WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines
Accelerate your wine career with industry experts
and a proprietary learning platform
- Unlock strategies to pass your WSET exams
- Hone practical skills to advance your career
- Advance faster with immersive learning experiences
Ideal for: Professionals
Years of Study: 2
Units: 6
In-person Exams: 5
Research Papers: 1
Certifcation: WSET Level 4 Diploma
Does this sound like you?
Getting a WSET Diploma is an investment and you want to know it’s worth it and how you can actually use it to advance your career
Taking the next step in your wine career is challenging
Are you ready to take the next step in your wine career, but
aren’t sure where to start?
Most schools out there give students a book on wines, then stand up and talk at them. Students end up ready to pass an exam, but don’t have the practical experience to advance their wine career.
We get it. We slogged through our Diploma programs, then spent years fguring out how to launch our careers through
trial and error. It was overwhelming and exhausting.
We designed the WSET Level 4 Diploma program to prepare you to earn your diploma and advance your career, even if you’re juggling family and full time work, or haven’t been a
student for a while.
Our unique approach to learning ensures you get the skills and support you need to:
• Navigate the challenges of pursuing certifcation
• Earn your diploma and advance your career
• Stand out in a competitive professional feld
Ignite your professional career without wasting years fguring it out on your own via trial and error
- Unlock new opportunities on the wine industry
- Deepen your knowledge with wine industry experts
- Discover real world application for your knowledge
- Clarify your career vision and get a roadmap for word
- Earn Your Diploma and advance your career, without wasting time
Unlock new opportunities in the wine industry, with industry experts
Test Taking Strategies
Expert Accelerator™ Student Portal
NWVA Trained Instructors
Our industry experts are also
expert instructors. We train them ourselves. They don’t just have knowledge, they also know how to share it.
Dedicated Diploma Advisors
Our diploma advisors help you
identify the best ways for you
personally, to tackle studying the program, so you can stay motivated and on track.
Interactive Learning Experiences
You can’t just study about Italy in a box. We help you make connections between the material, the test and
your career–without lecturing you–so you can synthesize and apply
the material.
Personalized Feedback
Our certifed instructors personally provide comprehensive feedback on your mock exam questions and essays, so you never
have to wonder if you’re doing it right.
Curated Wine Kits
Our lead diploma teacher is a Master of Wine and he has curated the wines, not only because they show the capacity of what you should know, but also because they’re past exam wines.
Virtual Workshops & Mock Exam
The WSET Level 4 Diploma
workshops focus on deep discussion of important concepts, strategies for
answering exam-style questions, and calibrating palates with your WSET-certifed instructor
1:1 Mentoring
HOW THE WSET LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA WORKS
STEP 1: FOUNDATION UNITS
These must be taken before proceeding to the rest of the program.
Production of Wine
What’s covered:
In the D1 Production of Wine, you’ll discover:
• Vinifcation and viticulture
• Maturation and treatments
• Packaging process and approach
What you get:
• 8x 2-hour classes with a NVWA certifed instructor
• Access to the Expert Accelerator diploma platform
• hours of training videos
• practice tests
Program duraction: 9 weeks
Exam: 90-minute exam with 4-5 essay questions
Certifcation received: type
Business of Wine
What’s covered:
In the D2 Business of Wine, you’ll discover:
• Pricing and production process
• Marketing of wine
• Wine business types
What you get:
• 2x 4-hour classes with a NVWA certifed instructor
• Access to the Expert Accelerator diploma platform
• hours of training videos
• practice tests
Program duraction: 6 weeks
Exam: 60-minute exame with 3-4 essay questions
Certifcation received: type
STEP 2: PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE UNITS
These can be taken in ANY order you choose.
Wines of the World
What’s covered:
In the D3 Wines of the World course, you’ll discover:
• Grape growing and wine making
• Wine law & regulation
• Evaluating taste, style and quality
What you get:
• 13x 2-hour classes with a NVWA certifed instructor
• 2x 6-hour classes with a NVWA certifed instructor
• Access to the Expert Accelerator diploma platform
• hours of training videos
• practice tests
Program duraction: 27 weeks
Exam: 2 Day Exam; Day 1: 7 open-response theory questions; Day 2: Blind Tasting of 12 wines
Certifcation received: type
Business of Wine
What’s covered:
In the D4 Sparkling Wines, you’ll discover:
• Production methods
• Pricing and marketing
• Evaluating taste, style and quantity
What you get:
• 4x 2-hour classes with a NVWA certifed instructor
• Access to the Expert Accelerator diploma platform
• hours of training videos
• practice tests
Program duraction: 8 weeks
Exam: 90-minute exam comprising 3-4 open-response questions and blind tasting of 3 sparkling wines
Certifcation received: type
Fortifed Wines
What’s covered:
In the D5 Fortifed Wines, you’ll discover:
• Production methods
• Pricing and marketing
• Evaluating taste, style and quantity
What you get:
• 6x 2-hour classes with a NVWA certifed instructor
• Access to the Expert Accelerator diploma platform
• hours of training videos
• practice tests
Program duraction: 10 weeks
Exam: 90-minute exam comprising 3-4 open-response questions and blind tasting of 3 fortifed wines.
Certifcation received: type
Independent Research Paper
What you get:
• Online research writing course
• Tips for researching and writing your paper
• Personalized feedback on your topic
Program duraction: weeks/months
Exam: Independent research paper with submission dates in January and July
Certifcation received: type
The WSET Level 4 Diploma is ideal for you if:
- You have ambition beyond just earning diploma
- You want to be recognized as an authoritative wine specialist
- You prefer interactive learning experience to lectures
- You want a program that helps you advance your career
- Yo're ready to invest in yourself and your future
We put our students at the center of everything we do.
We designed our Diploma series after going through other programs ourselves. We felt like we’d made this important investment, signed up and then it was crickets.
The classes were poorly executed, tasting used the cheapest wines, and there was almost no communication with the students.
To give our students the highlest level of support and opportunity for success, we’ve assembled a team of experts and educators.
We’re not a one-person-show who has to bring in experts from the outside.
INTRODUCING
Your Wine Guide(s) for Program Name
These must be taken before proceeding to the rest of the program.
Dr. Liz Tosh who created a business program for one of our state universities
Motrey Sheila keto. have winemakers who are top in their feld
Instructor’s Name
Credentials
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Credentials
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3 Reasons Our Students Have Higher-Than-Average Success Rate
DIRECT ACCESS TO WINE INDUSTRY EXPERTS
• 5 Master of Wine Instructors
• 2 Master Sommeliers
• 4 Diploma student-only support staff
• 12 Wine Industry Specialists
• 1 dedicated mentor per student
DEDICATED WSET DIPLOMA SUPPORT TEAM
• WSET Diploma Advisor
Provides study-related advice and administrative guidance
• Exam Coordinator
Provides guidance on scheduling exams
• WSET Nominated Educator
Provides learning & instructional support and exam prep guidance
• NVWA Chief Educator
Provides theory & tasting support and exam preparation guidance
Proprietary Resources & Extra Learning Opportunities
• As a diploma student, you’ll receive exclusive access to our diverse catalog of courses, tasting seminars, and events for free or at a discounted rate
• Our NVWA certifed instructors and education specialists have designed proprietary study materials to hone their critical thinking and test taking skills
JUST 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO
Earn Your Diploma and Advance Your Career
ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM
You’ll receive a Welcome Email with everything you need to access our proprietary learning platform, community and course materials.
CONNECT WITH YOUR INSTRUCTORS
LEVEL UP LIKE A PRO
You’ll receive a Welcome Email with everything you need to access our proprietary learning platform, community and course materials.
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how we're different
We’re Premier, not Pretentious
We design our programs for students, not snobs. We know wines are
complex, but believe wine education should be approachable and fun.
(There’s a reason our unique approach is winning awards.)
Helping enthusiasts and professionals become confident wine authorities.
