DP Foundation Wine Course
Welcome to Wine: Your First Taste of DP!
DP Bud Stage Core Training Introduction
The Dragon Phoenix Bud Stage Core Training is a fun, introductory wine class.
This is a one-day seminar, with a multiple-choice exam held at the end of the teaching day.
The Dragon Phoenix Bud Stage Core Training is a beginner level wine course catered to the actual needs of Chinese consumers. We have created this course very much for those new to wine in this exciting but sometimes challenging Chinese market!
In this course, you will be introduced to the main styles and types of wine and will learn how to pick the right bottle for you and enjoy it free from the concerns of overwhelming choice or even fake wines!
DP Advantages
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Professional
We have three Masters of Wine (MW) in mainland China as well as many other experienced educators. Top-quality teaching guaranteed!
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Independence
DP offers fully independent wine services in the selection and teaching of wine allowing an objective and non-biased learning experience.
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Critical Thinking
DP encourages and trains students to think critically about wines.
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Tasting Practice
DP sources the wines for each course from the entire Chinese market and even from abroad. We help our students understand how to taste wine and build up a more professional tasting profile, often through blind-tasting!
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High Pass Rate
DP specialises in training students for exams and boasts an extremely high pass rate: higher than the global average in all of our certified courses.
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Logistics
In addition to providing relevant programme schedules and arrangements, DP’s attentive course assistants help foster the best from students and aim to respond quickly and efficiently.
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Cutting-edge Knowledge
With first-hand knowledge of the world’s wine regions, DP shares its expert wine knowledge with all its students. All educators are required to stay up-to-date!
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Boutique Wine Classrooms
We accept very limited numbers of students for each class to guarantee the quality of the learning experience and classroom environment.
DP Educators
What Our Students Say
Learning at Dragon Phoenix is the most enjoyable educational experience I have ever been part of! The classroom atmosphere is active and comfortable; and, most importantly, the educators have super-professional knowledge and advanced teaching skills. Not to forget the great wine selections and study materials too! Dragon Phoenix is truly the top wine educational institution in China! Fongyee, Xing Wei, Liu Chang, Gus Zhu, Liao Sang… each educator has their own style, distinct personality and clear thinking! They are my wine family in Beijing. Love you guys!
I started the two-year WSET Level 4 Diploma course in September 2015. I am very fortunate to have learnt about wine from Fongyee and Edward – especially in regards to blind-tasting and wine business knowledge – because if you only count on yourself it will be a long process of accumulation. Also, in the selection of wine, Dragon Phoenix is very conscientious. They always try to use some typical but sometimes hard-to-find wines and many wines have been brought by educators when they travelled abroad. Dragon Phoenix’s logistics are, frankly, perfect. Ding Li (we call her “Boss Ding”), who is Dragon Phoenix’s WSET Level 4 Course Co-ordinator, works really hard to help everyone customize their study plans so that we have no worries and can concentrate on the exam. Every time exam results come out, she will inform us straight away. I must say, in the two years of studying, Boss Ding's emails and WeChat messages are my most anticipated things! Finally, I feel that my biggest motivation in learning WSET Level 4 is the inspiration from Fongyee and Edward and their attitude towards wine. After I passed the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines, my curiosity about wine became even stronger and I am now eager to continue learning even more.
It’s been just two years since I started learning about wine! Transformed from a beginner to a super-fan; from enjoying simple self-study to exploring the professionally structured training at Dragon Phoenix; from feeling an emotional connection with wine, then developing a systematic way of studying and tasting. I learnt everything with passion and have become more professional too! This has provided me the opportunity to understand more advanced information about wine, even though there is always more to learn. If you really love wine, you should know that, thanks to the WSET and Dragon Phoenix's education programs, more people in China are now coming into the wine world with a professional and serious attitude!
In 2017, I came to Dragon Phoenix to study. I started right at the beginning, then did the Advanced session in Wines. I took part in numerous small seminars also. Not only have I met a group of professional teachers and friends, but I have also gained great professional knowledge. With this, I am determined to step into the wine industry!
Dragon Phoenix’s ‘Wine Wednesday’ series has been running for more than 100 classes and almost no duplicate topics can be found! For wine lovers, the small class does not have the pressure of exams but instead enables the opportunity to learn about and taste wines from all over the world at a reasonable price! I highly recommend this for all wine lovers!
