
Level 3 Award in Wines: Course Specifications & Policies
What’s you’ll learn:
Unit 1:
- 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, sparkling and 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 format:
- 30 hours of in-person guided learning with a WSET course provider culminating in a closed book exam
- Classes are held either 2 hours a week over 15 weeks or 8 hour weekend days over 4 weeks. Detailed schedules are sent upon enrollment.
- 54 hours of personal study will be required in addition to the guided learning time
- Exam has 50 multiple choice questions, a short-written answer paper and assessment by a blind tasting of 2 wines. Total exam time is 2.5 hours.
Fees and Materials:
- $1,600 (inquire directly for industry and teaching assistant options)
- Course fee includes:
- All course materials
- Enrollment fee
- Exam fee
- In-person classroom instruction
- Certificate
- At least 6 wines tasted for each of the units studied
- WSET certificate and lapel pin
Added benefits of this course:
- Able to use associated WSET certified logo
- Currently only public course offered in Sonoma County, shortened travel for Sonoma and Mendocino residents
- Opportunity to meet guest winemakers- subject to availability
- Invitation to post-course happy hour hosted by wineries at Bacchus Landing
For more details, check out Level 3 Specifications