WSET Level 3 Award in Wines - Saturdays at West London Wine School

Saturdays for 6 sessions starting 19th September 2020 This well-structured and in-depth Level 3 certificate is a course designed for anyone wishing to gain comprehensive knowledge of wines 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 cannot 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 sessions (every 2 weeks) including an exam session, spread out over 3 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 - 2pm.

COURSE OUTLINE (all Saturdays) 19th September - DAY 1 -   Session 1: Course starter & tasting technique                                                Session 2: Natural factors and human influences in the vineyard                                                Session 3: Human influences in the winery 3rd October    - DAY 2 -   Session 4: White wines of Alsace, Germany, Austria and Tokaji                                               Session 5: White wines of Burgundy, Loire and Bordeaux                                               Session 6: Red/rosé of Loire, Bordeaux and south west France 17th October   - DAY 3 -   Session 7: Red wines of Burgundy, Beaujolais and red/whites of the N Rhône                                               Session 8: Red/white/rosé wines of S Rhône/S France Red wines of Spain (part 1) and white wines of Spain and Portugal                                                Session 9: Red wines of N Spain and red/white wines of N Italy 31st October     - DAY 4 -   Session 10: Red/white wines of central and southern Italy; Red wines of Portugal and red/white wines of Greece                                               Session 11: Premium red wines of New Zealand, USA and Australia                                               Session 12: Premium whites of New Zealand, S Africa, Australia, USA, Canada 14th November     - DAY 5 -   Session 13: Regional specialities of Australia, South Africa and USA; Premium red/white wines of Argentina and Chile                                               Session 14: Sparkling wines                                               Session 15: Fortified wines                                               Session 16: Feedback Tasting Test 28th November     - DAY 6 -   Examination) WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE COURSE FEE?

• All WSET course materials including; Course manual, Study Guide, Specification book and Tasting Card
• Use of SENSUS 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)