Phew! We’ve done it!! And I very much do mean “we” in this instance – our first WSET® Advanced Certificate in Wines & Spirits, with me as Tutor for the 5 Day course, and hubby Nigel, embarking onthe course as a Student. Well, its over now – the last run to the bottle bank under the cover of darkness, (with over 100 bottles opened over the 5 days, not even FWW can pretend this is normal
household consumption as we tip the glass into the recycling bin!).
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Always one step ahead of the game, Fine Wine Works have put together a programme for early 2010 covering all 3 Levels of the WSET accredited Wine Courses – check the Training Dates link under the Tab for Training! Although we work very closely with the Yachting industry, our courses are very much open to everyone. If your work schedule doesn’t fit in with any of these NEW dates, please do contact us to discuss your specific requirements. We do have a remit from the WSET to travel outside the Riviera, particularly to the shipyards of Europe to New Build Superyachts so don’t worry if you are not planning on being in the Mediterranean anytime soon.
Helen Brotherton – 21st October 2009

All Aboard – Yacht Crew training!
Phew, its been a busy Summer already and yet we’re only halfway through June! Wine Events, Tastings and searching out new and exciting wines certainly keep us busy. We’ve even put our first event for 2010 in the diary – scary, huh? Meanwhile, our Wine Training Courses for Yacht Crew and our new partnership with Cosmo Crew are also booming. So, with that in mind, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share this glowing customer recommendation with you all – makes it all feel worthwhile!

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Building yet further on our Wine & Spirit Education Trust APP status and the booming side of our business in providing Wine Training for Yacht Crew, we have started an exciting new partnership with a dynamic young Crew Placement & Training company, Cosmo Crew based right on the port at Marina Baie des Anges, Villeneuve Loubet.
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You can find all the details for the following Wine Courses and Forthcoming Events under the relevant sections on this site but as we have such a jam packed Summer & early Autumn ahead I wanted to have the opportunity to shout about it – LOUDLY!
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We have been pretty busy so far this Spring, and will be right up to May with our WSET Accredited Wine Courses, mostly for Yacht Crew in the run up to what will no doubt be an interesting Summer season…..but that’s for another Yachtie BLOG! Meanwhile we have been asked continually for a gentler approach to Wine Appreciation, skills and knowledge that might be acquired at a more leisurely pace.
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For those of you still getting to know us, as well as fun Wine Events and Tastings around the Riviera for both Corporate and Private clients, we also run accredited Wine Training courses through the WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) here on the Cote d’Azur.   Whilst these courses are hugely beneficial to anyone working with Wine as part of their job (yacht crew, restaurant and bar staff etc), we have found that there is a keen demand for a structured and formal “wine course” to appeal to enthusiastic amateurs and keen wine buffs who may just wish to expand their knowledge in a practical arena and have fun learning and exploring.

We are delighted to offer the WSET Intermediate (Level 2) course to allcomers as a weekly evening class (Thursdays in Vence) from 23rd April for 9 weeks.  (more…)