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WineGuycourse atLiaisonJulian Hitner, known as Toronto'sWine Guy will teach a taste for wineat a Liaison College course for winelovers that begins with the basics.Taking a wine appreciation courseunder the tutelage of a sommelierlike Hitner will give beginners evenmore reasons to be wine lovers.Wine appreciation and the art of wine tasting require a foundation, amemory bank of tastes, as Hitnerdescribes it. Up to half of class time is spenttasting various wines. The guidedtaste experiences will build studentspallets, helping them to identify dif-ferent types of wine as well as subtle-ties in their flavour. They begin witha short list of characteristics, includ-ing flavours and scents. Food is a very important part of what wine is about. Generally, wedrink wine with food, said Hitnerwho emphasizes the historic mar-riage of the two. The 12-week winetasting course hell teach at LiaisonCollege of Culinary Arts in Oakvillewill explore that relationship andhave participants tasting variousfoods paired with appropriate wines.Along with history, geography ispart of the wine appreciation blend.Hitners wine course comes with acopy of the World Atlas of Wine byHugh Johnson and Jancis Robinsonthat highlights the worlds wineregions. Students wont be gradedbut Hitner hopes they will do home-work, exploring further what theylearn in class and reading and re-reading their atlas. Becoming more knowledgeableabout wine will be mixed with thetangible pleasure of tasting qualitywines ranging in price from about$20 to $60 a bottle. Hitners studentswill also learn about the importanceof using the appropriate glasswareand how to care for it. Known as TorontoWineGuy onTwitter, Hitner is a wine writer andcertified sommelier who has tastedhundreds of wines from around theworld and many from Ontarios ownwine growing region of Niagara-on-the-Lake. For information about LiaisonColleges 12-week wine tastingcourse, call 905-842-4336. For winepairing ideas from Hitner and a cor-responding recipe from LiaisonCollege of Culinary Arts, go to theMeet the Experts section on the Inthe Kitchen channel at DailyWebTV.www.oakvillebeaver.comcom.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, February 11, 2011 14