A comprehensive study of all major wine-producing appellations of origin in Italy. The course covers an examination of Italian Wine History, Key Grape Varieties by AOC, Winemaking, and Viticulture with a discussion of resulting wine styles, regional terroir, wine laws, key producers, and essential wine terminology associated with Italian wines. This course will give you a thorough mastery of the major regions and wines of Italy. It will also help contextualize how the great wines of Italy compare with stylistically and gastronomically with the famed wines of other Countries around the World.The Certification examination will require you to pass a rigorous Wine Theory Exam consisting of 100 questions in various formats, 5 Short Answer questions, and a Tasting Exam in which you must successfully identify the wine's grape, articulate it's key descriptive & quality elements, define it's general age, evaluate it's structure, identify it's stage of development, assess it's aging potential and draw parallels to other Old and New World wine regions.