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The Wine and Spirit Education Trust Advanced Certificate is the third level of course study in the WSET wine course program.  This advanced wine course goes into detail on all the major wine regions of the world. It covers aspects of grape growing, winemaking, tasting, and all the major wines and spirits in the world. We strongly recommend taking the Intermediate course prior to the Advanced, although the Intermediate is NOT a pre-requisite.

We have a large number of people from the trade taking this course, including sommeliers, wine buyers, retail staff, and wine writers. But many of the general wine enthusiasts get so hooked from the Intermediate course that they carry on to the Advanced. You will taste over 140 wines in the 15 week course.

15 week course - 1 evening per week from 6:00-8:30 pm    (2.5 hrs for presentation & tasting followed by an extra 30 minutes for questions & exam preparation).

During the wine course you will learn about:

• Spain & Portugal
• Eastern Europe
• The Americas
• Australia, New Zealand
• South Africa & South America
• Champagne and other sparkling wines
• Sherry, Port and other fortified wines
• Spirits
• Advanced wine tasting technique
• Viticulture
• Vinification
• Labeling
• Alsace and Bordeaux
• Burgundy and the Loire
• The Rhone, and the south of France
• Germany
• Italy

The exam includes a blind tasting of 2 wines, a 50 question multiple choice paper and paper requiring 4 short answers. The pass mark is 55% in all 3 papers. We have an average pass rate of 84%, but expe