Iván Monreal Somm

Wine Academy · Essential level

Vino Esencial from the vineyard to the glass, with judgement

For those who have enjoyed wine for years and for hospitality teams with no previous training. Learn to understand it with rigour and without complications: four live online classes, a reference book and a comparative in-person tasting of 25 to 30 wines from the world's great regions. At the end, you receive your certificate of completion. The course is taught in Spanish.

Format
Live online + 1 in-person tasting
From
€159 IGIC included
For
Wine lovers and dining-room teams
See prices
Tastings, Lanzarote vineyards and a restaurant table

What you achieve

Go from enjoying wine to understanding it

  • Understand what you drink

    Viticulture and winemaking: why each wine tastes the way it does.

  • Tasting with method

    A systematic tasting approach to analyse and describe any wine.

  • Read a label

    Understand appellations, vintages and classifications with confidence.

  • Recognise varieties and regions

    The key grapes and areas, from France to Chile, by way of the Canary Islands.

  • Serve and pair with judgement

    Storage, service and food pairing applied to your everyday life.

Prices

Choose how you want to do it

Limited places per edition. IGIC included in all prices.

If you already have the book Vino Esencial, you get €30 off either of the two formats.

  • Live online

    Online

    159 € IGIC incl.

    Learn from home

    • 4 live online classes with Q&A
    • Printed course book included
    • Certificate of completion at the end
    Already have the book?€30 offThe course costs you €129
    Book a place

  • The most complete

    Online + in person

    Complete

    290 € IGIC incl.

    The whole experience

    • Everything in the Online option, with the printed book
    • In-person tasting of 25 to 30 wines from the world's main regions, included
    • Certificate of completion at the end
    Already have the book?€30 offThe course costs you €260
    Book a place

The course

What you'll learn and what you take away

Content: 4 classes and 1 tasting

  1. Viticulture and winemaking: from the vineyard to the bottle
  2. Sensory analysis and varieties: systematic tasting and grape styles
  3. Wine regions of Europe
  4. New World, labels, service and food pairing
  5. Comparative in-person tasting of 25 to 30 wines from around the world

Materials and experience

  • 4 live online classes with me, with Q&A
  • Printed course book with the full syllabus, tasting sheets and glossary
  • 1 in-person tasting of 25 to 30 wines from the world's main regions, included in the Complete option
  • Certificate of completion at the end of the course
Volcanic vineyard in Lanzarote and hands holding grapes

Learning path

Two levels to go as far as you like

You are here · Intermediate level

Vino Esencial

The complete foundation: viticulture, winemaking, systematic tasting, varieties, regions, service and food pairing. To start with rigour.

Coming soon · Advanced level

Vino Experto

The next step for those who have mastered the essentials: more depth in regions and styles, advanced tasting and a sommelier's judgement. Let me know when it opens.

Iván Monreal, sommelier

Who teaches you

Iván Monreal

Sommelier with years of experience in Michelin-starred restaurants in Germany, France, Austria and Italy. Today I train hospitality teams and share tastings and courses from Lanzarote.

  • Award for the Best Wine List in the Canary Islands 2025
  • Runner-up, Spanish Sommelier Championship
  • Canary Islands Sommelier Champion twice
  • Top 100 Sommeliers Spain 2026
  • Canary Wine Ambassador

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Book your place

Tell me and I'll write to you

Leave your details and the option you're interested in. I'll write to you with the class dates and the steps to confirm your place.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need prior knowledge?
No. It's designed for those who have enjoyed wine for years but never studied it, and for waiters and dining-room teams who work with wine without training: we start from scratch, with rigour and without unnecessary jargon.

What is the in-person tasting like?
It's a single session in which 25 to 30 wines from the world's main regions are tasted, included in the price of the Complete option. It takes place once the minimum of 8 participants is reached, and you'll be told the place and time when you buy the course. See conditions.

Do I receive a certificate?
Yes. At the end of the course you receive a certificate of completion from Iván Monreal's Wine Academy. It's an in-house course, with a structure inspired by intermediate-level training programmes, and not an official qualification.

Are the classes live?
Yes, by live video call with me, so you can ask whatever you like in the moment.

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Vino Esencial course conditions

Wine Academy · Iván Monreal

What each option includes

  • Online (€159): four live online classes with Iván Monreal, with Q&A; the printed course book and the certificate of completion.
  • Complete (€290): all of the above plus the comparative in-person tasting of 25 to 30 wines from the world's main regions.

Prices include IGIC.

Discount if you already have the book

If you have already bought the book Vino Esencial, you get €30 off the course, in either of the two formats: the Online option costs you €129 and the Complete option €260. Just mention it when you book your place by ticking the box on the form, and I'll confirm the final amount. Ideal if you bought the book and later feel like learning more with me.

The online classes

The four classes are taught live by video call. The dates and the link are sent by email when your place is confirmed. If you can't attend a class, you can join the next available session at no extra cost. If a date has to be changed due to force majeure, you'll be notified as early as possible and another date will be offered. Each participant is responsible for having a suitable connection and device.

The in-person tasting

  • The tasting takes place once the minimum of 8 participants is reached.
  • You'll be told the place and time when you buy the course.
  • It's a single session in which 25 to 30 wines from the world's main regions are tasted. The wines are included in the price of the Complete option.
  • This activity is for over-18s only. You can spit the wine at any time, and travel and accommodation are at each participant's own expense.
  • If you can't attend on the set date, your place is kept for the next tasting, at no extra cost.
  • If the tasting takes a while to fill up, I'll keep you informed. If you'd rather not wait, you can request a refund of the part corresponding to the tasting (the difference between the two options, €131) and continue with the rest of the course.

The printed book and the certificate

The book is sent to the address you give when you sign up. The certificate of completion is issued by Iván Monreal's Wine Academy at the end of the course. It's an in-house course and not an official qualification.

Booking, payment and cancellation

After you send the form I'll write to you with the steps to confirm your place and make the payment. If you need to cancel before the classes start, let me know by email and I'll refund the full amount. Once the classes have started, no refunds are given, except in the case of the tasting described above.

Use of materials and personal data

The materials and classes are for the participant's personal use: they may not be resold, shared or recorded without permission. Your data is used only to manage your registration, organise the classes and the tasting, and issue the invoice; more information in the privacy policy. The Wine Academy's general terms of sale also apply to anything not detailed here.

Contact

For any questions, write to me at ivan.monreal@yahoo.de or call +34 633 52 51 26.