Discover/explore the facets associated with opening and operating a successful bar including the required regulatory requirements for a liquor license, health permit, state, municipal, or city council board approval, and insurance(s). Students will experience service skills such as serving, guest relations, setting schedules, and management procedures. Bar cost analysis will be determined from bar layout, menu, selecting distributors, and purchasing. Students will examine the craft beer industry, types, styles, and local distributors. Key bartender practices and basic mixology aspects will be reviewed with a laboratory exercise in making house bitters, shrubs, and mocktails.
Age Restriction: 21+
Introduction to Wine Culture examines the history, sensory analysis, grape varietals, viticulture, vinification, and service techniques of the wine industry. Principal wine regions are examined with the impact of geological events, topography, and climate. Popular noble grapes are examined for flavor profile, food pairing, and compounds. This course includes smelling and blind tasting exercises, wine and food pairings, and discovering one’s level of super taster. Age Restriction: 21+
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