WSET Wine, Spirits, Sake & Beer Courses
The WSET Level 2 Certifications are beginner to intermediate level qualifications exploring wines and spirits, or spirits for those working in the industry or wine and spirit enthusiasts. Designed for individuals seeking a core understanding of wine or spirits, these qualifications explore the major grape varieties, raw materials used for spirits, important wine regions, or regions of production of spirits. You’ll learn about the styles of wines or spirits produced, key classifications, and labeling terminology. You will receive a WSET certificate and lapel pin upon successful completion and can use the associated WSET-certified logo.
WSET Level 2 Certifications
Why you will love taking the WSET Level 2 in Wines course from us:
- We Prepare you for Success – Before you even step foot in our classroom, we offer you a complete online Level 2 pre-study module, which you can access immediately after enrollment. This added resource provides a structured study, and best prepares you for the WSET exam. This is just one of the reasons our students consistently score above the global average on their Level 2 exam.
- We Give You Flexibility – We offer you the largest selection of course dates with location options around the U.S. so you can find a class that best fits your schedule.
- You’ll Be In Good Company – You will join a community of 4,000+ students who have studied with us and completed the WSET Level 2
- You’ll Be Making the Right Choice – You will be in good hands, studying with an expert instructor at America’s Premier Wine School, winner of the WSET Global and Riedel Wine Educator of the Year Award.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Beginner to Intermediate
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How wine and/or spirits are made
- What factors influence wine and/or spirits style
- The key white and black grape varieties and their characteristics (for the wine course only)
- The important wine and/or spirits producing regions of the world
- The production of sparkling, sweet, and fortified wines
- Label terminology
- Food and wine pairing principles
- The principal categories of spirits and liqueurs, and how they are made
- How to describe wine and/or spirits style using the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting® (SAT)
NOTES:
- Courses are offered in-person and online.
- Exams must be taken in-person or online within 12 months of taking the course.
- All course materials and textbooks, including any test fees, are included.
WSET Level 2 Award in Wine | In-Person
Enroll in the WSET Level 2 course to explore the world's wine styles and regions, and refine your tasting skills with guided tastings of approximately 30 wines. Join now and learn to identify principal grape varieties, decode wine labels, and master the WSET’s Level 2 Systematic Approach to Wine Tasting (SAT). Once you pass the exam you can display your credentials instantly! You'll get a digital badge and certificate to celebrate your accomplishment. Share it instantly on LinkedIn, social media, or with your professional network to showcase your achievement!
$935.00
$935.00
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WSET Level 2 Wine Online | Instructor-Led Course
The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines, taught live over five weeks with a real instructor and a real cohort. Four 90-minute Zoom webinars anchor the course - all recorded, so a work conflict never puts you behind - around 20-plus video lectures, interactive activities, weekly quizzes and a 50-question mock exam you can take at 6 AM or midnight. Twelve classic wines carry you through the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting®, the method that turns "I like this" into an argument you can defend. You keep the platform for 12 months from your course start date, so the material is still there long after the five weeks end. Your online exam registration and fee are included. 96.1% of our Level 2 students pass.
$679.00
$679.00
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WSET Level 2 Wine Online | On-Demand Course
The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines, on your schedule. The entire course unlocks the moment you enroll and stays yours for 12 months - no cohort, no start date, nothing to be awake for. Explore the world's great wine regions at whatever pace your life allows: video lectures, interactive activities, quizzes, and graded tasting and theory assignments that tell you instantly what you have misunderstood. Twelve classic wines carry you through the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting®, the method that changes how you drink for good. Independent, but never alone - a student discussion community and one-to-one mentoring are there when you want them. Your exam registration is included; the exam itself is taken online with remote invigilation at pre-scheduled times, within 12 months of enrolling. 96.1% of our Level 2 students pass.
$595.00
$595.00
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WSET Level 2 Award in Wines | Bootcamp
The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines, taught as a four-day immersion in Napa Valley. Your classroom time at Napa Valley Wine Academy is augmented with vineyard, winery and cooperage visits, so you gain a working understanding of grape growing and winemaking rather than a theoretical one. Your instructors are top educators in the industry, involved in winemaking, sommelier services and other segments of the wine trade. You will taste more than 60 wines across the four days, including a glass of sparkling wine on arrival and specialty pourings at the wineries. Two gourmet lunches and a winemaker dinner are included; lodging and travel are not. Please note that the WSET Level 2 exam is taken online with remote invigilation within 12 months of your bootcamp, not in the classroom on the final day.
$2,195.00
$2,195.00
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WSET Level 2 Award in Beer | Online
The WSET Level 2 Award in Beer, taught over five weeks with a real instructor and a real cohort. The six-module course content runs on WSET Global's own learning portal; Napa Valley Wine Academy adds four live 60-minute Zoom webinars covering theory and guided tasting, a dedicated instructor for the full five weeks, and group discussion through our own portal. You start at the ingredients - malt, hops, yeast and water - move through brewing and fermentation, then work the world's key styles by what drives them: malt, hops, yeast and mixed fermentation, from Belgium and Germany to the UK and the US. Storage, service and off-flavours are covered too, and throughout you build your palate on the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Beer®. Taught by a WSET Certified Beer Instructor and Advanced Cicerone. Your online exam registration and fee are included; tasting beers are not.
$699.00
$699.00
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WSET Level 2 Award in Sake | Online Course
The WSET Level 2 Award in Sake, taught over five weeks on WSET Global's own sake learning platform. There are no live webinars - you work through the course whenever suits you inside the cohort window, and a WSET educator reads and responds to the tasting notes you submit, which is what actually calibrates a palate. You start at the ingredients - the rice varieties grown for sake, koji, water and yeast - then work through polishing ratios, fermentation, dilution and packaging, and how each choice creates a style. You learn to read a Japanese label rather than rely on an importer's translation, and you train on the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Sake®. The printed textbook is included and mailed on registration, you keep the online material for 12 months, and your online exam registration and fee are covered. Tasting sakes are not included.
$699.00
$699.00
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WSET Level 2 Award in Spirits Online | On-Demand Course
The WSET Level 2 Award in Spirits, entirely on your schedule. The whole course unlocks the moment you enroll and stays yours for 12 months - no cohort, no start date, no live webinars to be awake for. Start at the still: how pot and column distillation shape purity and flavour, then the world category by category - Scotch, bourbon, Canadian and Japanese whisky, rum, Tequila and Mezcal, vodka, gin, Cognac and brandy, liqueurs and flavoured spirits. You will read a label for what it legally means, deconstruct the classic cocktail families, and train your palate on the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Spirits®. Written and recorded by our head spirits educator, a WSET Diploma holder and Master of Baijiu. Your online exam registration and fee are included; tasting samples are not.
$599.00
$599.00
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