Craft Beverage Institute

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Website Options for Beginners

Do you want a website for your business ororganization but not sure the best way to start?Creating your own website can be confusing andtime consuming, hiring a professional can becostly. Before you head down the website path,learn about different web building system optionsand the process the professionals use when itcomes to creating successful websites. Review thepros and cons of do it yourself vs. contracting.Leave class with the right plan for you.

W, 9/9, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., SEF-5800-012CO RM 438, Ferguson Ctr., AHWD , Asheville Campus Fees: Course: $39

WordPress Basics

Does your company or organization have a WordPresssite you want to manage? Did someone else build yourwebsite and now it requires updates? Learn the basicsof the content management system to edit and createpages & menus, display blog posts, add photos and embedvideos. Learn what themes and plugin are, how touse them, and why you might want to. Bring WordPresswebsite login to class. Appropriate as well for thosewho do not currently have a website, but want to learnthe ground floor management operations.

M/W, 9/14-9/23, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., SEF-5811-343CO RM 121, Ferguson Ctr., AHWD , Asheville Campus Fees: Course: $75

Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast ®

The Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast® (CBI) at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is designed to support the rapidly growing craft beverage industry in Western North Carolina and the Southeast by providing curriculum and non-credit courses in brewing, distilling, fermentation and related business practices. The Institute prepares individuals for positions in brewery and distillery operations and management, distribution, sales and marketing, and customer service or to be self-employed and open their own craft production facility.

In addition to brewing, distillation and winemaking practices, students perform experiments and vet their production output via sensory evaluations.

Find out more at: www.abtech.edu/CBI

Craft Beverage Institute

Foundations of Wine

Covers topics and practical skills essential to a career in the wine industry, be it distribution, retail, restaurant or hospitality settings. Focus on knowledge needed to prepare for entry level certification exams such as those offered by the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Society of Wine Educators. Explore the basics of wine, global regional differences, service techniques and food pairings. Blind tastings included to develop distinction ability. Hobbyists welcome. Instructor: Andy Hale. Students must be 21 years old and register in person at one of the following locations: Asheville Campus or A-B Tech Madison. Valid proof of ID required. Exams not part of the class.

T, 9/29-10/20, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., SEF-7848-013WT RM 225, Magnolia, Asheville Campus Fees: Course: $106.35