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…
Back to class?
2021 has, so far, been a frustrating year. COVID 19 continues to cause much pain and suffering across the world. We have on several occasions hoped to restart classroom courses only to be blocked from doing so. Finally, there does appear to be optimism that the end of April or early May could see some…
Stay at Home
Stay at Home. Covid19 is having devastating consequences across the world and our thoughts go out to everyone affected and also to those working so hard to make sure that we all get through it. Here at Wine Academy Italia we will not operate classroom courses until the beginning of June 2020, at the earliest….
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…
Napa Valley and its incredible wines.
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…
Specialist Wine Training
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 Firenze
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…
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….