Sharpen Your Knowledge & Tasting Skills from Home!
This intro level online program with educator support will take you four weeks. About six hours in total to complete, plus study time. You will have access to your WSET student platform where you can ask your WSET educators questions, get answers, and engage with other wine lovers. Participation in the course online activities is essential for this certification.
Do you need additional support? Vitis House educators are also available to answer to your questions, plus you will have access to our exclusive 100 mockup exam questions for you to practice.
What you’ll learn:
Our WSET Level 1 ONLINE course will help you begin to talk and taste like a professional. During this course you will learn:
- The main types and styles of wine
- Common wine grapes and their characteristics
- How to store and serve wine
- The principles of food and wine pairing
- How to describe wine using the WSET Level 1 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine® (SAT)
- The basic skills to describe wines accurately
- The systematic approach to tasting
- The fundamental principles of food and wine pairing
Sign up now for this four (4) week online program. It’s all you need to achieve this beginner-level certification!
Details
You pick the course date when you want to start! From anywhere you want! Enroll, contact us cheers@vitishouse.com to schedule your exam and then you’ll receive an email with everything you need to join the program. Then start! Vitis House instructors will be available to respond to your questions during the program.
Course Structure
Access and participation in the course online activities is essential. It is recommended to taste at least 5 wines during the program. For more information and full details on the course, please download the Specification sheet.
Entry Requirements
There are no requirements for this qualification. Price includes the WSET® Level 1 online access, class, Vitis House mock-up exam questions, support from Vitis House educators, exam, certificate and lapel pin (if you pass the examination).
Vitis House and WSET seeks to assess all candidates in a way that puts them at no disadvantage, or advantage, over other candidates. If you have a reasonable adjustment request, please send us an email at least 45 calendar days before the course cheers@vitishouse.com.
Certification
Assessment is by a closed-book exam of 30 multiple-choice questions. Exam has to be scheduled with Vitis House and will be taken at a pre-determined date and time. You can take the exam online using Remote Invigilation or you can take it at Vitis House (we offer this option once a month). The online exam will give you the flexibility to take the exam on a computer from your home, monitored via webcam, screen sharing technology and a secondary recording device (cell phone). To schedule your exam (14 business days in advance) please contact us at cheers@vitishouse.com immediately after booking your program. Exam must be completed in the same calendar year.
WSET Online Students Cancellations/Refunds
No changes or cancellations are allowed after registration is completed. If you have any question, please send us an email to cheers@vitishouse.com