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The United States Sommelier Association
Wine School
Registration Open for Fall Certificate Courses
Very Limited Space available
Please see below for course schedules
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USSA Advanced Sommelier Certification Course
& Harvest Seminars
Wine Country, Livermore Valley
San Francisco area
VERY LIMITED SEATING!
This class has very few seats left and you must register now to reserve your space. The course is held at one of the top California wineries and only offered one (1) time per year.
World renowned faculty, Master Winemakers, Comprehensive Global Tastings, Viticulture taught in the vineyard at harvest time and vinification taught by some of the world's top winemakers producing 90+ point wines!
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Fall Session / October 4th to 10th, 2009
Sunday - Reception seminar 3pm
Monday - Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday Test 10am
October 4 - 10th
Registration is open now.
Food and Wine Pairing Lunch served daily.
Rooms are available at special rates with local hotels.
Tuition: $1495 Non-members
$1395 Members
Includes: *Over 200 Wine labels tasted
*On site viticulture, vinification training with master winemaker
*USSA Advanced Notebook
*Daily Continental breakfast, Lunch and Afternoon Snack Breakout
*CD's with PDF files of wine course
Courtyard® by Marriott® Livermore
2929 Constitution Drive
Livermore, California 94551 USA
Phone: 1-925-243-1000
Special USSA Advanced Sommelier Vineyard Training at Wente Vineyards
Room Rate: $79 up to 2 persons
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/oaklm-courtyard-livermore/
Please contact Phyllis Festinger, Director, Administration and Admissions
For more information:
Email: Phyllis217@aol.com
Call: (954) 962 6772 for more information
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USSA Wine School at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Miami Campus (Miramar, FL)
Sommelier Certificate Course
Foundation / Intermediate Level
Saturday's 9:00a to 3:30p
September 12, 26,
October 3, 17, 24
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Monday's 6:30p to 10:30p
September 14, 21
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Tuesday's 6:30p to 10:30p
September 15, 22, 29
Tuition Fees: $650 non members
All course materials inclusive Saturday wine and food pairing lunches.
Wine Blending - make your own wine seminars / Riedel Glass Comparison seminars / Food and Wine Pairing seminars / Water Codex seminars and more!
Over 100 International wine labels sampled!
Course Location:
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami
3221 Enterprise Way
Miramar, FL 33025
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Fall 2009
Sommelier Certificate Immersion Course
Located at
Smith & Wollensky's
Miami Beach Satellite Campus  |
Tuition Fees: $650 non members
All course materials provided
Fee inclusive daily wine and food pairing lunches prepared by Smith & Wollensky Master Chef and Chef Patisserie.
Wine Course includes Theory, Practical Service and the Art of Blind Tasting.
Added Seminars include:
*Comprehensive global tasting and theoretical evaluation of major and minor grape varieties
*The Art of Wine Blending - make your own wine seminars
*Riedel Glass Comparison seminars - understanding glassware construction
*Food and Wine Pairing seminars
*Water Codex seminars
*Champagne Sabering
*Lots more!
Over 100++ International wine labels sampled!
Fall 2009 September - October
IMMERSION COURSE
October 19-23 Monday to Friday
M-Thurs - 9a to 5p / Friday - examination 11am
Hotel rooms at special rates available in 3-Star Hotel eight blocks from school. Bus service available for $0.25 each way. Limited space.
VERY LIMITED SEATS AND SELLS OUT QUICKLY!
Register now on line as class is already filling up!
Very Limited Seating
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Scholarships Available please submit your request in writing -
SCHOLARSHIPS TYPES:
*LAB (full-payment) SCHOLARSHIPS: for students assisting wine school coordinator with set up and break downs receiving full tuition assistance(1)
**PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS: for students applying for partial assistance through the USSA Scholarship Fund (by application review)
Available - Click Below to Apply
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 Fred Tasker - USSA Wine Writer of the Year 2008
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For more information
Email: info@ussommelier.com
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Corporate Workshops Available
Immersion Sommelier Certification Programs
ABOUT LE CORDON BLEU
The Academy is associated with the Paris cooking school, Le Cordon Bleu, and offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts.
Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America, with 14 affiliate schools throughout the United States, is the largest provider of quality culinary arts education. Few institutions possess the distinguished reputation of Le Cordon Bleu, which established its first culinary school in Paris in 1895.
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ABOUT THE UNITED STATES SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION, INC.
 The United States Sommelier Association, Inc. is a Florida non-profit 501 3C organization dedicated to the promotion and teaching of the wine culture to wine lovers and industry professionals throughout the United States and the World.
Check out our newsletter for some interesting articles.
Click for USSA Newsletter
 Our Wine Education programs are recognized world wide for the highest quality of information and professionalism. Currently the schools use multi- media presentations with tastings of approximately 100 wines in each certificate course given. Practical service is only tested live at the advanced level and consumers as well as professionals have complimented the prestige associated with holding this certification.
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Please click here to view bios of some of our wine school instructors and advisors.
Left to right top row wine school instructors and advisors: John De Leo, Premier Beverage Company; Emilio Guerra, Dreyfus Ashby; Gino Santangelo, The Forge; Brad Kinder, BKind Wine Company; Bottom Row: Jorge Mendoza, Ritz Carlton Hotels; Larry O'Brien, Jim Beam Wine Estates; Sebastian Verrier, Chef Sommelier & Manager, Palme d'Or Restaurant at the Biltmore Hotel; Roxana Garciga, PR Director RNDC. Right side: Rick Garced, CEO USSA
USSA Registrations are available on line or by calling 305 948-0092 (voice mail). Seating is very limited at the school and in our immersion courses so please register in advance to secure your space.
Course registration includes a one year membership to the United States Sommelier Association, Inc.
E-mail: Info@USSommelier.com
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United States Sommelier Association, Inc. Wine School located at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Miami
3221 Enterprise Way, Miramar, FL 33125
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Directions from your location to Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
 Please drink responsibly!
"Here's to you!" In other cultures.....
*British - Cheers!
*Chinese - Wen Lie!
*French A Votre Sante!
*German - Prosit!
*Greek - Yasas!
*Hebrew - L'Chayim!
*Hungarian - Ege'sze'ge're!
*Irish - Slainte!
*Italian - Alla Salute!
*Japanese - Kanpai!
*Polish - Na Zdrowie!
*Russian - Za vashe zdorovye!
*Spanish - Salud!
*Swedish - Skal!
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To View the Fabulous Far Niente 25th Anniversary please click on the lettering below.
Far Niente 25th Anniversary Tasting & Dinner
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