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Fine Vintage WSET Diploma In Wines, Sep. 15, 2018 - Jan. 31, 2020

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    Sat, September 15, 2018 (9:30 AM - 5:30 PM)

University of Calgary, Downtown Campus
906 - 8th Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1H9
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Cost: $9,995

Fine Vintage offers the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Calgary. The Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits is the highest level WSET course and is a respected qualification around the world. After completion of the Diploma the next logical step is to register for the Master of Wine, a rare credential held by just over 370 people. Therefore, the Level 4 Diploma is the top credential an employer could reasonably expect you to have.

Format: The classes primarily take place at weekends in a block format. The schedule is carefully spaced out with classroom sessions of focused study and exam practice. There is ample time for self-study leading up to the exams. We have designed our format to appeal to those who live outside of Vancouver as well.

Length: Our course starts in September 2018 and ends in March 2020, enabling you to spend 19 months of focused study.  This allows you to complete the Level 4 in a relatively short time frame with more than 150 hours of classroom interaction with leading wine educators.  

Field Trip: Our course design includes a field trip to the Okanagan to visit vineyards and wineries. We consider it essential that our students have first-hand knowledge of viticulture and vinification, and this is surely best taught in a vineyard and winery. Transportation within the Okanagan, winery visits, and lunches are included in the course price.

Passing the Level 4: Included in our pricing is a mandatory enrollment in the WSET’s Diploma Feedback Tests. These Feedback Tests are a series of mock papers that are graded by WSET assessors. This valuable feedback will enable you to better prepare for the exams. Most schools do not include these Feedback Tests in their price.

Wine tastings: Fine Vintage has a policy of showing classic benchmark examples to students. As such, we spend a considerable amount on wine. Therefore you will be able to taste the benchmark examples, and have extensive tastings of them. Our tastings are spectacular. 

Pre-requisites: To enroll in the program you must already have the WSET Level 3. If you do not have the WSET Level 3 please contact us to discuss your eligibility. We also advise you to have a high degree of proficiency in written English, as you would likely obtain from a University degree.  We want to give all our students the best possible chance of success. Diploma graduates are typically leaders in the wine industry.    

Course Schedule: The course days run from 9.30 am until 5.30 pm with 1 hour for lunch. Please note that the WSET exam dates are tentative pending the release of the WSET Exam schedules. These dates will be confirmed by June 2018 and should be very close to the dates we state below, if not exactly the same. All other non-exam dates are confirmed.

We aim to offer The Harvard of all Diploma programs and we hope you enjoy it.

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