Dragon Phoenix
Wine Courses
Welcome to the wonderful world of wine!
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DP Bud Stage Core Training
- Study the basic types of wine you’ll find around the world.
- Learn how to taste wine and consider quality.
- Receive tips and tricks for buying wine, making the best wine selections as well as pairing wine and food.
- Learn how to make wine part of a healthy lifestyle.
- Gain a footing in the world of wine so you can explore more!
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DP Flower Stage Core Training
- Learn how wine is made and other factors influencing wine styles
- Understand the key white and black grape varieties
- Understand the key wine-producing countries and regions of the world
- Study the main sparkling, sweet and fortified wines, as well as spirits and liqueurs
- Understand label terminology
- Understand food and wine matching
- Learn how to taste wine
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DP Fruit Stage Core Training
- Gain advanced-level knowledge of all aspects of wine production
- Study how key factors affect the style, price and quality of wines
- Involves in-depth study of wine-producing countries and regions of the world
- Offers greater coverage of sparkling wines, sweet wines and fortified wines
- Understand global label terminology
- Consider service and storage of wine and advanced level food-and-wine matching
- Learn how to blind-taste wine
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DP Harvest Stage Exploration Training
- Learn about every aspect of wine through comprehensive WSET factors for Diploma-level
- Gain Diploma-level understanding of viticulture and vinification
- Understand the global wine business, studying global trends and honing your analytical skills
- In-depth study of the world’s major sparkling wines
- In-depth study of the world’s major fortified wines
- Develop invaluable experience in the critical assessment of wine through higher-level tastings and Diploma-level theory exercises
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DP Focus Wine Courses
- Short, but concentrated wine-themed courses
- Gain the opportunity to approach wine in different ways.
- Free from the pressure of exams!
- Be exposed to wines perhaps you’ve never tasted before.
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DiscoverWhat Our Students Say
During my time studying at Dragon Phoenix, I have really felt the joy of learning and I believe it has been the most wonderful learning experience of my life. Due to my lack of professional knowledge in wine and a relatively weak foundation in English, I felt a sense of pressure and difficulty when I first started. But with the help of Dragon Phoenix, I was able to pursue my dream. Our teachers are mainly Fongyee Walker MW and her husband Edward Ragg, both of whom have a very high professional knowledge and make the classes extremely vivid and wonderful. Dragon Phoenix keeps on impressing me!
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!
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.
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.
