Professional Development Through the Language of Wine

Location:	Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane)

Item:	PR13993OF

Senior executives and professionals are often the social face of their organisations, and this brings with it expectations. In the spotlight of social situations, standards of taste, discernment, and authority are expected of senior people. There’s no better way to suggest these qualities than to be confident on the subject of wine. Contrary to popular opinion, this doesn’t require an encyclopedic knowledge of varieties, vintages and regions, but rather the ability to converse naturally on the subject – unpretentiously and unselfconsciously.

The Language of Wine is a four hour session for groups of 12 to 20. Participants are introduced to five descriptive dimensions of wine, and practice their skills on these in varied and challenging scenarios. The session concludes with improvised conversations on specific wines (including some of Australia’s most iconic). The Language of Wine is based on a unique wine conversational method developed by the authors Evan Mitchell and Brian Mitchell, and introduced in their books “Drinking Your Own Words” and “The Psychology of Wine”.

Benefits of this session will vary with the individual, but all participants will see improvement in their range and competence in wine language; and all will feel more comfortable conversing on wine in social situations. As part of the session, each participant receives a copy of the book “Drinking Your Own Words”.

intensity: 1.0

Experience Details

Fitness and Experience

Min age 18 years
No specific knowledge of wine

What is Supplied

4 hour session with Evan Mitchell
All sessions will involve detailed tasting of five wines (representative of specific Australian varieties and regions as well as the option to include international wines)
Workbooks providing prompts and illustrations to facilitate the group activities and discussions
Each participant receives a copy of the book: Drinking Your Own Words

More Information

Evan Mitchell spent twelve years as a sommelier in fine dining restaurants, and now consults to the hospitality industry on the place of wine within the dining experience. He is an Honours graduate in English Literature from the University of Sydney.

Brian Mitchell has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Sydney. He had several years in clinical practice before establishing an international consultancy specializing in behaviour management.

What the international experts say – George M Taber, best-selling author of Judgment of Paris “their discussion of turning wine into words will please anyone who loves either wine or words”; and pioneering Napa Valley winemaker Delia Viader “you’ll never look at wine the same way again.”

Locations: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane – and conference locations
Group Size:12 to 20
Duration: 4 hours
Cost: From $256.50

For more details on this senior executive activity please contact the Corporate Team on 02 8324 9900 or corporate@adrenalin.com.au