The Wine Explorer Series French Edition gives wine enthusiast and students a concise academic explanation of the wines of France within two easy to understand 2 hour sessions. A course based upon the short 30 or so page Ebook that will equip you with all the factual information needed on French wines to competently select fine French wines, whether in a restaurant or fine wine shop. This class eliminates any prior intimidation and apprehension you may have had with French wines and it will help you select to French wines successfully, resulting in far less disappointments. A fantastic and easy but thorough exploration of French wines and an ebook that gives you a great quick reference that takes the mystery out of French wine and puts the practical ability to select them comfortably in your hands. This is also a fantastic Master Class for restaurant and retail personnel to give you an accurate and solid foundation in French wines. Yes, we will be tasting wines during this Xploration, so if you would like to join in, we will send you a list of 20 wines that we will be tasting during the two sessions. A link to an online retailer will be provided. You get free shipping and a discount on the exact wines we will be using. You are free, of course, to source them locally and an alternative brand will be provided. Some of these wines are hard to come by in many markets and ideally, we would like you to be tasting the same producer and vintage that we are tasting. It is a lot of wines, so you may want to get several or even a dozen friends to do the sessions with you and split the cost of the wines. A certificate of completion is issued to each enrolled student completing the course. An optional exam is offered with everyone scoring 90% or better receiving a Level One Certification in French Wines. This course is an excellent prep class for the Mastering French Wines Course. While not required as a pre-requisite, it is highly recommended as the Mastering French Wine course does reference some of the foundational material in this class and the Foundations courses, that is is assumed you already have mastered.