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3 wine and spirits courses for 2022

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WSET Level 2 Award in Wines

Tuesdays, January 18th  – March 8th @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm 

WSET Level 2 Award in Wines is a beginner to intermediate level wines course for enthusiasts or those working in the industry, or hoping to enter the industry.

This course provides fundamental product knowledge and systematic tasting skills. You will:

  • Explain how wine is made
  • Explore the style and quality of wines made from over 22 regionally important grape varieties produced in over 70 wine growing regions around the world
  • Explore how environmental factors, grape growing, winemaking and maturation options influence the style and quality of wines made from eight principal grape varieties
  • Learn how classifications and other labelling terms indicate origin, style and quality
  • Help develop assessment and description skills as you sample wines, sparkling wines and fortified wines
  • Show how to understand and be able to apply basic principles of wine storage, service and food and wine pairing
  • Teach how to describe wine using the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine® (SAT)

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Italian Wine Scholar Prep – NEW!

Mondays, January 24th – February 7th @ 6pm – 8:30pm

New to IWEG, we are proud to launch the latest wine education program from the Wine Scholar Guild, the Italian Wine Scholar (IWS) Prep.

The IWS Prep program is for:

  • Inquisitive wine enthusiasts wanting to become more familiar with the intricacies of Italian wine
  • Aspiring wine professionals
  • Hospitality professionals new to the world of Italian wine
  • Anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy and its wine and food culture

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WSET Level 2 Award in Spirits

Mondays, January 10th – February 7th @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm

WSET Level 2 Award in Spirits is a beginner to intermediate level spirits course for enthusiasts or those working in the industry, or hoping to enter the industry.

This course provides fundamental product knowledge and systematic tasting skills. You will:

  • Explore major spirits categories and styles, as well as liqueurs, vermouth and cocktails
  • Learn in detail about the 4 main steps in spirits production
  • Learn what labelling terms mean
  • Develop assessment and description skills as you sample a range of benchmark examples using the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Spirits® (SAT)
  • Understand basic principles of spirits storage and service
  • Learn about cocktail equipment, ingredients, basic techniques and main cocktail families

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Upcoming winter 2022 courses

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In-class Learning

For the winter 2022 semester, all classes originally scheduled to be delivered in-person will be delivered via the Zoom video conferencing platform for the weeks beginning January 10 and January 17.  

WSET Level 1 Award in Wines
Date: Saturday, January 22nd @ 9:30am – 4:30pm
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WSET Level 1 Award in Wines
Date: Saturday, February 26th @ 9:30am – 4:30pm
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WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits
Date: Mondays, February 28th and March 7th @ 6:30pm – 9pm
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WSET Level 2 Award in Wines 
Date: Tuesdays, January 18th  – March 8th @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm 
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Date: Saturdays, February 26th, March 5th and March 12th @ 9:30am – 4:30pm 
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WSET Level 2 Award in Wines @ Wine Academy
Date: Tuesdays, February 1st – March 1st @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm 
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WSET Level 2 Award in Spirits
Date: Mondays, January 10th – February 7th @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm 
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WSET Level 3 Award in Wines
Date: Wednesdays, January 19th – May 4th @ 6:30pm – 9pm
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Italian Wine Scholar Prep – NEW!
Date: Mondays, January 24th – February 7th @ 6pm – 8:30pm
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French Wine Scholar
Date: Thursdays, February 10th – April 21st @ 6:30pm – 8pm
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Online Learning

WSET Level 1 Award in Wines
Date: Monday, January 24th – Sunday, February 20th
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Date: Monday, February 7th – Sunday, March 6th
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WSET Level 1 Award in Sake
Date: Monday, January 24th – Sunday, February 27th
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Date: Monday, February 7th – Sunday, March 13th
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Date: Monday, February 21st – Sunday, March 27th
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WSET Level 3 Award in Wines
Date: Monday, January 31st – Sunday, April 3rd
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Date: Monday, February 21st – Sunday, April 24th
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Certificates in Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey or Gin
Enrollment is open at any time 
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All WSET textbooks and study guides are in an eBook format.