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How Far Will You Go? Making the Jump from WSET Lev...

Posted by Julia Burke | Aug 16, 2017 | Blog, WSET | 0

Alder Yarrow Interviews Jancis Robinson

Posted by Alder Yarrow | Apr 18, 2016 | American Wine Studies, Articles, Blog, Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine, News, NVWA Interviews, Q&A, Wine Jobs, WSET | 0

Scotch Whisky 101 — Liz Goes to School

by Liz Pirnat | Jul 17, 2019 | Articles, Articles by Liz Pirnat, Blog, Did You KNow, Edited by Jonathan Cristaldi, Spirits, WSET | 0 |

I spent a week at the Springbank Whisky School—a fantastic experience, and one I’d highly recommend to anyone trying to up their knowledge of Whisky.

Scotch Whisky 101 — Why Styles Differ

by Liz Pirnat | Jul 3, 2019 | Articles, Articles by Liz Pirnat, Blog, Did You KNow, Edited by Jonathan Cristaldi, Spirits, WSET | 0 |

There are a number of factors that affect the taste of Scotch. While the basic ingredients (water, malted barley, and yeast) are the same, each ingredient and the distillery process impact the final product.

Scotch Whisky 101 — Reading the Label

by Liz Pirnat | Jun 26, 2019 | #InstructorPicks, Advanced Courses, Articles, Articles by Liz Pirnat, Articles by Tim Gaiser, Blog, Did You KNow, Edited by Jonathan Cristaldi, Spirits, WSET | 0 |

Go to any bar, restaurant, or take stock next time you’re in any retail shop and you’ll notice that the brown spirits section seems to be in constant expansion mode. Knowing how each brown spirit is produced, and where each one comes from is critical for students of wine and spirits looking to ace their exams.

FOOLPROOF METHOD TO ACE THE WSET LEVEL 3 SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS

by JanetK | Jan 23, 2019 | Articles by Janet Kampen, Blog, Wine, WSET, WSET3 | 0 |

Statistically speaking, if a student fails the WSET Level 3 exam it’s because they failed the theory section, specifically, because they failed the short-answer questions.

How does this happen? Most often it’s because students didn’t answer the question completely, missing valuable points.

The method described below provides an easy-to-follow set of actions to take to ensure this doesn’t happen to you.