The Wine & Spirits Education Trust is considered the gold standard for global beverage education. But if you’re new to the industry, you might not have even heard of it. Here’s an insider’s look at the WSET certification, and how you can “join the club.”
When you taste a wine you love, you know it right away, whether you ignore your own instincts or not. Your body relaxes and your mind lights up, as if you’ve heard a beautiful song and you are trying harder to listen to it.
By Catherine Bugué When wine sparks a newfound passion in you, it starts an incredible adventure; something akin to Alice in Wonderland falling into a whole new world followed by the constant amazement of Jack Skellington in What’s This, What’s This from the Nightmare Before Christmas. An invite decades ago to a Beaujolais Nouveau wine …
WSET Level 3 Study Tips or How to Wrangle the WSET Level 3 Beast First and foremost, Level 3 success depends on interactive studying. Students often feel that if they read through the book once, or even twice, they have studied. To be successful on the WSET Level 3 exam, however, you must study interactively …
Sparkling 5 Ways: A Quick Guide to the 5 Major Production Methods for Sparkling Wine
Napa, CA (September 1, 2015) – Balzac Communications announces that Senior Account Executive Catherine Bugue has accepted the position of Director of Education at the Napa Valley Wine Academy, the premier Napa Valley wine school she helped found in 2012 with partner and Executive Director Christian Oggenfuss and partner Jurg Oggenfuss. Over the past seven …
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In January of this year, we officially moved into our very own brick and mortar, headquartered at 2501 Oak Street, smartly situated at the corner of California and Oak in downtown Napa, California. The space was formerly occupied by a theater arts school, which leaves a lingering excited energy in the walls, good vibes all …
Creating a map of soils in Alsace is like leaving crumbs to find your way to the grapes planted there. Granite and schist lead to Riesling; deep marl to Gewurztraminer; clay and volcanic hold Pinot gris; sandy, calcareous soils have Muscat; sandy with chalk leads to Sylvaner and sandy, calcareous is Pinot Noir. There …
IN-PERSON COURSE & WORKSHOP REFUNDS & TRANSFERS
Cancellations of confirmed in-person course enrollments and workshops are accepted up to 60 days before the start of the course. An administration fee of $50 plus the full cost of the study materials and exam fees will be deducted, and the remainder of the course fee refunded to the payee. Separate WSET exam cancellation/transfer rules apply.
Transfers of a confirmed enrollment to another course are accepted 60 days before the course start date with an administration fee of $50.
Cancellations less than 60 days before the in-person course start date or course no shows forfeit any refund/transfer options unless students can provide medical documentation. If medical documentation is provided, students can be transferred to a later course. No refunds will be applied.
Course Transfers cannot be carried forward to the next academic year (which commenced on January 1).
Students are highly encouraged to purchase separate travel insurance.
