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WSET Level 3 Award In Wines Online & Live 10-week Course

Mon, October 5, 2020 (6:30 PM - 9:30 PM)

Cost: $1,395

$1,395 – Online series with wine samples 

Includes all WSET study materials, wine tasting samples selected by Jay Youmans MW, 10 online sessions guided by a CWS instructor, and the examination.

Students who enroll in the course will pick up their study materials and wine samples curbside at the Capital Wine School, by appointment. Curbside pickups for this course are currently scheduled for Thursday, October 1 (study materials & wine samples) and November 8 (wine samples for 2nd half of course) between 12pm – 5pm.

Students who are unable to come to the school to pick up their wine samples may have their materials shipped to them for an additional shipping fee – please email info@capitalwineschool.com for more information.

This 10-class course will be held online on the following dates:  October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7, 14 with exams on January 9 & 10, 2021. Each class meets from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Exams will be at 9:00am & 12:30pm on January 9 and at 10:00am on January 10. 

The aim of the course is to provide detailed analysis of the principal wines of the world. Students will also benefit from in-depth tastings where they will learn to identify product style and quality. Emphasis is given to tasting assessment skills. Course content includes the following:

Unit 1 – Wines of the World

• Production of Wine (location, viticulture, vinification, maturation, and bottling)
• France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Central and South Eastern Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, North America, South and Central America
• Still Wines
• Sparkling Wines
• Fortified (Liqueur) Wines
• This unit is evaluated by a multiple choice paper of 50 questions and a question paper requiring short written answers

Unit 2 – Tasting and Evaluating Wines of the World

• How to taste wines and evaluate the quality, style and price
• Students will learn to write tasting notes by tasting and assessing 8-10 wines during each class.
• This unit is assessed by a blind tasting paper of two wines

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