Maintaining sharp and accute tasting skills requires practice

Smell training is a daily practice like playing scales every day

I use on purpose the word train, because, like in any skill you want to master, you need to practice over and over again, like a piano student playing scales every day.

It’s a sensory training, and more precisely a smell training that you need to follow. And it doesn’t require to taste wine everyday, but to listen to your nose every day.

Introducing...

Wine Sensory Academy, the maintenance program I created for former students of my foundation courses.

Isabelle Lesschaeve, PhD

From feeling confused and out of words to feeling confident and articulate when describing a wine.

Wine Sensory Academy is a bundle of proven courses and practices using the sensory science framework. It includes: 

  • Self-paced courses to set up a solid knowledge foundation 
  • Hands-on experiences to put in practice what you learn in the pre-recorded lessons
  • At home practice and supervised assignments to validate your learnings
  • Live wine tasting classes and coaching with me.
  • and more.

By the end of this 12-week program, you’ll have built and experienced the benefits of using the sensory framework to sharpen and maintain your tasting skills.

  • Wine Aroma Description Made Easy 
  • Deep Dive in each Wine Aroma Category
  • Three month subscription to the Wine Sensory Circle.
  • Monthly Open Office and weekdays online support
  • Private podcast to listen to all recordings on the go
  • Pre-recorded videos, workbook, and handouts
  • Quizzes and assignments
  • Aroma training tutorials and demonstrations
  • Weekdays online support
  • Access for 12 months to all materials and recordings

Wine Sensory Academy is the perfect program for you if wine tasting is a challenging exercise and has become a barrier to expanding your knowledge and wine enjoyment.

You’ll learn how to use your senses at best to assess the aromatic nuances you smell and taste in wine so that you can write precise tasting notes and memorize each tasting experience.

What's Included in the Wine Sensory Academy Bundle

Two Self-Paced Pre-Recorded Courses

Course Refresher - Wine Aroma Made Easy [Formerly the PATH Level ONE]
You’ll learn the foundation to master aroma description and enhance your knowledge and wine enjoyment.

Includes 4 Modules with pre-recorded videos, workbooks, transcripts, PDF guides

By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to practice aroma identification at home and during the monthly tutored tasting included in this program.

Deep Dive in each Wine Aroma Category:
Based on the Wine Aroma Wheel created by Dr. Ann Noble at UC Davis, this course gives you basic knowledge of the common aromatic descriptors you can detect in red and white wines.

Includes 8 lessons covering the following wine aroma categories: Fruity, Floral, Herbaceous, Spicy, Nutty, Caramel, Woody, and Earthy.

This course will be your go-to resource when practicing before the monthly tutored tasting.

Tasting Practices at Home and Online

Three tutored tasting sessions scheduled through the Wine Sensory Circle.

Only Wine Sensory Academy students receive instructions ahead of each tasting so they can train their nose and palate on identifying flavors typical to the wine styles highlighted each month.

Online and Live Support 

  • Meet Isabelle virtually every month to ask her advice and questions 

My 14-Day Guarantee

If you’re not 100% satisfied with this program, the practices, or the support after 14 days, I will offer you a full refund.

Sign up today, and you don’t even have to decide if you’re in for good!
Take the full 14 days to explore the materials and the different live events and THEN... make a decision using the information YOU HAVE rather than the information you don’t.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yes, the membership is meant for people who are struggling to describe precisely wine aroma. The tutored tastings and wine aroma courses will help you overcome this challenge.

The membership is well-suited for beginners and advanced levels alike. However I recommend taking the course Wine Aroma Description Made Easy when you join the membership. This 4 module course will provide the foundation that you'll need to continue to learn during the tutored tastings.

I recommend starting by the self-paced course Wine Aroma Description Made Easy and complete one module a week. Once you're ready to join the Monthly tasting, you'll need 1-2 hours a week follow the tutorials to train your nose and palate ahead of the tasting.

The monthly tasting on the third Saturday of each month at 6 PM UK/1 PM EST/10 AM PST, subject to change if another time suits the members better.

I will send you the tasting recording so you can follow the process at a convenient time for you.

No, I will recommend two or three wine styles to purchase on your own and that should be widely available. 

I will provide recommendations for substitution.

The PATH program gave you the foundational knowledge and was rebranded Wine Aroma Description Made Easy. The Wine Sensory Academy expand this knowledge through hands-on practices at home and during the live tutored tastings. 

I cannot wait to guide and coach you over this 12-week program.

Here’s the truth. What you’ll learn with me isn’t taught by any wine certification programs.

If you’re serious about developing your tasting skills, you have to adopt a training practice like athletes and musicians do to keep their abilities to their highest standards.  

Act Now. The Wine Sensory Academy is open for registration for a limited time.  

Should you choose to accept this invitation, I promise you that you will experience a profound transformation in your tasting practices. It will start changing your appreciation of wine.    

I look forward to meeting you personally inside this program.

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