Chez Puyau

Courses

The Chez Puyau offers to wine lovers the world's best wines in various courses. We are educated in wine culture and the issues addressed are meant to demystify this wonderful world.

The vine and wine	An organic vision of wine
Wine and Food Pairing	Aromas and Flavors
The wine history	Old world
New world	Grapes
Sparkling wines	France
Italy	Portugal
Spain	Germany
Argentina	Chile
Brazil	Australia
New Zeland	South Africa
United States and Canada	Fortified

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Number of classes:	18
Investiment:	US$300
Obs:	Tasting of 6 wines
Topics:
	Viticulture and Grape Harvest
	Winemaking, changes, diseases and defects of the wine
	Fermentation
	Cellar Practices
	Maturation and aging
	Bottling, labeling and shipping
	Getting foam
	Sensory characteristics of wine, the organs of sense used in sensory analysis of wines
	Methods for sensory evaluation. Examples of technical sheets
	Evaluation of organoleptic characteristics of wine: Visual inspection
	Evaluation of organoleptic characteristics of wine: Olfactory inspection
	Evaluation of organoleptic characteristics of wine: Tasting inspection
	Evolution of the wine: maturation, aging, and lifetime maintenance
	Blind tasting of wines of different styles for identification using the technical sheet oftasting
	The sommelier and his accessories
	Administering the wine list, the menu and wine cellar
	The order of service
	The wine service in practice

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Number of classes:	10
Investiment:	US$250
Obs:	Tasting of 4 wines
Topics:
	The great balance: the four states of nature
	Autumn, the season of decline
	Spring, the season of rebuilding
	The disease is a sign of imbalance
	Homeopathy
	Biodynamic agriculture
	The cellar
	The planets
	The organic wine
	Life is energy

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Number of classes:	4
Investiment:	US$225
Obs:	Tasting of 4 wines and 4 dishes
Topics:
	Wine & Food Pairing
	Choosing the wine from the food
	Choosing the food from wine
	Cheese & Wine Pairing

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Number of classes:	2
Investiment:	US$100
Obs:	Perception of natural flavors and use of Le Nez du Vin
Topics:
	Defining aromas and flavors
	Realizing aromas and flavors

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Number of classes:	10
Investiment:	US$175
Obs:	Tasting of 2 wines
Topics:
	In the wake of the first wines
	Drink democratic
	The dark ages was also the age of the drought?
	The resurgence of the wine in the middle ages
	New wines, new skills
	The wine in the new world
	The wine of the eighteenth century in Europe
	Uncertainties and Prosperity
	The wine and its enemies
	Half century of prosperity

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	France - Law and Regions
	Italy - Law and Regions
	Portugal - Law and Regions
	Spain - Law and Regions
	Germany - Law and Regions
	Greece, Switzerland, Austria and England

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Argentina - Law and Regions
	Chile - Law and Regions
	Brazil - Law and Regions
	Australia - Law and Regions
	New Zeland and South Africa - Law and Regions
	Uruguay and United States - Law and Regions

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Number of classes:	2
Investiment:	US$100
Obs:	Tasting of 2 wines
Topics:
	The red and white grapes of the world
	The relation between the grapes and the terroir

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	The origin of the sparkling wine
	Methods of elaboration (Champenoise and Charmat)
	Methods of elaboration (Asti/Toulon and Ancestral)
	The big regions of France (Champagne and Limoux)
	The most prominent regions in the world (Spain, Italy and Brazil)
	A little harmonization with sparkling wines of the world

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Bordeaux e South West
	Burgundy
	Alsace
	Loire valley
	Rhône valley
	Southern France

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Piedmont
	Veneto
	Tuscany
	Central Italy
	Southern Italy
	Islands - Sardinia and Sicily

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Vinho verde
	Douro
	Estremadura e Terras do Sado
	Dão e Bairrada
	Ribatejo
	Alentejo

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Rioja
	Ribera del Duero
	Toro e Rueda
	Catalunha
	Central Spain - La Mancha e Valência
	Jerez

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Rheingau
	Mosel
	Pfalz
	Nahe
	Rheinhessen
	Baden

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Salta e Catamarca
	La Rioja
	San Juan
	Mendoza
	San Rafael
	Neuquén e Rio Negro

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Elqui, Limarí e Choapa Valley
	Aconcagua, Casablanca e San Antonio Valley
	Maipo Valley
	Rapel e Curicó Valley
	Maule Valley
	Itata e Bío Bío Valley

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Serra Gaúcha
	Hills of southeast
	Campos de Cima
	Campanha
	Planalto Catarinense - Caçador, Campos Novos and São Joaquim
	São Francisco valley- Bahia and Pernambuco

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Western Austrália
	Northern Territory
	Queensland
	New South Wales
	Victoria
	South Austrália

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Auckland e Gisborne
	Hawkes Bay e Martinborough
	Nelson
	Marlborough
	Canterbury
	Central Otago

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Stellenbosch
	Overberg
	Paarl
	Robertson
	Durbanville
	Worcester

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Washington State
	Oregon
	Califórnia - part 1
	Califórnia - part 2
	New York State
	Canadá

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Number of classes:	6
Investiment:	US$150
Obs:	Tasting of 3 wines
Topics:
	Porto - part 1
	Porto - part 2
	Madeira
	Sherry
	Vin Doux Naturels
	Rutherglen Muscat