Certificate Course – Wine and Wine Culture – at CIU

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

The course is for specialists working in wine-making, individuals interested in wine industry and tourism. The participants of the training-program will become 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 is six days. The first part is headed by Ketevan Jurkhadze, CIU Deputy Chancellor (MA Program in Viticulture-Winemaking Management). The concluding part will be conducted by Kakhaber Jakeli, head of CIU Business faculty Quality Assurance Service.

27 individuals are registered on the training-program and majority of them have knowledge and experience in wine-making. However, the course is 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 includes 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 will discuss in details the issues of wine tourism: how and on what principles should wine tourism be planned, what services should we offer to tourism.  

On 19 December, Kakhaber Jakeli will discuss wine culture and its marketing during the training-program. In addition, participants will be awarded certificates.