This six-week course, created by Richard Vayda, the director of wine studies at the Institute of Culinary Education, uses grape varietals and winemaking regions as the keys to understanding the full wine spectrum. You will receive a thorough introduction to winemaking, tasting, laws and labeling as you learn about wine components and taste some of the world’s most celebrated wines.

Wine Essentials – Six sessions; meets on Mondays: May 13, May 20, June 3, June 10, June 17 and June 24.