WSET Level 3 (Advanced) Award in Wines & Spirits
Saturday 22 September 2012
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Saturdays for 7 sessions starting 22nd September 2012
This well-structured and in-depth Level 3 certificate is a course designed for anyone wishing to gain comprehensive knowledge of wines and spirits and build upon the knowledge gained at Intermediate level. You will acquire a thorough understanding of the factors influencing the style, quality and price of wines from key wine producing regions of the world. You will also develop analytical tasting skills using the systematic approach to tasting as tasting will be part of the examinations. This qualification has full accreditation from the UK Government’s Qualifications & Curriculum Authority as a Level 3 Vocational Qualification and provides the knowledge required for those wishing to progress on to the Diploma Level 4.
If you are an employer wishing to train your staff this course will equip them with knowledge and understanding of a wide range of products. This course is suitable for someone in a supervisory level position in wine sales and service.
Saturday Sessions – who are they designed for?
- We run Saturday sessions for those who can not sacrifice a working weekday
- The sessions run for 7 to 8 hours, starting at 10am and finishing at 5:30pm, which enables you plenty of time to arrive punctually and enough time to enjoy your valued Saturday evening
- There are 6 full sessions (every 4 weeks) and an exam session, spread out over 5 months. This enables you to learn this very challenging syllabus (many students have transferred in the past from the shorter format to this longer format). The final exam day is 10am – 4pm.
Course Outline (all Saturdays)
- 22nd Sept – Session 1 – Course Starter, tasting technique, grape-growing & winemaking
- 20th Oct – Session 2 – France; Burgundy, Alsace, Bordeaux, Loire, Rhone & others
- 17th Nov – Session 3 – Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy
- 15th Dec – Session 4 – Spain, Portugal, North America, Chile
- 12th Jan 2013 – Session 5 – Argentina, SA, Australia, New Zealand, Sparkling Wines
- 9th Feb 2013 – Session 6 – Fortified Wines, Spirits & Liqueurs, Others
- 9th Mar 2013 – Session 7 – Revision Session, Exam
What's included in the Course Fee?
- All WSET course materials including; Course manual, Study Guide, Specification book and Tasting Card
- Use of ISO professional tasting glasses
- All tasting wine (approx 70 wines)
- All course handouts (we have a comprehensive database of past exam papers/practice questions)
- All course tuition
- Examination Papers (Theory Multiple Choice & Written plus Tasting Paper)