Alcoholic Beverages: Meaning, classification. Beer: Manufacturing process, types of beer, sizes of draught beer containers, faults in beer. Wines: Meaning, classification of wines production (Red, white, rose sparkling wine production, Aromatized & herbal wines: Meaning & production factors influencing the quality of the wine.
Wines of France: Classification of French wines, important communes & their wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace, Loire and Champagne. Champagne: Importance, production method, styles of champagne and bottle sized - terms. Wines of Germany: Classification of German wines wine producing regions & wines of Germany. Wines of Italy: classification of Italian wines, and wine producing regions. Famous wines of Italy.
Wines of South Africa, California, Australia, Spain, Portugal - Regions and famous wines. Production & styles of Sherry, Port, Madeira, Marsala Wine & food: Wines served with different sources of the meal, suggestions for food & wines combination. Examples of wines served with: Shell fish, soup, pasta, Fish, Red, and Pink & White meat, cheese, sweet and dessert.
Spirits : Sprit strength calculation methods (sikes, Gay Lussac and US). Spirit production methods - pot still and patent still. Whisky - production of malt & grain whisky, styles of whisky. Brandy - types, production and styles of cognac & Armagnac Production & styles of Rum, Gin, Vodka, Tequila and other spirits
Vermouth: Meaning, types, production & styles. Cider & Perry: Meaning, production & styles. Aperitifs & Digestives: Meaning of Calvodos, Applejack, Poire Williams, Kirsch, Slivovitz, Framboise, Marc. Liqueurs: Meaning, colour, flavour & country of origin of Absinthe, Advocaat, Abricotine, Anisette, Aurum, Benedictine, Chartreuse, Cointreau Crème de menthe, crème de mokka, all curacaos, Dram buie, Glavya, Gold wasser, grand marnier, Kahlua, Sambuca, Tia Maria, Vander hum.
Reference Book:
1. Food & Beverage Service - Dennis R. Lillicrap & John A. Cousins - ELBS. 2. Food & Beverage Service Training Manual - Sudhir Andrews - Tata McGraw-Hill. 3. Food & Beverage Management - Bernard Davis & Sally Stone - ELBS. 4. Profitable Food & Beverage Management - Richard Kotas & Chandana Jayawardena - Hodder & Stoughton.
Text Book:
1. Modern Restaurant Service, A manual for students & Practitioners - John Fuller - Hutchinson.