MWS Beverage Academy

Last article of the year! Let's open some sparkling to celebrate 2015. Happy new year to everyone!!

MAKE IT BUBBLY: THE WORLD OF SPARKLING WINES - MYANMORE Yangon To celebrate the end of the year, millions of bottles of sparkling are usually popped opened everywhere in the world. Champagne is a variety of sparkling wine, but there also exist other styles and quality...

WINES: OLD WORLD vs NEW WORLD - MYANMORE Yangon Often stigmatized or caricatured by wine lovers, wines from New World regions have conveyed many myths before they occur. New World wines refer to regions such as North America, South America, Australia,...

LABELLING TERMS OF BORDEAUX WINES - MYANMORE Yangon Bordeaux – Around the world, the name refers to wines. This famous region is the symbol of mythical castles and it is home to some of the greatest wines in the world. Understandably, Bordeaux can be...

WINE CORKS VS SCREW CAPS: THE INFLUENCE ON QUALITY - MYANMORE Yangon You have probably already noticed that your bottle of wine can have different capping systems. For the past years, the cork is not the only option: synthetic corks and screw caps have appeared on our...

Zay Yar hotel! Proudly showing his WSET diploma!

You never understood anything about wine?
This course is for you!! The WSET Level 1 will teach you what you need to know to start your first steps into the wine world.
To book in advance; The next course is set to the 13th of December.

THE KING & QUEEN OF GRAPES: CABERNET SAUVIGNON & CHARDONNAY - MYANMORE Yangon When it comes to wine and grapes, the two names to remember is Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. They are, respectively, the most famous black and white grape varieties in the world. CABERNET SAUVIGNON...

HOW TO ORDER WINE IN A RESTAURANT - MYANMORE Yangon You’d probably already faced the fear of choosing a wine from a wine list at a restaurant where the wine list can sometimes be as sparse as a balding head or as dense as a virgin forest. To add to the...

For those who wish to boost their wine knowledge.
The WSET Level 2 is set for {Nov. 29th, 30th and Dec. 6th}

HOW SWEET WINES ARE MADE - MYANMORE Yangon As explained in a previous article about how wine is made, for almost all wines, the yeast converts sugar to alcohol and the fermentation continues until no detectable sugar remains. The resulting wines are dry. For making sweet wines, different methods can be used; either the fermentation is interr…

ORGANIC, BIODYNAMIC AND NATURAL WINES – WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT - MYANMORE Yangon Organic is the trend in the recent years. Consumers are increasingly concerned about their welfare and respect for the environment. The wine industry has not escaped this trend. In this niche, we will...

Bravo Melanie and congratulation to the first WSET students in Myanmar!