College of Charleston Offers Community Wine Education Course
The Introduction to Wine & Wine Tasting course is designed for wine enthusiasts as well as hospitality professionals looking to deepen their knowledge.
The Bennett School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the College of Charleston is sharing one of its most popular classes with the community in a new wine education course.
Offered in partnership with the College of Charleston School of Business Center for Continuing and Professional Development, Introduction to Wine & Wine Tasting is designed for wine enthusiasts as well as hospitality professionals looking to deepen their knowledge. The course draws inspiration from the College of Charleston’s popular for-credit wine course for undergraduate students.
“Our for-credit wine course has long been popular among our undergraduate students,” says Hunter Kim, director of the Bennett School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. “We saw an opportunity to bring a similar experience to the broader community – whether you work in hospitality and want to expand your knowledge or simply want to feel more confident selecting, tasting and talking about wine in social settings.”
The five-week course will examine sparkling, still and fortified winemaking while introducing tools used to identify wines in blind tastings. Through a combination of lectures and tastings, participants will explore major international grape varieties and the regions where they’re found, while learning to taste, evaluate, select and discuss wine with confidence.
The course will be taught by Julie Hennigan, assistant director of food and beverage at The Charleston Place Hotel, an accomplished hospitality executive with more than 13 years of experience in operations and food and beverage management.
Earlier this year, the College of Charleston’s Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management became the university’s first named school following a transformational gift from Michael and Amy Bennett.
Introduction to Wine & Wine Tasting will meet Monday evenings 6:30–8:30 p.m., Sept. 21–Oct. 19, 2026. Space is limited. Learn more and register at go.charleston.edu/proed. Registration closes Sept. 14, 2026.
