New Video Series on California Wine Regions in Celebration of California Wine Month

In celebration of California Wine Month 2014, created by Wine Institute and recognized with a proclamation by Governor Brown, San Francisco Wine School has produced a series of educational videos featuring founder and Master Sommelier David Glancy.

In his easy-going, friendly style, Glancy offers insights into the California’s signature grape varietals and wine regions, providing valuable tips for visitors from a wine insider, including the answers to these questions, and more:

“Which region gave birth to 80% of California’s Chardonnay wine? Where can you pan for gold before tasting the signature local Zinfandel? Where will you find the best sports car drive in Wine Country? Where should you go for great-tasting, “value” Cabernet? Which wine region is ten times the size of Napa Valley, with more than 600 mostly-boutique wineries? Who grows wine with “altitude,” around 3500 feet of altitude? Which region is known for its “cowboy” wines?”

The eight videos, each under two minutes in length, follow San Francisco Wine School’s “California Wine Appellation Specialist®” program, covering Lake County and the Sierra Foothills, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, Livermore, Lodi and Santa Cruz Mountains, Monterey and San Benito, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara and South Coast. That’s the entire state of California in 15 minutes or less.

To learn about all there is to see and taste in California wine regions, view the series at Wine Institute’s consumer website www.DiscoverCaliforniaWines.com/media-trade/videos, now available in seven languages for ten markets.

New fall classes have been posted – CWAS Online begins 10/13 and the CWAS 3-Day Intensive in Los Angeles runs 11/7-9. See the full class schedule here.

About San Francisco Wine School

At San Francisco Wine School, our mission is to breathe new energy into the world of wine education by teaching only the wine topics and credential programs that best prepare students for success. Our carefully chosen curriculum is taught by industry-leading instructors and features the best content in the business: expert material, carefully conceived wine flights, and interactive blind tasting exercises designed to engage students and enhance learning. San Francisco Wine School launched the first ever, in-depth California professional credential California Wine Appellation Specialist® (CWAS), and Somm Essentials, a foundational program for the food and wine industry.

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About Wine Institute

Established in 1934, Wine Institute is the association of nearly 1,000 California wineries and wine-related businesses that initiate and advocate state, federal and international public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible production, consumption and enjoyment of wine. For information, see www.WineInstitute.org.

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