WSET is an education based in England that now has courses in over 60 countries. The WSET Level 3 Award in Wines immerses itself in wine and is very internationally acceptable.
The course deals with wine production and viticulture, the most important wine countries, different wine styles such as sparkling, sweet and fortified wine and tasting techniques for wine tasting.
The course is a five-day course plus an examination day.
After completing the course and passing the examination, you will receive a diploma and a pin to show your knowledge.
What you will learn
Unit 1
- The key factors in the production of wine: location, grape growing, winemaking, maturation and bottling
- How these key factors influence the key characteristics of the principal
- still wines of the world
- sparkling wines of the world
- fortified wines of the world
- How to apply your understanding to explain wine style and quality
Unit 2
- How to taste wines, describe their characteristics and evaluate their quality, using the WSET Level 3 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine® (SAT)
Course delivery
This qualification has a minimum requirement of 84 hours of study time, including 30 hours of classroom or online delivery time with a WSET course provider.*
Assessment
Unit 1 is assessed by a closed-book exam of 50 multiple-choice questions and a short-written answer paper. Unit 2 is assessed by a blind tasting of two wines.