Course Description

Instructor: Dr. Herbert Spasser CWE

The 'wonderful world of wine' becomes alive, exciting and familiar through lecture, Power Point slides and tasting. The correlation of the many factors inherent in wine production are discussed including the importance of vintages, the soil, the climate, and the quality of various producers. Our topics will include:

The Wonderful Wines of Germany, California's Exciting Central Coast, America, America (God shed His Wine on Thee),

and California's Heavy Hitters.

Students, please bring 2 wine glasses to each class for you to use.

Bio: Dr. Spasser is a retired dentist and former clinical professor at NYU College of Dentistry. He is a Certified Wine Educator with the Society of Wine Educators and has visited almost all the significant wine regions of the world.

He has been giving wine courses in New York, New Jersey, and Atlanta since 1976. He is Bailli Honoraire and Grand/Commandeur of the Atlanta Chaine des Rotisseurs and was Wine Adviser to the Restaurant Society of New York.

He is a wine judge, lecturer and writer and has presented various sessions at meetings and cruises.