Food and Wine

This module aims to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of wine’s relationship to the UK on-trade industry. Students will analyse the key on-trade channels for wine and how products are successfully listed and marketed in bars, hotels and restaurants. The module will also include a number of practical exercises to investigate the principles of food and wine matching.

This module will include:

• Practical exercises to investigate the principles of food and wine matching.
• Types of on-trade business; including bars, hotels and restaurants.
• Wine list design, including pricing and range of wines and styles offered.
• How consumers interact with wine lists.
• The principles of food and wine matching; textures, weights and intensities - saltiness, acidity, sweetness, bitterness & umami.
• Food and wine matching practical sessions.

The outcomes of this module:

• Understand the key commercial decisions for on-trade businesses when designing a wine list.
• Analyse an appropriate food menu and design a complementary wine list.
• Explain why certain styles of wine match or clash with various types of foods.
• Describe the flavour, sweetness, textures, weights and intensity of food and wine.

Applicable to each module

• GCSE Mathematics at grade 4 or above (grade C or above under the A*-G system)
• GCSE English at grade 4 or above (grade C or above under the A*-G system)

The following qualifications are recommended prior to applying:

• WSET Level 2 Award in Wines (Pass)
• Level 3 qualification such as A Level (two subjects)
• BTEC Extended Diploma (MPP)
• Access to HE in a related subject
• We also consider applicants with relevant industry experience if over 21 years of age. 
• Students with English as a second language will be required to have gained IELTS at 6.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing.

Applicants wishing to progress onto an undergraduate course would need to meet the minimum entry criteria for that specific course which typically includes a Level 3 qualification with UCAS Tariff points (56 points and above).