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WSET Level 3 Award in Wines

WSET Level 3 Award in Wines

NOTE: Unfortunately, all of our courses are temporarily suspended due to Covid- 19. We hope to resume them from October.  In the meantime please, stay safe.

If you are interested in taking a WSET classroom course later this year, please forward your details to us and we will provide you with the provisional dates for Autumn.  The venues we use are also currently closed, so we unable to confirm dates until the middle of July, when they hope to have reopened for business.

wset Level 3

The WSET Level 3 qualification is open to students who hold the WSET Level 2 Award or can demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge.  It is also necessary for candidates planning to study for the WSET Level 4 Diploma.

This qualification has full accreditation from the UK Government’s Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (OfQual) as a Level 3 Vocational Qualification.
 
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The WSET Level 3 course is intended to provide in-depth knowledge of a wide range of wines. It focuses on factors that influence the style, quality and price of wines from major wine regions of the world.. Approximately70 wine wines will be tasted throughout the course helping to develop analytical tasting skills, using the WSET systematic approach to tasting.

 

Course content:

On completion of the course candidates will have a greater analytical understanding of:

  • Wine tasting: Using the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting
  • Food and wine pairing
  • Decoding and understanding wine labels
  • Still Wine Production: Factors influencing the style, quality and price of win
  • Sparkling Wines of the world: Methods of production and the main styles produced
  • Fortified Wines: Methods of production and main styles of fortified wines

 

The award also requires approximately 56 hours of private study. Some of this will need to be undertaken before the start of the course.

The WSET Level 3 Award examination comprises of two parts: A theory paper consisting of a 50 question multiple-choice section; five short written answer questions; and a blind tasting of two wines. A mark of 55% is required in all sections to pass.

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Please visit the WSET website to view the full specification and course coverage, or download it with your pdf browser viewer here: level 3-wines-specification


Course cost: £725

Duration: 5 full days from 9:30 – 5:00pm plus (2.5hrs ) examination.

Venue: Published courses will take place at the Fownes Hotel, City Walls Road Worcester.

The course fee includes :

  • WSET study pack, course book and study guide
  • Examination fees
  • Course led by a WSET qualified tutor
  • Internationally recognised WSET qualification certificate
  • Tasting of approximately 70 wines

 

Please contact Jane at Kimberlin Wine for WSET Level 3 Award in Wines information and course dates for 2020.


The award also requires approximately 56 hours of private study. Some of this will need to be undertaken before the start of the course.

The WSET Level 3 Award examination comprises two parts: A theory paper consisting of a 50 question multiple-choice section; five short written answer questions; and a blind tasting of two wines. A mark of 55% is required in all sections to pass.
 

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