A PERSON WITH INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND SENSORY EDUCATION MAY DERIVE INFINITE ENJOYMENT FROM WINE.’ ERNEST HEMINGWAY

With a 95% success rate from our two previous WSET 2 courses, Ronan Sayburn MS is hoping to keeping this pass rate a tradition with this year’s instalment…

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) was originally founded in 1969 to provide quality training relating to wines and spirits. WSET is now a premier international body in the field of wines and spirits education, with a globally recognised selection of qualifications.

Level 2

Level 2 is a great starting point to establish a solid basic understanding of wine. The main focus of this course is covering classic grape varieties, the styles of still, sparking and fortified wines that they make, regions of the world where they are grown and how climate and geography affects their taste. It will also include how to use the WSET SAT (Systematic Approach to Tasting) to assess and describe wines.

If you understand that wine comes from grapes and can be red, white or rose – and sometimes have bubbles in it – then you will be fine! We assume a very basic knowledge but everything you need to know to pass WSET Level 2 will be taught to you.

Programme Outline

• How wine is made and other factors influencing the style of wine
• Key white grape varieties
• Key black grape varieties
• Wine-producing regions of the world
• Sparkling wines
• Sweet wines and fortified wines
• Spirits and liqueurs
• Label terminology
• Food and wine pairing
• The WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine

 

The Examination
To gain the qualification, Members will need to pass a multiple-choice paper of 50 questions

The Course
The course consists of 4 teaching sessions with the final session revision and the examination.

The sessions will be held in the St James’s Room, between 10:00am & 17:00pm where a light lunch will be available. The fees also include the WSET Level 2 study pack, sample tastings of around 50 different wines during the course and the WSET examination fees, certificate and lapel pin.

Dates of WSET

Saturday 2nd June
Saturday 9th June
Saturday 16th June
Saturday 23rd June (exam to follow after session on this date)

Price: £550.00

To book a place on the course, please email our events team