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Robert has just returned from a week in Napa Valley hosted by Napa Valley Vintners. A diverse and dynamic region making some very special wines. During the week he had the opportunity to visit numerous wineries, taste hundreds of wines and attend workshops covering topics such as organic/biodynamic farming and the latest winemaking techniques. There …
This week we spent several highly enjoyable days in Tuscany running WSET Level 2 Award in Wines & Spirits. This particular course was hosted by Tenute Piccini at their headquarters near Castellina in Chianti and attended by a range of their employees from winemakers, export managers through marketing and retail managers. Tenute Piccini, one of …
Wine Academy Italia has just finished a great week running WSET Level 2 Award in Wines & Spirits in Florence. This course was our first held in collaboration with winejob.it. Our venue in central Firenze hosted twenty two wine professionals from across Italy, many working with important Italian wine businesses. Level 2 is an ideal starting …
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, …
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. …
Before your course begins, be sure to read and review your WSET textbook – the exams are fair, but you will need to understand the contents of the book. The course specification on our website should also be studied. Besides the official WSET texts, it is important to be up to date with the world …
News this week that venerable wine critic Robert Parker, the advocate of the 100 point system, was stepping aside from his Bordeaux En Primeur role. His chosen successor in one of the trades most influential positions, Brit Neal Martin, former blogger and current writer with The Wine Advocate. Neal Martin fell into the wine business after …
WSET trains students to taste using its benchmark Systematic Approach to Wine Tasting. There are, of course, numerous organisations that include training on how to taste wine. You also don’t have to have certification to be a good taster, but it does help. From the different approaches available the WSET system gives students the technique …
