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Food & Wine:

Level 4 / 15 Credits

This module aims to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of wine’s relationship to the UK on-trade industry. Students will analyse the key on-trade channels for wine and how products are successfully listed and marketed in bars, hotels and restaurants. The module will also include a number of practical exercises to investigate the principles of food and wine matching.

Course Description

What you need to be able to do this course:

This module will include:

·         Practical exercises to investigate the principles of food and wine matching.

·         Types of on-trade business; including bars, hotels and restaurants.

·         Wine list design, including pricing and range of wines and styles offered.

·         How consumers interact with wine lists.

·         The principles of food and wine matching; textures, weights and intensities - saltiness, acidity, sweetness, bitterness & umami.

·         Food and wine matching practical sessions.

 

The outcomes of this module:

·         Understand the key commercial decisions for on-trade businesses when designing a wine list.

·         Analyse an appropriate food menu and design a complementary wine list.

·         Explain why certain styles of wine match or clash with various types of foods.

Describe the flavour, sweetness, textures, weights and intensity of food and wine

 

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