THE WINE EDUCATION CENTRE
The educational arm of Wines of Western Australia
The Wine Education Centre (WEC) is the prime provider of wine education for consumers and trade in Western Australia.
It has been providing quality wine education for well over 40 years. The Wine Essentials Course is designed to increase your wine knowledge and develop your palate. The only prerequisite is a love of wine. It is also an appropriate course for those about to enter the wine trade, with a Certificate of Merit awarded upon completion. Throughout the year, Old Bridge Cellars also hosts the Wine Education Centre’s specialty wine courses. These are short courses which focus on a particular style or region. All courses are run by Blair Hill, who comes with a wealth of wine industry experience.
Wine Educator – Blair Hill
BPE, Dip Ed (UWA), Grad Dip Bus (Marketing)(ECU) DIPWSET (WSET-UK)
In addition to his longstanding role as Director at the WEC, Blair’s wine education experience includes the delivery of Level 2 and 3 of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) courses, and a sessional lecturer at Curtin University in Sensory Evaluation 202, a second-year Oenology and Viticulture unit. In his ‘day job’, Blair consults to a number of Western Australian boutique wineries in strategic and tactical sales, marketing and business development across domestic and international wine markets. He is a Director of Vintage Fine Wine Distributors (VFWD), which imports and distributes exclusive French, Italian and ultra-premium Australian wines of provenance and regionality. Blair has been the wine reviewer for ABC 720 radio’s ‘Afternoons’ for ten years, for which he won the Court Wine Bar/Wine Press Club Media Award. He is currently the Perth wine reviewer for ‘What’s Cooking’ – Radio NTS and Virgin airlines.
Wine Education Courses 2024
Wine Essentials Course
The Wine Essentials course is conducted at two venues as below
Venue: By Old Bridge – NORTH FREMANTLE
Dates:
– Wed May 1 – Wed May 22
– Tues July 23 – Tues August 13
– Tues October 15 – Tues November 5
Venue: Old Bridge Cellars – COMO
Dates:
– Mon July 22 – Wed August 14
– Mon October 14 – Wed November 6
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Price – $385
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It includes a food and wine pairing dinner at Next Door (COMO Course) or Samson’s Paddock (Nth Freo Course) on the evening of week four (Wednesday night).
Plus a Saturday vineyard visit to the Swan Valley or Perth Hills, and The Essential Wine Tasting Guide.
Contact Person: Blair Hill
Telephone: 0417 987 461
Email enquiries: [email protected]
Wines of the World Course
Discussion and sensory evaluation of the principal and classic grape varieties of the world, the regions in which they are grown, and the styles of wine they produce.
Through a combination of tasting and theory, we will explore the factors that impact style and quality and learn how to describe these wines with confidence.
You will learn how environmental factors, grape growing, winemaking and maturation options influence the style and quality of wines from the eight principal grape varieties from their respective regions throughout the world.
Dates: Tuesday 4 June 2024 – Tuesday 25 June 2024
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: Old Bridge Cellars North Fremantle
Price: $385.00
Contact: Blair Hill
Telephone: 0417 987 461
Email enquiries: [email protected]
Sparkling Wines of the World
Explore the wonderful world of sparkling wines. You will be guided through a range of the world’s best sparkling wine styles including Champagne, Cava, Prosecco and others.
Blair Hill DipWSET will discuss the regions of origin and the methods of production for each of the styles. There will be up to eight wines tasted throughout the two hour session and some premium cheese plates provided.
Date: Tuesday 26 November 2024
Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm
Venue: Old Bridge Cellars North Fremantle
Price: $90
Contact: Blair Hill
Telephone: 0417 987461
Email enquiries: [email protected]
Testimonials
I loved that course! Never have I looked forward to Tuesday evenings so much. Blair is such a good teacher!