WSET Level 3 in Wine Classroom course – starts 29th January 2023

NOTE: CHANGE OF DATES – ALL COURSE DATES ARE ON MONDAYS EXCEPT DAY 1.

WSET Level 3 in Wine provides advanced knowledge on wine from around the world with focus on the most important wine regions Europe, North & South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. During the course you will gain in-depth knowledge and insight into viticulture, wine production, and the different factors that influence wine styles and quality.

Level 3 in Wine builds on the basic knowledge gained from WSET Level 2 in Wine, and it is strongly recommended to take Level 2 first unless you have taken a sommelier course. During the course, students develop tasting techniques using the WSET Level 3 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine (SAT).

During 6 full days of classroom teaching and tastings, we will cover the whole WSET Level 3 syllabus.  In addition to the classroom course, students are expected to use at least 60 hours of self-study in order to pass Level 3 in Wine.

Summary of course content:

• How to accurately describe the key characteristics of wines and use this description to make an assessment of quality and readiness to drink using the WSET Level 3 Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT)
• How to make appropriate wine recommendations
• The principal natural and human factors in the vineyard and winery, and how these influence the production of still wines of the world.
• How natural and human factors in the vineyard and winery influence style, quality, and wine prices
• Identify the key characteristics of still wines produced in the principal wine-producing regions of the wines.
• How key natural and human factors in addition to local laws and commerce influence the style and quality of wines
• Key factors in the production of wine: location, grape growing (viticulture), winemaking, maturation and bottling.
• Identify the key characteristics of the principal sparkling and fortified wines of the world and how natural and human factors, as well as wine laws, influence the style, quality, and price of these wines.

Do you work in a restaurant and your work will pay for your course?  send an email HERE to arrange payment by invoice instead of through our website.

Gain an internationally approved wine education!

The course included six full days of classroom teaching including tasting of more than 36 wines together with our wine specialist Jane Nisbet Huseby.  The course fee includes the WSET Level 3 in Wine study pack, course days, wines, and the exam fee.  Shipping costs for books are not included in the course fee.

Oslo Wine School WSET Level 3 in Wine is approved by WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) i London

WSET Level 3 in Wine.

What you will learn:

• The key factors in the production of wine: location, grape growing, winemaking, maturation and bottling
• How to describe the key characteristics of the principal still wines of the world and use the descriptionto make an assessment of quality and an assessment of readiness for drinking.
• Learn about the styles of wines produced in the key wine regions and districts of the world: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North and South America,
• Sparkling wines of the world: Learn about the methods of production and the main styles of sparkling wines from the key wine producing countries: France, Spain, Italy, Germany, New World – Australia, California, New Zealand, South Africa.
• Fortified wines of the world: Learn about the methods of production/main styles of fortified wines from the key wine countries: Spain, Portugal, France, Australia.
• Labelling: learn how to decode and understand wine labels.
• Learn how to make appropriate wine recommendations, and considerations with Food and Wine matching.
• How to taste wines using the WSET Level 3 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine® (SAT)

View more information about WSET Level 3 in Wine  HERE

How you will learn:

• 6-day classroom course (36 hours) with engaging and interactive theory sessions, discussions and tasting practice with approx. 40 wines.
• Course dates:  
  • Day 1 & Day 2: Sunday 29th and Monday 30th of January
  • Day 3: Monday 27th of February
  • Day 4: Monday 13th of March
  • Day 5: Monday 17th of April
  • Day 6: Monday 24th of April
• Time: 09.00 – 16:30 all course days
• Place: Klosteret Restaurant, Fredensborgveien 13, 0177, Oslo.  
• Course materials include: WSET Level 3 in Wine coursebook and workbook, Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT) card, WSET Level 3 in Wine Course Specifications.
• Small classroom size to ensure sufficient learning and one-to-one interaction.

Om WSET

Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) ble etablert i Storbritannia i 1969 og er den ledende internasjonale institusjon for vinutdanning både for profesjonelle og vinentusiaster i mer enn 70 land. Studiebøkene er produsert og publisert av WSET i England og er kun tilgjengelig på engelsk. Vineksperten Jane Nisbet Huseby (godkjent WSET lærer, WSET Diploma in Wine and Spirits og Master of Wine student) vil holde undervisningen på engelsk slik læreplanen er lagt opp til, men du vil bli godt ivaretatt og spørsmål underveis kan gjøres på norsk. 

Oslo Wine School er godkjent av Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), og er stolte av å kunne tilby WSET vinkurs på flere nivåer både digitalt på Zoom på kveldstid, og i klasserommet i Oslo. Vi tilbyr WSET Level 1, 2 og 3 in Wine kurs