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Wine Training

What is Wine? Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of grape juice.

Fermentation The catalyst function that turns grape juice into an alcoholic beverage Yeast interacts with the sugars in the grape juice creating ethanol and carbon dioxide. The chemical balance of grapes is such that fermentation can take place naturally

How is Wine Made Grapes are cultivated in a vineyard Weather/Climate Soil Rainfall Sunshine Grapes are then harvested based on their ripeness Grapes are brought to the winery to get pressed Juice undergoes fermentation creating wine

RED AND WHITE WINE Red and White grapes have the same color juice. Red Grapes: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz White Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Riesling

Viticulture It is the variety of grape that determines the basic flavor of a wine,it is the way in which the variety is grown that has most profound effect on the quality of the wine.

Opening of wine Ensure that you have the correct wine Check that wine is at correct temperature Present wine to guest Open screw and lever Carefully insert screw into center of cork Twist screw gently into cork Ensure it is straight Stop screwing when one turn of screw remains above the cork Fold lever arm to engage with lip of bottle Gently pull corkscrew upwards Ensure that screw part remain straight as you pull cork from bottle Ease cork gently from neck of the bottle Remove cork from screw and place on table on top of side plate Wipe neck of bottle with clean napkin

Champagne vs. Sparkling Wine Sparkling wine: Wine with bubbles Champagne is a region of France, north of Paris that produces some of the finest sparkling wines in the world Only Champagne is from Champagne

What makes Champagne so special? Highest Quality Grapes Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier Chardonnay Unique pressing process + A unique combination of soil, sub soil, climate and grape varieties are the under- lying factors which account for the uniqueness of the wines of the region.

How to open bottle of Champagne Remove foil from the top of the bottle Place thumb on top of cork Loosen the wire cage by turning the ring five times Cover cork cage with napkin Grip napkin and cork firmly Gently twist bottle, do not twist the cork Exert gentle pressure on the cork so that it does not pop off There should only be a slight hiss when the bottle is opened Wipe top of bottle with napkin Neatly wrap bottle in napkin

Champagne opening

General Knowledge Cigars are made from 100% tobacco leaf Three types of tobacco are used Filler Binder Wrapper

General Knowledge Shapes and Sizes CHURCHILL - A large corona-format cigar, often 7 inches by a 48 ring gauge. PYRAMID – A sharply tapered cigar with a wide open foot and a closed head ROBUSTO – A substantial, but short cigar format; traditionally 5 to 5 ½ inches by a 50 ring guage. PANATELA – A long thin cigar shape

General Knowledge Benchmark Regions Famous Producers Cuba Dominican Republic Honduras Ecuador Nicaragua Connecticut (Wrapper) Famous Producers Romeo Y Julieta Montecristo Cohiba Davidoff Arturo Fuente

Growing Tobacco Sun-Grown: exposed to the full strength of the sun throughout the growing season. It makes robust leaf with stronger flavor and darker color Shade-Grown: normally reserved for wrapper, leaves is planted under a gauze like tarp, producing a more visually appealing, larger, thinner leaf with smaller veins.

Cigar Production Hand made: uses long filler tobacco leaves which run the length of cigar, the filler, binder and wrapper are combined manually. Machine made: utilize high speed machinery to combine short filter tobacco

Anatomy of a Cigar

How to Serve a Cigar Menu and cigar presentation Cutting and lighting the cigar

Menu and cigar presentation Present the cigar menu to the guest Write down the guest’s selection Retrieve the guest’s selection and place on tray along with cutter, micro torch, cedar sticks and ashtray Present the cigar to the guest

Cutting and lighting the cigar Ask how the guest would like to have his/ her cigar cut. Straight Cut Bullet Cut V Cut Take the cigar with the cutter show him the area that you about to cut and after he agrees continue to cut. Light the circumference of the cigar and slowly move the flame into the center of the circle. Once a while take the flame off and look at the burn on the cigar make sure that the whole circle is lighted up.

Cutting and lighting the cigar

Cutting and lighting a cigar After the whole circle turns red, present it to the guest by holding the other side of the cigar and the burning tip away from the guest. Do not let the flame of the torch touch the cigar. Wait for the guest as he takes the first puff and see the reaction of the burn, from there you will know whether your burn and cut are correct. Ensure correct number of ashtray (one ashtray per cigar)

Cigar knowledge General Knowledge Growing Tobacco Cigar Production Anatomy Of a Cigar How to serve a Cigar Menu and Cigar presentation Cutting and Lighting the Cigar