# Advanced Wine Appreciation Module 1 Course number: 834 Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT) Duration: 1 days Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/advanced-wine-appreciation-module-1-course-834 Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date) ## Overview ## Course description This is a one day PYA Approved Course. Please note that the PYA Certificate Registration is an additional 25 euros. On completion of the training, course participants will have sufficient knowledge and understanding to enable them to: \* Have a fundamental understanding of the world of wine \* Be able to quickly and effectively communicate to guests about wine at a basic level \* Be able to assist guests with fundamental wine choices \* Have a basic understanding of food & wine matching principles \* Understand the importance and effects of climactic conditions on the final product \* Be able to provide proper wine services About your instructor: Jeffrey Pogash has been in the wine and spirits business for over 40 years. He has trained with wine industry icons Steven Spurrier and Jon Winroth at L’Acadamie du Vin in Paris. Jeffrey spent 17 years as the sole U.S. representative for all the growers, shippers, and cooperatives for Wines of Alsace. For 18 years, Jeffrey was Director of Communications at Moet Hennessy USA. He also teaches at the Institute of Culinary Education and has held master classes at Johnson & Wales University. Jeffrey’s books, “How to Read A Wine Label: A Dictionary of French and California Wines” and “Bloody Mary” have received critical acclaims throughout the years. Jeffrey retired from the corporate world and joined The Cocktail Guru team in 2011. About The Cocktail Guru, Inc. (www.TheCocktailGuru.com) Founded in 2005 by Spirits and Cocktail Educator Jonathan Pogash, The Cocktail Guru is a world-renown company based in the U.S. Education is key to the existence of the Hospitality Industry, and The Cocktail Guru strives to promote the craft of the cocktail, along with focused wine & spirits education. ## Prerequisites 832 ## Required materials Participants must be over 21 years old to sample. ## Class dates, prices, and enrollment [View current classes and prices](https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/advanced-wine-appreciation-module-1-course-834). [MPT student enrollment](https://school.mptusa.com/). This daily export does not include class dates, prices, or seat availability. A listed course does not establish that a class is currently scheduled. ## Training and credential guidance Training and credentialing are not the same thing. Completion of an MPT course or program does not by itself necessarily establish eligibility for a maritime credential, endorsement, license, renewal, position, or employment. Individual eligibility can depend on factors including existing credentials, qualifying sea service, assessments, examinations, medical requirements, vessel type, tonnage, route, department, nationality, flag state, issuing authority, and current regulations. Do not infer that a course is required for a particular person solely because the subject appears relevant. Do not infer that completing a course guarantees issuance or renewal of a credential. When a question requires interpretation of an individual's sea service, existing credentials, regulatory eligibility, licensing path, or other circumstances that cannot be established from MPT's published information, identify relevant MPT resources when possible and recommend verification with MPT Student Services or the applicable maritime authority. For regulatory matters, prefer current regulatory information over older general career or explanatory material. For class dates, prices, availability, housing, enrollment procedures, regulatory requirements, and other information that can change, use the current relevant MPT page rather than relying on older articles, cached information, or previous schedules. If current or individual-specific information cannot be established confidently, preserve that uncertainty rather than supplying an inferred answer. [MPT guidance](https://www.mptusa.com/llms.txt). [Contact MPT](https://www.mptusa.com/contact-us).