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Viticulture and Oenology Seminar

FRENLANG 60D

About the Class

Number of Students: 50 registered Stanford students both undergraduate and graduate.

Venue: The French House, 610 Mayfield Avenue, Stanford University (Please see directions below)

Time: Thursdays, 7:00 pm.  

 

Description:  The Viticulture and Oenology Seminar (“Stanford Wine Class”) exposes the Stanford student community to the foundational art and science of wine and wine culture.  The class features a host of renowned guest speakers from the wine industry in northern California who share their expertise on viticulture and oenology. Each class features a tasting of 4-6 wines of the speaker’s choice to complement the lecture.  The class also includes a trip to Napa or Sonoma during the quarter.  Regular speakers in the class included noted winemakers, winery owners, sommeliers and other folks with a passion for the subject!

Format:  Speakers usually come with 4-6 varietals (four-five bottles of each), which they include in the theme of their talk. For example, a speaker talking specifically about sparkling wines may come with five different varietals for the students to taste during the seminar.

Contact Information: Please do not hesitate to contact Patricia de Castries or the instructor.

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Directions to the French House

From 101-S:

  1. Take the University Avenue exit towards Stanford University

  2. Travel straight on University Avenue through Palo Alto and under the Caltrain bridge.

  3. University Avenue becomes Palm Drive.

  4. Turn Left on Campus Drive East loop.

  5. Turn Left on Mayfield Avenue.

  6. The French House is three blocks down on the corner on Mayfield Avenue and Santa Ynez.

 

From 280-S:

  1. Take the Sand Hill Road exit towards SLAC/Stanford University

  2. Merge onto Sand Hill Road

  3. Turn right onto Santa Cruz Avenue

  4. Turn left onto Junipero Serra Boulevard

  5. Turn right onto Campus Drive East

  6. Turn right onto Mayfield Avenue

  7. The French House is three blocks down on the corner on Mayfield Avenue and Santa Ynez.

 

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