DP Intermediate Wine Course
Check-Point One: On the Road to Greater Wine Knowledge
DP Flower Stage Core Training Introduction
A beginner to intermediate program exploring wines for wine enthusiasts and for those working in the wine industry.
For individuals seeking a core understanding of wines, this program explores the major grape varieties and important wine regions in which they are grown.
You’ll learn about the styles of wines produced from these grapes as well as key classifications and labelling terminology.
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 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.
Standing Teachers
What Our Students Say
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!
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!
Studying for and completing the WSET Diploma Award in Wines and Spirits at Dragon Phoenix was not a particularly difficult experience, but it was never easy! Fongyee’s analysis of the WSET Level 4 Diploma course structure is very important and highlighted to me how, although each unit is independent, the learning is holistic. Xing Wei also provided some support with exam answering skills, which was very helpful and allowed us to understand exam strategy better.
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.
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!
