Become your
own
critic
Learning to listen to your palate. Understanding how the brain shapes our perceptions. Exploring wine without jargon or dogma.
Discover the workshopsThe workshops
Three formats,
one guiding thread
From your first glass to a full immersive day in the vineyard — each format adapts to your level and what you're looking for.
Workshop 01
Tasting Fundamentals
– Understanding your palate
A first step for those who want to better understand their relationship with wine. Identify sensations, understand how the brain shapes our perceptions — no jargon, no hierarchy.
Workshop 02
The Club
– Explore and deepen
For enthusiasts who want to go further. A recurring gathering around a specific theme: appellation, grape variety, vintage. Progress together, with rigour and curiosity.
Workshop 03
Exploration Day
– From vineyard to glass
Morning: understand your palate, identify components, analyse your senses. Afternoon: vines, terroirs, cellars. A total immersion connecting tasting to territory and the winemaker's craft.
For businesses
A different
kind of workshop
Fabian Barnes designs bespoke tasting workshops for your teams — team building, seminars, client events or simply a convivial moment together.
- Introduction to sensory tasting
- Food & wine pairing or themed tastings
- Cultural and historical exploration of wine
- Format, venue and duration fully customisable
Terroirs,
Flavours & Knowledge
At the Maison des Graves, Verdon. In collaboration with a local chef, an exploration of the complementarity between a seasonal ingredient and a curated wine selection. More than a tasting — a total immersion in the art of food and wine pairing, rooted in the Médoc terroir.
BookThe Fabian Barnes approach
Science in
the service
of pleasure
After more than thirty years observing, tasting and writing, Fabian Barnes has developed a pedagogy grounded as much in the neuroscience of perception as in hands-on experience. No scores, no ratings — just your palate, and what it tells you.
01
Scientific rigour
Understanding how the brain constructs our gustatory and olfactory perceptions.
02
Terroir grounding
Every tasting is connected to its origin: soil, climate, and the winemaker's hand.
03
Open pedagogy
No prerequisites, no unnecessary jargon. Every question is the right question.
04
Shared curiosity
Learning together, progressing as a group — wine as a space for exchange.