The 2nd Prowein Education Campaign, Bombay Exhibition Centre

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ProWein Education Campaign

What Makes It Awesome?

18th – 20th September 2019 will see the second edition of the ProWein Education Campaign in association with All Things Nice and WSET to be held at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in Mumbai. The Education Campaign offers trade visitors at Food & Hotel India (FHI) numerous tastings, workshops, discussion forums and presentations on wines and spirits. ProWein is the leading trade fair for wine & spirits in the world.

All Things Nice & WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) has curated the masterclasses at the ProWein Education Campaign. All Things Nice is one of the leading marketing and consulting agencies for wine and spirits in India. Close cooperation has existed with WSET for many years in the area of education, especially as part of ProWein China in Shanghai. The programme of the ProWein Education Campaign specifically addresses Indian wine importers, professionals from the HORECA segment, sommeliers, wine and spirits experts, writers and professionals from the wine and spirits trade. Last year saw a seminar on the theme of cognac, a blind tasting of Indian and international wines, a lecture on the perfect wine venue and a panel discussion on HR matters in the hospitality industry, to name but a few events. This year organisers have also planned exciting events revolving around sensory and aromatic themes as well as wine & culinary offers.

There will be 8 Master Classes being held at the ProWein Education Campaign.

Schedule of Master Classes

18th September 2019

11:30 to 13:00 Hrs - Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere

Nikhil Agarwal, Sommelier and CEO, All Things Nice

Dive into the fabulous world of bubbles - Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, Cremant and much more. Taste for yourself and understand the differences in the method of production, flavour and aroma characteristics covering a range of styles from countries across the world.

14:00 to 15:30 Hrs – Mastering Maturation: Rioja

With a key focus on viticulture and techniques used in the winery to improve flavour and intensity, our WSET certified educator will demonstrate how to b u I l d o n y o u r m a t u r a t I o n knowledge in line with WSET qualifications.

16:30 – 18:00 Hrs – Water Session

Ganesh Iyer, Water Sommelier and Director Operations – India & India Sub, VEEN Waters.



19th September 2019 :

11:30 to 13:00 Hrs – Assessing Quality – Chablis

When assessing quality, what makes a wine Outstanding versus just Acceptable? This session explains how to use WSET’s Systematic Approach to Tasting to make objective conclusions about wine quality.

14:00 to 15:30 Hrs - Hola Espana

Nikhil Agarwal, Sommelier and CEO, All Things Nice

Discover a range of regions, grape varietals and wines from Spain made by passionate winemakers who work hard to serve up great quality and a lot of value in their wine offerings.

16:30 – 18:00 Hrs – Sparkling Chenin Blanc: Same but different?

Using WSET’s Systematic Approach to Tasting, Amrut Vare will look at three methods champenois Chenin Blancs that all come from different regions, and identify and explain the differences between them.



20th September 2019 :

11:30 to 13:00 Hrs

The Gin is King Blind Tasting or The Gin MasterClass

Nikhil Agarwal, Sommelier and CEO, All Things Nice

Learn about the history of this spirit that is going through a renaissance and taking the world by storm. Decipher a range of botanicals and the differences in styles from leading producers from across the globe.

14:00 to 15:30 Hrs

Varietal Focus – Sauvignon Blanc

In this WSET course taster session, WSET educator Karan Vaswani will be showing a flight of three Sauvignon Blancs and explaining the differences in the style based on vineyard, winery and maturation practices.

Best To Go With?

Family, Big Group, Bae

Price

Entry is absolutely FREE