New Florence venue for WSET courses
We are delighted to offer a new venue on the edge of Florence to our students. Starting with WSET Level 3 Wines in November we will be hosting courses at the beautiful Ruffino Poggio Casciano estate at Bagno a Ripoli on the outskirts of Firenze. Thanks to our collaboration with Ruffino, students will be allowed…
2020 dates with Wine Academy Italia
It’s been a busy year for Wine Academy Italia, a record number of students and visits to both old and new venues. And it’s not over yet, we finish 2019 with WSET Level 3 courses in Florence and Montefalco. Planning for 2020 is nearly complete with dates available in the ‘Upcoming Courses’ section of our…
Spring 2019
A busy start to 2019 has seen Wine Academy Italia run courses from Puglia in the south of Italy to Piemonte in the north and many in between. Last week we finished our first WSET Level 2 at the Bersano Winery in Nizza Monferrato, a venue to which we will return for Level’s 2 and…
Consorzio Vini Soave collaboration
We are delighted to announce our forthcoming collaboration with the Consorzio Tutela Vini Soave to provide English language wine training for their producers. Initial courses start in November 2017 and will continue on a regular basis. The Soave Consorzio is highly successful in raising the profile of wines from this beautiful region. Producers and the…
WSET and a once in a lifetime trip to Bordeaux
Earlier this month I completed a once in a lifetime visit to Bordeaux as part of the 2017 Institute of Masters of Wine 20th Anniversary Student Trip, one benefit for the huge volume of work that must be completed on year one of the programme. This was not my first visit to the region,…
5 Tips for Passing WSET
Studying the whole world of wine can seem daunting to begin with, here are our 5 Tips for Passing WSET courses. 1. Prepare properly. Each course level has a recommended minimum of pre-course study hours. Make sure that you put in the work as each intensive course can leave little time for additional revision….
WSET courses in Italy Spring 2016
#vinitaly 2016 and the early year trade shows are now behind us. Wine Academy Italia has a series of WSET courses in Italy this Spring and early Summer. During April we are delighted to be returning to beautiful Serego Alighieri and Agricola Masi in Valpolicella. This is a great place to study, with an opportunity to…