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TASMANIA EDUCATOR GUIDE AUSTRALIAN WINE DISCOVERED PREPARING FOR YOUR CLASS THE MATERIALS VIDEOS As an educator, you have access to a suite of teaching resources and handouts, You will find complementary video including this educator guide: files for each program in the Wine Australia Assets Gallery. EDUCATOR GUIDE We recommend downloading these This guide gives you detailed topic videos to your computer before your information, as well as tips on how to best event. Look for the video icon for facilitate your class and tasting. It’s a guide recommended viewing times. only – you can tailor what you teach to Loop videos suit your audience and time allocation. These videos are designed to be To give you more flexibility, the following played in the background as you optional sections are flagged throughout welcome people into your class, this document: during a break, or during an event. There is no speaking, just background ADVANCED music. Music can be played aloud, NOTES or turned to mute. Loop videos should Optional teaching sections covering be played in ‘loop’ or ‘repeat’ mode, more complex material. which means they play continuously until you press stop. This is typically an easily-adjustable setting in your chosen media player. COMPLEMENTARY READING Feature videos These videos provide topical insights Optional stories that add from Australian winemakers, experts background and colour to the topic. and other. Feature videos should be played while your class is seated, with the sound turned on and clearly SUGGESTED audible. DISCUSSION POINTS To encourage interaction, we’ve included some optional discussion points you may like to raise with your class. Consider asking them to work in small groups to answer the question and then report back to the class. If you would like more movement in your classroom, ask them to write the group responses down on sticky notes (one idea per note) and attach them to a wall or whiteboard. Tasmania / Educator guide PRESENTATION SLIDES TASTING LIST The presentation follows the content in A editable tasting list template is available your guide and is designed for your in the Wine Australia Assets Gallery. We attendees, using visuals and photography strongly recommend filling this in to give to convey key points. We recommend to your class, so they have a record of projecting it on a big screen so it’s clearly what wines they tasted and where it can visible to all attendees. be purchased. There is a separate version of the CERTIFICATE presentation available with space for A downloadable participation certificate is student notes. You may like to print a also available in the Wine Australia Assets copy of this for each participant prior Gallery. You can add your logo and fill in the to the event. relevant course details before presenting to An editable PowerPoint version of the attendees. presentation is available on request. This guide and other complementary materials were COMPLEMENTARY HANDOUTS produced by Wine Australia in 2018. Information and statistics were correct at time of publication, but more You will find downloadable handouts in the up-to-date information may be available. Wine Australia Assets Gallery. These can be * Please note these documents, and any information, printed and distributed to your class. diagrams or images contained therein, must not be extracted, reproduced, or distributed except to the extent it has been expressly authorised under license from Wine Australia. Tasmania / Educator guide SUGGESTED TIMINGS This program is designed to be taught in one to two hours. How long you spend on each topic – or whether you cover it at all – will depend on your attendees as well as time allocation. Below are two different examples of how you may wish to divide your time. ONE-HOUR CLASS THREE-HOUR CLASS Topic Time Time (mins) Topic (mins) Welcome and introduction 5 mins Welcome and introduction 5 mins The history of Tasmania 5 mins The history of Tasmania 10 mins Geography, climate and soil 5 mins Geography, climate and soil 10 mins Viticulture 5 mins Viticulture 10 mins Winemaking 5 mins Winemaking 10 mins Noteworthy varieties Break 15 mins (including tasting) 30 mins Summary and class close 5 mins Noteworthy varieties (including tasting) 50 mins Tasmania by numbers 5 mins Summary and class close 5 mins Tasmania / Educator guide PREPARING F O R YOUR EVENT 3 WEEKS PRIOR Confirm event time and book venue Confirm equipment availability (glasses, projector, mats, etc.) Invite attendees (recommend setting an RSVP for 1 week prior to event). 1 WEEK PRIOR Reconfirm venue availability – check tables/chairs if being provided by venue Confirm number of attendees Review course content and make any required edits to presentation slides Select the wines (one bottle per 16 attendees). See suggested mix below Draft and print your tasting list in order of presentation (blank template provided). 1 DAY PRIOR Print attendee list Fill in and print relevant class handouts, including tasting sheets and participation certificates Collect and clean glassware Put wines in fridge to chill overnight, if required Double-check you have all equipment required to run the event. 3 HOURS PRIOR Check wines are at an appropriate temperature, with white and sparkling wines in the fridge Set up room Set up and test projector/laptop/iPad Ensure the venue manager is aware of the start time and location for the event and can direct attendees if necessary. 30 MINUTES PRIOR Gather the wines, using ice buckets with a 50:50 mix of ice and water for white and sparkling wines. Tasmania / Educator guide YOU WILL NEED SUGGESTED WINES TO TASTE PER ATTENDEE – House of Arras Tasmania Blanc 1 glass for each wine you’ll de Blancs Vintage be tasting – Jansz Tasmania Vintage Cuvée NV 600mL bottle of water – Josef Chromy Tasmania Cuvée NV 1 spittoon (plastic cups are – Stoney Rise Tasmania Grüner Veltliner suitable) – Holm Oak Tasmania Chardonnay Palate cleansers, such as – Tamar Ridge Tasmania Riesling water crackers – Meadowbank Tasmania Gamay Tasting mats, wine list and – Dalrymple ‘Cottage Block’ Tasmania other relevant handouts Pinot Noir – Pooley Tasmania Pinot Noir Pen. – Stefano Lubiana ‘Primavera’ Tasmania Pinot Noir – Tolpuddle Tasmania Pinot Noir TO SET UP YOUR TRAINING – Domaine A Tasmania Cabernet ROOM Sauvignon Tables and chairs to seat all Should you wish to extend the tasting, participants the following wines are recommended: A table (or barrel) at the front – Goaty Hill Tasmania Pinot Gris for the wines – Freycinet Vineyards Tasmania Riesling Ice and ice buckets to – Moorilla ‘Muse’ Tasmania Riesling hold wines – Spring Vale Tasmania Pinot Noir Corkscrew – Glaetzer-Dixon ‘Mon Pere’ Tasmania Shiraz Wiping cloth or paper towel for spills Projector and screen/wall Note: – Allow 1 bottle per 16 participants. Some classes may require microphone and speakers. – Have a second bottle on hand for any wines sealed with cork to allow for cork taint issues. Tip: – You can pre-pour red wine in Arrange tables and chairs to advance if time is tight – wine encourage discussion. U-shaped room should be served at 15°C (60°F). with a round table format is ideal. Avoid pre-pouring white or sparkling wine so it can be served chilled. Tasmania / Educator guide AUSTRALIAN WINE DISCOVERED EDUCATION PROGRAM The comprehensive, free education Asia Pacific program providing information, tools and p +61 428 113 058 resources to discover Australian wine. e [email protected] Americas To access course presentation, p +1 415 529 7652 videos and tasting tools, as well as e [email protected] other program topics, register to the Europe, Middle East & Africa Wine Australia Asset Gallery p +44 207 438 4665 wineaustralia.imagegallery.me e [email protected] China p +86 21 6010 3952 www.wineaustralia.com e [email protected] Wine Australia supports the responsible service of alcohol. PROGRAM INFORMATION AND PRESENTATION SLIDES TASMANIA AUSTRALIAN WINE DISCOVERED Anna Pooley, Winemaker, Pooley Wines, Tasmania. Wines, Pooley Winemaker, Anna Pooley, Australia’s unique climate and landscape have fostered a fiercely independent wine scene, home to a vibrant community of growers, winemakers, viticulturists, and vignerons. With more than 100 grape varieties grown across 65 distinct wine regions, we have the freedom to make exceptional wine, and to do it our own way. We’re not beholden by tradition, but continue to push the boundaries in the pursuit of the most diverse, thrilling wines in the world. That’s just our way. Tasmania / Educator guide TASMANIA: TINY ISLAND, BIG PRESENCE Celebrated as one of Australia’s finest cool-climate wine-growing areas, Tasmania is turning heads as one of the world’s premier wine regions. - Small, isolated island at the south-eastern tip of Australia - Cool climate and diverse, unique terroirs - Ideal conditions for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling wines - Booming food and wine tourism industry FIRST TASTE advantages of a naturally pristine, cool-climate environment. THIS MAY BE A GOOD Until relatively recently, this small, isolated OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE island was an overlooked piece in the EVERYONE A TASTE OF A Australian wine puzzle. An outlier both physically and in terms of perception, CLASSIC TASMANIAN WINE. Tasmania spent years quietly going about THE FULL TASTING COMES its business with only a few big-name LATER IN THE PROGRAM. pioneers pricking the consciousness of the average wine lover. But things TASMANIA: have definitely changed. In recent years, TINY ISLAND, BIG PRESENCE Tasmania has found its way to centre stage Tasmania is a small island state off the thanks to its wonderful collection of cool- south-eastern tip of Australia. The climate climate wines that are proving themselves and soils of the region combine to create worthy among the world’s finest. ideal growing conditions for developing With its pristine and picturesque naturally elegant, intensely flavoured and environment, cool climate and fine-food aromatic wines, with Chardonnay and scene, Tasmania is also one of Australia’s Pinot Noir the region’s most renowned leading tourist destinations, and the varieties.