French Wine Society Immersion Study Trips In France

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 10, 2013

FRENCH WINE SOCIETY ANNOUNCES 2013 WINE IMMERSION STUDY TRIPS IN FRANCE

Part of the FWS' Master-Level Study Programs!



French Wine Society, a US-based non-profit organization dedicated to French wine education, is announcing week-long immersion study trips to some of the top wine regions in France. Each trip offers an intensive, professional-level educational program on the ground in the wine region coupled with certification through the FWS's industry-endorsed Masters-Level program for the region upon successful completion of the final exam. The trips are led by internationally-renowned experts who reside in the visited region such as Dewey Markham Jr. for Bordeaux, Matthew Stubbs MW for Languedoc-Roussillon, Kelly McAuliffe for the Rh�ne Valley and Jean-Pierre Renard for Burgundy.

Julien Camus, FWS President, explains "We believe that traveling to the wine regions with expert instruction is the very best way to complete your French wine education and embrace the landscapes, terroir, culture and people that shape each region's wines."

The trips include extensive high-caliber wine tastings at some of the best estates of each region. They are nearly all-inclusive, including the FWS Master-Level course, full comfort hotels, gourmet meals with great wines, all winery tours and tastings, and deluxe transportation.. Prices range from US$3,495 to US$3,895 per person, double occupancy, with each trip is limited to just 18 guests.

The 2013 schedule includes seven scheduled trips:

- Bordeaux - May 12-18, 2013 (Sold Out)
- Rh�ne Valley - May 26-June 1, 2013 (Sold Out)
- Bourgogne - June 9-15, 2013 (Sold Out)
- Languedoc-Roussillon - June 2-7, 2013
- Bordeaux - September 1-7, 2013
- Rh�ne Valley - Oct. 13-19, 2013
- Bourgogne - Oct. 20-26, 2013

The trips are organized and operated by Veraison Sommelier Consultants, French wine professionals with 13+ years of experience putting together extraordinary wine trips in France.

For more information, contact jcamus@frenchwinesociety.org, or call 1-202-640-5466.

Full information is also available on the French Wine Society web site at http://www.frenchwinesociety.org/french-wine-immersion-study-trips-overv...