Corso Wine Sense Wine WSET Livello 1 con Emily O'Hare
Friday, 9th May to Monday, 12th May 2025
Si tratta di un corso residenziale di cinque giorni che si tiene in un castello medievale toscano splendidamente restaurato al Castello di Potentino.
Impara gli elementi essenziali del vino con un focus speciale sui vini italiani, seguendo l'approccio WSET riconosciuto a livello mondiale. Mangia cibo favoloso preparato da uno dei migliori chef del Regno Unito del River Café e dallo chef locale stellato Michelin Roberto Rossi.
Partecipa ai laboratori mattutini di abbinamento cibo-vino e alle Masterclass pomeridiane su pasta, risotti e norcineria toscana.
Goditi lezioni facoltative di yoga giornaliere e un'escursione domenicale mattutina tra antichi uliveti che si affacciano sul Monte Amiata, il Monte Olimpo degli Etruschi.
Il corso sarà condotto dalla scrittrice italiana di vini Decanter e ambasciatrice del vino italiano VIA, Emily O'Hare – in precedenza Capo Sommelier e Wine Buyer al The River Café di Londra.
Le tariffe includono:
• Pensione completa compresi tutti i vini e alloggio al castello per quattro notti
• Pratica mattutina quotidiana di Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. • Tutte le sessioni di vino e laboratori gastronomici, visite e degustazioni all'esterno del castello.
• Materiale del corso WSET Livello 1. Le degustazioni includono oltre 20 vini provenienti da tutto il mondo, tra cui Champagne, Bordeaux e Borgogna, con l'accento aggiunto sui vini italiani.
• Nel pomeriggio visita alla vicina cittadina di Montalcino e serata degustazione e cena presso una famosa azienda agricola del Brunello.
• Nel pomeriggio escursione termale alle antiche terme terapeutiche di Bagno Vignoni
• Lezione di macelleria toscana e barbecue in cortile con vini toscani
• Masterclass di Pasta e Risotti con Roberto Rossi de Il Silene
• Trasferimenti aeroportuali da e per l'Aeroporto di Pisa.
Emily O’Hare is a WSET instructor, wine writer and VIA Italian Wine Ambassador. Based in Tuscany she contributes to publications Decanter, Club Oenologique and Quench on Tuscan Wines.
Day 1 – Friday
Evening
6pm ish
Welcome aperitivo and Wine Tasting with Charlotte Horton, Castello di Potentino’s owner and winemaker who will guide you through the castle’s award-winning wines.
8pm Dinner prepared in the kitchens at Potentino using local meats and vegetables from our vegetable garden.
Day 2 – Saturday
Morning
8:00 Breakfast
9:30am WSET course begins
1pm Lunch under the loggia in the courtyard or in the grand dining room at Potentino
Cheese making display with the Luisa using raw sheep's milk from a local flock of sheep. You will learn about the different types of cheese made locally from sheep's-milk including pecorino and ricotta as well as learn about the local traditions. Tuscan wines matched to each cheese.
8pm A light dinner in the grand dining room.
Day 3 – Sunday
Morning
WSET course continues in
the classroom
1pm Lunch
Pasta Making and foraging walk (using the ricotta from the previous day's cheesemaking.)
Examination
Post examination Negronis
8pm Dinner at the castle
Day 4 – Monday
Morning
Breakfast
Farewells
If you would like to pay a deposit
The payment system asks for payment in full. If you would rather pay a non-refundable 30% deposit at the time of booking, please enter the code DEPOSIT30 at checkout. The final payment will be due two months before the start of the course. If you need to rebook for a later date, you can do so before the two-month point, however there may be a penalty to pay for the lost examination etc.
If you have any issues booking
Sometimes, it takes a few attempts to clear the cart if you need to make any changes to your room selection etc. if you remove everything, it usually clears any issues.
If you have any issues at all, please contact Alexander Greene alexander.greene@potentino.com
What's included
- Full board and lodging at Castello di Potentino
- Cheese-making demonstration to make pecorino a traditional sheep's milk cheese.
- Pasta-making
- All course material and the WSET 1 examination.
What's not included
- Transfers or flights.
- Printed course materials for the WSET 1
Room Prices vary depending on the room chosen and the number of guests.
Single occupancy prices start at: €1,690
Double occupancy prices start at: €1,490 per person
Triple room prices start at: €1,430 per person
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