OVERVIEW
                                    CEA CAPA Partner Institution: IAU
                                                                    Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
                                                                    Primary Subject Area:  Culinary Arts
                                                                    Other Subject Area: Marketing
                                                                    Instruction in: English
                                                                    Course Code: MKT/WGS 302
                                                                    Transcript Source: Partner Institution
                                                                    Course Details: Level 300
                                                                    Recommended Semester Credits: 3
                                                                    Contact Hours: 45
                                                                    Prerequisites: This course is suitable for an undergraduate student who has successfully completed at least 3 semesters of College-level course work. Successful completion of ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours above the 100-level (introductory) in the arts, humanities, social sciences and/or business are strongly recommended; or instructor permission. No prior experience with a Wine Studies course is necessary.
                                                                                                                                    Additional Fee: $150.00
                                                                    Additional Fee Description:This course requires payment of an additional fee to cover active learning components that are above and beyond typical course costs, such as site visits, entrance fees and other expenses.
                                                             
                            
                                    DESCRIPTION
                                    
                                        This course is a combination of lecture and professional tasting to analyze the quality levels, marketing of wine, target market, consumer behavior, sales positioning, pricing structures, competitive analysis and social media. Students will learn vineyard and winemaking techniques utilized to achieve certain styles of wine. Students will learn how critics and wine competitions affect both winemaking and marketing. Course includes Field Studies to wineries and vineyards.