As my friends, family, and especially my husband know, my obsession with wine has only grown in recent years. When I’m not enjoying a glass, I’m likely planning my next trip to tasting rooms, listening to wine podcasts, watching a wine documentary, or researching something about the wine world.
Several times in the past few years I’ve mentioned my desire to take a wine certification course of some sort. I started that conversation yet again this spring. My husband responded, “You talk about this all the time, you need to just sign up for the class already!”.
So, here goes nothing! I’m registered to begin my Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 course through the Napa Valley Wine Academy this week.
The course is five weeks long and completely online. Coursework covers everything from wine production techniques to geography, wine label terminology, and the Systematic Approach to Tasting wine (SAT). It includes four blind tasting classes, too! After I finish my classes, I’ll have several weeks to study before taking a final exam. If I pass, I’ll receive the WSET Level 2 Award in Wine, a well-known certification in the wine industry.
I’m looking forward to honing my tasting technique and digging deeper into my understanding of wine production, regions, and the wine industry itself. My goal is to use my WSET knowledge to continue making the world of wine feel accessible and easily understandable to any type of wine lover out there! (Side note–did you catch my recent “Dictionary for the Amateur Wine Lover” blog post?)
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Have any wine-related questions that you want me to cover as I go through the WSET Level 2 course? Let me know in the comments below!
Looking forward your posts. I loved Dictionary for the amateur wine lover.
Have fun…….