Curso Nivel 1 en Vinos WSET® online (sólo inglés)

Información del curso Nivel 1 en Vinos online

This course is given in English, with a remote exam in the same language.

This is a four week on line course that allows you to study at your own pace. Under the guidance of a certified educator who will be available to answer your questions on line in person or via Zoom. You will source your own wine samples (with our guidance) and will participate in various on line classes activities, tests and forums.

Description.

A minimum of three hours study per week is suggested to successfully approve this course.
You will sit your exam at your home using our invigilator exam system. You will need a lap top, and an additional smart device such as a smartphone or tablet, all with good access to internet.
The course fee includes a year of access to WSET´s Online Classroom, your study pack (which will be in Spanish), a dedicated on line tutor and zoom meetings as required, and your examinations. Wine samples are not included in the price.

Module 1: What is Wine & How is it Made?

• Name the main parts of a grape and what they contain.
• Name the key stages in the annual cycle of grape growing and know what
happens during ripening.
• Name and define different grape-growing climates and state how they can affect
the characteristics of grapes. List the requirements for and the products of
alcoholic fermentation.
• Name and correctly order the key stages in the production of still white, red and
rosé wines.

Module 2: Types & Styles of Wine

• Identify the three main styles of wine: still wines, sparkling wines, fortified wines.
• Study the notable structural characteristics of all wines.

Module 3: Introduction to Tasting

• Learn how to taste wine and describe its notable characteristics using language
from WSET’s Systematic Approach to Tasting.
• Learn to distinguish differences and similarities between different styles of wine.

Module 4: Grape Varieties & Wines

• Name the principal grape varieties and identify the characteristics and styles of
their wines.
• Identify and relate named wines from principal grape varieties to the grape
varieties, types, characteristics and styles of wine.
• Identify and relate other popular named wines to the types, characteristics and
styles of wine.