[VIC] – WSET L3 Award in Wines – Joval School of Wine

WSET® Level 3 Award in Wines is the follow on from Level 2 and a considerable step up in terms of course
content and time commitment and recommended for wine trade professionals.
Upon successfully completing the course you will have a thorough understanding of all factors that account
for the style, quality and price of individual wines and be equipped to pass this knowledge on to customers
and other staff.
You will have the knowledge and confidence to answer customer queries with authority and to make
informed selections of wines in a variety of situations (running a wine retail shop, advising management,
compiling an extensive wine list etc).
What you will learn:
• How natural and human factors in the vineyard influence the style, quality and price of the final wine
• How natural and human factors in the winery influence the style, quality and price of the final wine
• How to link the natural and human factors (in winery and vineyard) to explain the style and quality of
wines from individual grape varieties.
• Understand the characteristics of wines (still, sparkling and fortified) produced in the world’s key regions
and how the factors in the vineyard and winery influence these wine styles.
• Wine laws and wine labelling laws and how these can influence the style, quality and price of the final wine
• The commercials of wine production – costs of production, market forces etc
• How to taste and describe wine accurately using the WSET® Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine (SAT)
(over 80 wines tasted).
• WSET® Level 3 Award in Wines is a comprehensive course with classes scheduled every Monday from 10
am through 6 PM for 4 consecutive weeks plus a further day dedicated to revision and exam technique. -There is a mock exam followed by a lengthy period of self-study prior to sitting the final exam.
The course consists of 32.5 hours of class time + the revision day with a recommended further 50 hours of
self-study. The exam consists of a closed book theory exam – combination of multiple choice and short
written answers of 2-hour duration and a blind tasting (2 wines) examination of 30 minutes duration.
You are not required to correctly identify the wines in the exam but to give an accurate description of the
structure and flavours.
Exams are sent to London for marking and successful candidates receive a certificate and pin.
Cost is $1500 pp inclusive of GST and all study materials, wine samples (80+), tuition, examination and postage.
Successful completion of WSET® Level 2 Award in Wines is a prerequisite for WSET® Level 3 Award in Wines.