While doing some research on wine and the sulfur smell in them (Virgina Tech website on wine making) I found out about a wine blending class to learn to make Meritage wines at a Virginia winery. The winery is one of two hosting this course from Virginia Tech and while looking at the other events I found information about the class on April 18th. (so far not signed up to take either class, but probably will)

The Meritage wine is American wine made with the grape blend commonly found in Bordeaux wines. A Mertitage red wine must be made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, and Petit Verdot grapes. A white wine version of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillion, and Musadelle grapes. No grape can be more than 90% of the wine The winery is limited to making a maximum of 25,000 cases a year and the wine must be one of the two most expense wines made at the winery. The winery must also join the Meritage Association in order to put the Mertitage label on the bottle.