Registrations for the 2010 - 2011 Wine Tasting season are closed

THE SESSIONS

Wine is vital to French culture, as we hope to show during these exclusive wine tasting sessions. We aim to make them as informative as possible. You will taste six specially selected wines, for selected sessions, an accompaniment of delicious cheeses.

Our Regular Sessions are conceived as an introduction to an area, such as Bordeaux, Burgundy or the South of France, while Special Tastings are more specialised and focus on cépages and types of wine.

Each session starts at 7.00pm, lasts about 2 hours and takes place in our Institut's beautiful wood panelled library.

The Lecturer

Sandy Leckie worked for a number of years as a management training and development manager in industry. In 1994, feeling the need for a change of direction, he set up his own business specialising in the provision of training for new entrants to the wine trade as well as wine consumers. Now trading as The Wine Education Service Limited, his business runs courses at introductory, intermediate and advanced level in London, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester and organises tastings for wine clubs and social groups, corporate hospitality events and wine tours.

Sandy holds the Wine & Spirit Education Trust Diploma and is an accredited international educator for the Wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. He is a member of The Association of Wine Educators and Circle of Wine Writers and judges at the International Wine Challenge, Wine Magazine’s annual competition to find the best wines on the UK market. He travels widely to keep his wine knowledge up to date.

Prices

How to enrol ?

By Post
Ring us on 020 7871 3522 to check availability for the session you wish to attend, then fill in the application form (available to download online by clicking here, or from the Institut's Box Office), and return it with a cheque made payable to the Institut français to the following address:

Institut français, Marketing & Communications Dept,
17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT

Over the phone
Ring us on 020 7871 6522 to check availability for the session you wish to attend; we will take your contact details, then pass you through to our Box Office to complete the payment for the session. Your booking is confirmed once payment is received. You will receive a confirmation letter out one week before the session.

Please note: places on our sessions are limited, and tend to fill up very quickly, so early reservation is recommended. Booking and payment must be made at least 3 weeks in advance.

Gift Vouchers

Please inform us as you make your booking if you require a gift voucher.