WSET Level 3 Award in Wines - Göteborg

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 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.

SESSIONS

17 February - Day 1 - Into (S1), Factors in the Vineyard (S2), Winemaking (S3)

3 March - Day 2- Alsace, Germany, Austria, Tokaj (S4), Burgundy, Loire, Bordeaux (S5), Bordeaux, South West, Loire (S6)

17 March - Day 3 - Burgundy, Beaujolais, Northern Rhone.. (S7) Spain, Portugal (S8) Northern Italy (S9)

31 March - Day 4 - Central/Southern Italy, Portual, Greece (S10) New World (S11/S12)

14 April - Day 5 - New world part 2 (S14, S15), Fortified Wines (S16)

10 June - Day 6 - EXAM

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.

Where

We offer the course in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Denmark.

Time

09:30-17:00

Price?

• 19800 SEK VAT Excluded
• Scandianvian Wine Academys sommelier students have 50% discount
• Contact us if you wish an invoice as a payment method

In the price everything is included, sush as breakfast, lunch and wines.

If the number of participants is too low, we reserve the right to cancel or postpone the course. In such cases, we will notify you in advance.