The Wine Explorer Series Italian Edition gives wine enthusiast and students a concise academic explanation of the wines of Italy within two easy to understand 2 hour session. This class and short 30 or so page Ebook will equip you with all the factual information needed concerning Italian wines to competently select fine Italian wines, whether in a restaurant or fine wine shop. After this class, you will be free of intimidation or apprehension and will be able to select Italian wines with far less disappointment. A fantastic and easy exploration of Italian wines and an ebook that is a great quick reference that will take the mystery out of Italian wine and puts the practical ability to select them comfortably in your hands. 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 Italian Wines. This course is an excellent prep class for the Mastering Italian Wines Course. While not required as a pre-requisite, it is highly recommended as the Mastering Italian Wine course does reference some of the foundational material in this class and the Foundations courses, that is is assumed you already have mastered.