LEVEL 1 WINES
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust – Level 1 Award in Wines covers basic product knowledge and skills required in the service & sale of wine.
This is a good introductory course for a wine enthusiast who wants to learn about wine in a more structured and systematic way. Tasting the basic styles / types of wines, food & wine matching and storage / serving of wines form an integral part of the course.
The main objectives of the course are:
- Introduce the main styles of wines
- Learn the characteristics of the principle grape varieties
- The WSET Level 1 Systematic Approach to Tasting
- Service and retail of wine
- Matching Food & Wine
To gain the Level 1 qualification candidates will be required to complete a program of training delivered by a WSET Level 1 Approved Programme Provider and successfully complete a multiple choice paper of 30 questions.
To download the specifications for the WSET Level 1 course, please click here.
Course Fees: Rs. 10,000, inclusive of all taxes.
Fees include study materials, wine samples, tuition & examination. Course materials will be made available on the day of the course. 10-12 wines from around the world will be tasted as part of the course.
LEVEL 2 WINES
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust – Level 2 Award in Wines is suitable for anyone who wishes to enhance their knowledge on the subject.
The qualification offers broad coverage of all product categories in the field of wines , together with basic wine tasting technique. It underpins job skills and competencies in the customer service and sales functions of the hospitality, retail and wholesale industries.
The main objectives of the course are:
- Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting and food & wine matching
- Learn about viticulture and the wine making process.
- Know about key wine producing regions of the world
- Understand key grape varietals: Chardonnay; Sauvignon Blanc; Riesling; Merlot; Cabernet Sauvignon; Pinot Noir; Syrah and Grenache
- Increase knowledge of sparkling wines, sweet wines and fortified wines
To gain the Level 2 qualification, candidates will be required to undergo training in Wines of the world delivered by a WSET Level 2 Approved Programme Provider along with wine tasting as a part of every class, followed by an hour long multiple choice examination.
Course Programme
Day 1:
Wine tasting Technique
Wine and Food Pairing
Wine Labelling terms
Day 2:
Chardonnay and regions
Pinot Noir and regions
Cabernet Sauvignon and regions
Merlot and regions
Sauvignon Blanc and regions
Day 3:
Riesling and Regions
Syrah, Grenache and regions
Other Black Grape varieties
Other White grape varieties
Day 4:
Sparkling wines
Sweet wines
Fortified wines
Day 5: Exam
To download the specifications for the WSET Level 2 course, please click here.
Course Fees: Rs. 26,000 + 18% GST
Fees include study materials, wine samples, tuition, & examination. Course materials will be made available on the day of the course. More than 35 wines and spirits from around the world will be tasted as part of the course.
LEVEL 3 Wines
The WSET Level 3 Award in Wines is intended to provide in-depth knowledge of a wide range of wines and is open to students who hold WSET Level 2 Award in Wine & Spirits or can demonstrate knowledge at intermediate level through completion of equivalent courses or sufficient experience in the wine and spirit industry.
This qualification is also suitable for the wine enthusiast wishing to build on knowledge gained at Level 2.
All sessions on the course include tastings. Wines from around the world will be tasted as part of the course. The Advanced Certificate is a unitised course, covering wines of the world in considerable depth, and students are required to prove competency in theory and tasting. The examination for the Advanced Certificate is in two parts: a theory examination of 50 multiple-choice questions and four short-answer questions, plus a tasting examination consisting of a blind tasting of two wines.
Course Programme: This course is divided into 16 Sessions;
Day 1
1. Tasting technique
2. Wine production
Day 2
3. Burgundy & Alsace
4. Bordeaux & South-West France
5. Loire, Rhone & South of France
Day 3
6. Germany, Austria, Hungary & Greece
7. Italy
8. Spain & Portugal
Day 4
9. The New World Introduction – North America
10. South America & South Africa
11. Wine & Food Pairing
Day 5
12. India
13 Australia & New Zealand
14. Sparkling Wines
Day 6
15. Fortified Wines
Day 7
Revision
Examination
To download the specifications for the WSET Level 3 course, please click here.
Course Fees: Rs. 82,000 + 18% GST
See the Wine list for this course here. Fees include study materials, wine samples, tuition, & examination.
Course Faculty: Anthony Stockbridge
Level 2 Spirits
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust – Level 2 Award in Spirits is suitable for anyone who wishes to enhance their knowledge on the subject.
The WSET Level 2 Award in Spirits is intended for people who have little or no prior knowledge of spirits. It is intended to provide a comprehensive level of focused product knowledge required to underpin job skills and competencies – for example, in bar service, and for staff requiring focused product knowledge in retail and wholesaling businesses.
The main objectives of the course are:
- The spirits market
- Production
- Brandy, Scotch Whisky, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Tequila.
- Gin & other flavoured spirits
- Liqueurs & fruit spirits
- The sale & service of spirits
- How to taste spirits using the WSET Systematic Approach to tasting spirits
To gain the Level 2 qualification, candidates will be required to undergo training in Spirits of the world delivered by a WSET Level 2 Approved Programme Provider along with spirit tasting as a part of every class, followed by an hour long multiple choice examination.
To download the specifications for the WSET Level 2 course, please click here.
Course Fees: Rs. 35,000 all inclusive
Fees include study materials, spirit samples, tuition, & examination. Course materials will be made available on the day of the course. More than 25 spirits from around the world will be tasted as part of the course.
