Okanagan College’s Penticton campus has been transformed into a destination school for students to study food and wine in the heart of the Okanagan. Students and food and wine enthusiasts can now fully immerse themselves into the food and wine culture -it is a unique and exciting opportunity.
Okanagan Wine and Food Intensive (18 hours) Learn about B.C. wine history, regions, grape varieties, wine styles, viticulture and winemaking. This unique course offering includes guided tastings and pairings in Okanagan College’s state-of-the-art B.C. Wine Information Society Sensory Centre classroom and behind the scenes visits to local vineyards, wineries and producers.
$650 plus tax (class maximum 12)
3-Day Food, Wine, Farm Workshop (18 hours)
Jennifer Schell, award winning cookbook author of The Butcher, The Baker, The Wine & Cheese Maker, will join the class each day as you learn cookery skills from some of our finest chefs! From sausage making to cheese and bread making, you will learn how to create the ultimate picnic menu that you can utilize in your home kitchen. The program ends with a class in wine blending and a picnic meal featuring all of your class creations, including a bottle of your own wine blend to take home. September 30 – October 1, Wed – Fri, 9 AM – 4 PM
$650 plus tax (class maximum 12)
Visit www.okanagan.bc.ca/fwt or email feedyourpassion@okanagan.bc.ca for more information about career and training options that that will feed your passion for food, wine and tourism.