We packed so much into our third episode on the Plansel winery - new wine grapes, why every new grape plant must be grafted on to an American rootstock…and the great story of Jorge Bohm, Dorina Lindemann and three generations of winemakers.
But one of the things we wanted to tell you more about was their international wine school, and so that’s the topic for this week’s bonus episode.
It’s a basic introduction to wines and wine tasting, so if you’re already an expert please skip straight on to our next episode where we dive deep into the Roman history of Portugal’s wine.
While immersing ourselves in the wines of Alentejo, we’ve been trying to improve our broader wine knowledge, and so signed up for an online course with the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust (WSET).
I’ve written about it more detail before - here’s an introduction to the course we joined…and to three grapes you may not have heard about before.
Once Dorina Lindemann heard about it she scolded us for not trying all the international grape varieties and wines and so invited us along to Plansel for one of the courses Wilmy Matum was running.
She’s a Dutch wine exporter and qualified trainer and was hosting a group of students from all over the world for her course.
In this bonus episode she tells us all about WSET, about why the description of wine needs to be standardised and what she teaches here in Portugal.
The wine school is on hiatus at the moment, but if you’re interested in applying for a course, you can email: wine-school@plansel.com
Please let us know what you think of the podcast series so far - and the bonus episodes we’re dropping. We’d love to know what you think?
And in the next episode we’ll be diving deep into Portugal’s Roman history of wine.
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Bonus Episode (3): Wine Class