«Mozart Wine House» Sommelier Academy is:

• the unique educational institution in South of Russia to possess a license for educational activity in sphere of wine culture (license № 12361 d/d 14.08.2008, appendix № 2 d/d 30.04.2009);
• a professionally equipped auditorium for lectures and wine tasting lessons for 20 seats;
• qualified lecturers team;
• wide choice of wines for tastings;
• professional glasses and equipment for wine tastings.

The trustee of the Academy is the Eastern-European Association of Sommeliers and Experts.

The leading lecturers of the Academy are:

• Vinnik Alexander Valentinovich — President of the group of «Mozart Wine House» Group of Companies, candidate of science in Philosophy, graduate of School of sommeliers of Toscana Association of sommeliers (Florence).
• Chekmareva Marina Grigorievna — candidate of technical science in «Technology of wine making» specialty, Head of «Wine making and strong alcohol drinks» laboratory of Y. I. Potapenko All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute of viticulture and wine making.
• Ishchenko Andrey Mikhailovich — member of Russian Association of Sommelier, Chief-sommelier, Head of sales department of «Mozart Wine House» company, graduate of leading Moscow sommelier schools «Nostalgie» and «Enotria». He also graduated from courses held by Michel Garnero — expert on tasting analysis of wine (organoleptics), the leading lecturer of Lycee of Hospitality Lois Martin Bre (c. Manoc/France)
• Lorenzo Giuliani — sommelier of Florence since 1989, instructor of wine tasting since 1993, leading lecturer of «Mozart Wine House» Sommelier Academy, official lecturer for tasting technologies and compatibility of wine and gastronomy at professional courses of Italian Association of Sommeliers, representative of Italian Association of Sommeliers and judge at regional and national sommeliers competitions, independent consultant in enology and gastronomy for Arezzo Chamber of commerce and industry, wine collector and owner of Il Bivio (Banzena, Arezzo) restaurant.
• Philippe Antoine Marcel Puard — independent expert, connoisseur of wines and gastronomy, owner of «Champs Elysees» art gallery.

The Academy offers its services in professional training and further employment assistance of alcohol market specialists — sommeliers, waiters, cellarists, as well as diverse courses of various duration for wine connoisseurs.

The Program of Academy includes:

1. Course «Sommelier» of Italian Association of Sommeliers — unique possibility of being certified as a sommelier by the Italian Association of Sommeliers in Rostov on Don!

   The program which is approved by the Italian Association of Sommeliers consists of three levels. The first level implies comprehension of the role of sommelier, studying of the notions of enology, enography, processes of distillation, methods of tasting, styles and rules of decantation and presentation of wine, means of organization of wine storages. At the second level students study national and foreign enography, geography of Italian and world wines, perform a sensory test. The third level deals with wine and gastronomy combinations. The School is headquartered in Milan. After passing the whole program course and taking final examination students obtain the Italian Association of Sommeliers diploma.

2. Basic course for professionals — sommeliers, waiters, barmen and cellaristis (2 months, 37 academic days, 148 astronomic hours, Monday-Friday 10.00–13.00/ 18.00–21.00). At the end of the course all students obtain the Certificate of Education of standard pattern.

   You will get knowledge about wine making regions of the world leading wine producing countries (grapes varieties, classification, regions and producers), as well as about strong drinks — Cognac, Armagnac, calvados, whiskey, grappa, you will learn a lot about rules of handling wine in restaurants, wine sales technique and psychology, you will accumulate a valuable wine tasting experience and obtain a diploma of standard pattern.

   There is a possibility of payment for training by installments, and also a possibility of training per separate course blocks.

3. Courses on basics of wine sales for waiters, barmen and cellarists (duration — 1,5 month, 12 lessons, 36 astronomic hours, Monday, Wednesday 10.00–13.00/18.00–21.00). At the end of the course the students get the Certificate of Education of standard pattern.

   You will get knowledge about the world’s main wine making regions (grapes varieties, regions, classification) as well as about strong alcohol that will allow you to communicate with your clients with much more confidence, select drinks in perfect accordance with their preferences, thereby forming the network of your regular guests, thus contributing to the increase of average bill’s total and of the proceeds from sales in the whole.

4. Short course on wine making basics (France, Italy and other countries) (duration — 6 weeks, 24 astronomic hours, Monday, Wednesday 19.00–21.00).

   This course presents excursions to specific wine making regions of various countries and is designated firstly for amateurs interested in getting new knowledge about wine and other drinks, in systematization of acquired information as well as in gathering of tasting experience.

   Evening lectures will allow you to combine work & studying; they guarantee an interesting spare time and new impressions!

   At the end of the course students obtain the Sommelier Academy Certificate of standard pattern.

5. Day-off courses — studies of specific wine making regions of various countries (Saturday-Sunday 12.00–16.00, may differ).

   These courses constitute one of the versions of short course on wine making basics in leading wine producing countries (France, Italy, Spain, New World and others), which is mainly amateurs-oriented. The lectures take place on Saturdays and Sundays.

   At the end of the course students obtain the Sommelier Academy Certificate of standard pattern.