SUU Community Education and Iron Gate Winery present wine-tasting classes
By Haven Scott
While some may think taking a wine-tasting class might seem silly, there is a lot one can learn, according to Anthony Piersanti, director of Iron Gate Winery in Cedar City.
Wine tasting classes may seem new to Cedar City residents, but they are actually taught in communities worldwide and are a great place to meet others, socialize, and learn something new, Piersanti said.
“Wine has a sort of mystic quality to those who don’t know the difference between a $10 bottle of wine and a $25 bottle,” he said. “So we are going to teach how to taste for certain things. The difference in the notes they are tasting, what they like and how they can speak about those tastes.”
Southern Utah University Community Education and Iron Gate Winery have partnered to bring a three-part wine-tasting series that will educate participants on differences in regions of wine, wine types, grapes used, dessert wines, and more.
“Even though we are partnering with SUU, there is no coursework involved,” Piersanti said. “You just show up with your friends, drink wine, and as a byproduct you will learn something new while having fun.”
SUU Community Education Director Melynda Thorpe said classes offered are the direct result of research conducted throughout the year, and wine tasting was among those the community responded positively to.
“The Office of Community Education has a mission to give back to the community that has given to SUU for more than a century,” Thorpe said. “We had more than 200 students enroll in our spring 2018 session, and we are excited to bring more classes to enhance the culture and learning opportunities for local residents in our summer 2018 catalog.”
For more information on wine tasting classes or other SUU Community Education classes, visit suu.edu/wise, email bewise@suu.edu, or call (435) 865 8529.
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