WSET Level 2 Award in Wines in Liverpool: Three full days
- What is it: The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines is designed for beginners, or people wanting to build on the WSET Level 1 Award in Wines qualification.
- Where and when is it: This course is studied over three days in a Liverpool city centre venue.
- 2024 dates at the City Wine Bar:
Sept 23, 24, 25 – Mon Tues Weds
All from 9.30am-5.30pm - Entry reqirements: You don’t need the WSET Level 1 Award in Wines to study this course. You must be over 18
- How does it work: There are eight sessions across the three days, looking at 30 grape varieties, their styles around the world, and how winemaking and the environment influences them.
- The study time: The total study time is 28 hours, which includes the classroom time and 11 hours’ private study.
- Wines: You’ll taste a minimum of 40 samples of wine during the three-day course.
- The study fee: This in-person course with Jane Clare of One Foot in the Grapes is £380 to the end of July 2024. WSET fees rise in August. Resit fees are not included.
- Study pack: You’ll receive the book Wines: Looking Behind the Label, a work book and the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine® (SAT).
- How to book: Select a date within the shopping basket. There will be an option to pay in three instalments (if eligible).
- To complete the booking: One Foot in the Grapes will request a form of photo ID.
WSET Level 2 Wines Specification
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How do you pass?
You sit an hour’s exam of 50 multiple-choice questions. The pass mark is 55%.
The eight sessions of the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines course
Day One – Session 1:
Course induction – tasting technique – pairing wine and food
Day One – Session 2:
Factors influencing the production of red wines – Pinot Noir – Zinfandel/Primitivo
Day One – Session 3
Factors influencing the production of white, sweet and rosé wines – Riesling – Chenin Blanc – Sémillon/Semillon – Furmint
Day Two – Session 4
Chardonnay – Sauvignon Blanc – Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris – Gewurztraminer – Viognier – Albariño
Day Two – Session 5
Merlot – Cabernet Sauvignon – Syrah/Shiraz
Day Two – Session 6
Gamay – Grenache/Garnacha – Tempranillo – Carmenère – Malbec – Pinotage
Day Three – Session 7
Cortese, – Garganega – Verdicchio – Fiano – Nebbiolo – Barbera – Corvina – Sangiovese – Montepulciano
Day Three – Session 8
Sparkling wines – Fortified wines