THURSDAY 09 SEP

#WINETASTING

the students of the Lycée du CFA et du CFPPA Edgard Pisani are waiting for you for a day to discover the professions of the vineyard and the wine !

School audience - An immersion in the wine business !

During the day, the lycée agricole Edgard Pisani of Montreuil-Bellay and its students of First and Final Bac Pro Vine and Wine will share their knowledge through 4 workshops

| Visit of the cellar - Harvest - Pressing - Initiation to the flavors.

General public - Guided tour and introduction to wine tasting

From 6:00 pm, adults and wine lovers will enjoy a tasting commented by apprentices of the CFAA 49, followed by a visit -in English & in French-.

| Introducing wine tasting and learning to appreciate a wine: this is the mission of the CFAA 49's BTSA Technico-commercial wine and spirits.

The Domaine du Haut Bellay lends the terrace of its cellar for this occasion. Through 3 vintages, the students will detail the steps of the tasting: eye, nose, palate. During their animation, they will complete their workshop with "tips and tricks" such as :

| How to recognize a young wine, an old wine ?

| How to uncork a bottle of sparkling wine without turning the cork?

Sale of wine possible at the end of the tasting.

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Hour : 18H

Location : Domaine du Haut Bellay, Lycée Edgard Pisani - rue du Méron, 49260 MONTREUIL BELLAY

Price : FREE

From the vine to the glass, the wine industry offers a wide range of possibilities. The wine industry employs 600,000 people in France, with a wealth of skills ranging from vineyard work, to the winery, to sales and marketing, to export, to law, to accounting, to research, and many others

FOCUS ON TRAINING

Institution Edgard Pisani / Montreuil-Bellay :

The Edgard Pisani institution groups together three training centers as well as a vineyard to train students, apprentices and trainees. From the agricultural CAP to the engineering diploma, the training centers offer courses through school, apprenticeship and continuing education.

A complete pedagogical support is offered to train the future professionals of the wine industry

Some examples of training :

> Course of work in the cellar / Long term training

> BTSA viticulture-oenology in 2 years / Apprenticeship

> Degustation of the wines/Continuous short training

> Bac Pro organisation and management of the vitivinicultural company / Apprenticeship, School training

To know more, click HERE !

ESTHUA Université Angers :

Within its Tourism and Culture Department, the University of ESTHUA Angers offers a professional degree of tourism, with a specialization in communication and development of territories. Accessible after a Bac+2 diploma, this degree offers a course in "Designing services in wine tourism and gastronomy".

Avaliable in Saumur, it offers an opportunity to specialize in wine tourism, a dynamic sector linked to green and cultural tourism, wine marketing, as well as the promotion of wines through food. A professional diploma that offers an insight to wine tourism, with academic training and completed by a practical internship. It is a comprehensive and versatile program that allows young people passionate about tourism and wine to access a diploma of BAC+3 level.

To know more, click HERE !

For further information : www.vin-de-saumur.com