VINEA Academy trains wine enthusiasts who already have basic tasting experience in Swiss wine varieties, official scoring methods and competition judging, over three modules.
Tip: Foundational tasting knowledge is expected going in, this is not a first wine class for complete beginners.
Address: Avenue du General Guisan 15, 3960 Sierre, Switzerland, Valais
Chateau de Villa runs scheduled vertical tastings and commented masterclass evenings, comparing several vintages of a single Valais wine such as Merlot or Cornalin.
Tip: Sessions are dated with limited seats, book online well before the listed evening.
A beginner wine course pairs a short film with a guided tasting of five contrasting Valais wines, covering the five stages of tasting and how to hold a glass.
Tip: Sessions run Friday to Sunday at 11am without a group booking, call ahead for parties of ten or more on other days.
