tourism. The participants of the training-program became familiar with wine types, flavours and limits of its perception: What are wine and wine types; Wine flavours and limits of its perception; Wine defect; Combination of wine and food; wine service; Wine tourism; Wine marketing.

The program duration was six days. The first part of the training was conducted by Ketevan Jurkhadze, CIU Deputy Chancellor (Faculty of Viticulture-Winemaking). The concluding part was headed by Kakhaber Jakeli, head of CIU Business faculty Quality Assurance Service.

The majority of participants who have been registered on the training-program had knowledge and experience in wine-making. However, the course was also attended by the youth interested in this topic.

Wine defect, combination of wine and food, biodynamic and natural wines – parallel to theoretical part the training course also included practical activities and degustation which will facilitate refinement and development of additional skills and abilities.

Besides wine types, its ingredients and wine making, trainer Ketevan Jurkhadze discussed in details the issues of wine tourism: how and on what principles should wine tourism be planned, what services should we offer to tourism.  

Kakhaber Jakeli also discussed wine culture and its marketing during the training-program.

After the training CIU Chancellor, Vakhtang Tsivtsivadze, awarded course participants bilingual certificates.