Sommelier training at Academia del Terruño
The Terroir Academy is a pioneering training project that precisely analyzes the term “Terroir”.
We know that the terroir is responsible for the profile of a wine… that the soil, the climate, the variety and the human factor are determining factors in the quality of the wines, but… to what extent? Is everything we have been told true?
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To provide professionals with an adequate understanding of the concept of “Terroir” so that they can faithfully convey the uniqueness of a wine project. The Terroir Academy is the definitive complement to the academic programs of viticulture and enology.
The Terruño Academy is a training with a useful, new and updated content, integrating a technical and scientific part with a more practical and participatory one.
The sessions explain the influence of soil, climate, variety and man on the characteristics of the wines and offer a didactic sensory experience of tasting each of these factors. These are the four pillars of its methodology:
1.1. Climatology
1.2. Types of climates
1.3. Geographical factors
1.4. Meteorological factors
1.5. Thermal integral
1.6. Climate change
1.7. Climate tasting
2.1. Edaphology and soil formation
2.2. Parts of the Soils:
2.2.1. Granulometry and texture
2.2.2. Chemical composition
2.3. Water in the soil
2.4. Soils and wines with their own name
2.5. Soil tasting
3.1. Origin of current varieties
3.2. Genotype and Phenotype
3.3. Evolution of varieties, hybrids
3.4. Native varieties
3.5. Vegetative Cycle and Global Warming
3.6. Variety Tasting
4.1. Factors
4.2. Intentions
4.3. Constraints
4.4. Advantages and Limitations
4.5. Decisions
4.6. Trends
4.7. Human Factor Tasting
We have assembled a great team of collaborators that allows us to analyze the terroir from all points of view. Our advisory committee:
Agricultural Engineer and Sommelier of the restaurant La Terraza del Casino (Madrid). His experience and excellent wine selection have made his wine list one of the most awarded and recognized. His style in tasting and describing the aromas and characteristics of the wines demonstrates his great sensitivity.
Co-founder of the wine sales portal Bodeboca.com. He belongs to the new batch of professionals in the world of wine with multifaceted profiles like his own, wine lover and marketing and e-commerce professional. He has revolutionized the sale of wines on the Internet.
Agricultural Engineer, Master in Viticulture and Enology, he obtained the WSET Diploma with Distinction and obtained the title of Master of Wine in 2010, being the first Spaniard to do so. Focused on promoting the fine wines of Spain. Expert connoisseur and disseminator of the magnificent diversity of our soils, grapes, climates and styles.
PhD in Agricultural Engineering. Professor of Viticulture at the School of Agronomists of Madrid. His work in the study of vineyards has been fundamental in the research and advances in modern viticulture in recent years. His work and publications serve as a scientific basis worldwide.
D. in Oenology and Ampelography from the University of Bordeaux. He has been directing viticulture and oenology at Abadía Retuerta since 1996. He has conducted and won research and experimentation awards and has written articles in publications such as the American Journal and the Revue d’Oenologie de France. In 2005 he was named Winemaker of the Year at the IWC international competition in London.
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