WINE EDUCATION and PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT in ONE NEW WINE APPRECIATION COURSE

inviting Perth’s curious wine sippers and hospitality industry to expand their skills and knowledge with an unexplored awareness and respect for what we have in our glass. Learn to trust your palate, go beyond what you know already.

The Canny Grapes Wine Appreciation Course is a result of witnessing plenty of wine enthusiasts and hard working hospitality staff thirsty for wine knowledge they can apply with confidence. Through delivering wine training to staff, curating over 200 CG Wine Education Classes and my own extensive travels and wine experiences around the world, this new chapter and course is a response to the enquiries from curious wine consumers and Perth’s hospitality industry.

“TEACHING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TASTING AND DRINKING”

has been my number one response when someone asked me what I do for work, and when a simple “I’m a wine educator and wine consultant” didn’t find a common ground. From the beginning the purpose and focus for Canny Grapes Wine Education was to share wine knowledge from the heart, connecting with the soul of wine, the soil it grows on, the growers, believers and makers. Ten years on, I’m still enjoying my chosen path of learning, teaching, sharing the World of Wine.

My curiosity, resilience and forward vision are the cornerstones influencing what I know today.

I boarded countless of plane, hired plenty of cars and rocked up at wineries often with a very short notice or a more casual visit as the road less travelled lead me to the destinations. Most often there was no plan, and I still enjoy travelling for wine ‘my way’ collecting stories, connecting with country, feeling the place of the wine’s origin, learning about the pioneering spirit and immense self-belief involved to create what we now get to enjoy and APPRECIATE in our wine glasses and cellar.

COURSE ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN - 1st CLASS SAturday 23rd May 2026

Like a wine, balance plays a very important role, and so are each individual components.

The course is designed to balance commitment, practical & theory components along with self-study days. We all have a unique way of learning and applying your knowledge is the most rewarding and satisfying part of the course.

We connect with our sensory wine appreciation and deepen our wine knowledge over 10 weeks, with 6 in person classes held on a Saturday afternoon from 4-6pm at Mayfair Lane in West Perth and 4 guided self-study sessions. The course concludes with a celebration wine pairing dinner.

Course Fee: $1170 per person

NEW! The CG Champagne Appreciation Course - September 2026

From Champagne Masterclasses to a Champagne Appreciation course that delivers in depth knowledge and newly acquired skills for Perth’s champagne enthusiasts and hospitality professionals. Designed to dive deep, combining technical foundation elements and behind the bottle insights connecting with champagne as a soul-filled effervescent masterpiece, this course includes six in person classes (2 hours) with a maximum of 10 participants. Enrolments are now open, $1360 per person