WSET -Wine & Spirit Education Trust-

Last month, I had a chance to join a two days course to learn basic wine knowledge.

The course was provided by The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).

 

Course book and wine in glasses for tasting

 

 

 WSET was found by the English wine merchants' guild -Vintners Company- in 1969.

 (Official website →http://www.wsetglobal.com/)

"The Wine & Spirit Education Trust has over 40 years' experience in the design and delivery of wine education programmes and qualifications in wines and spirits. In that time, it has grown to become the largest global provider in this field, with over 35,500 examination candidates per annum, in 58 countries. WSET qualifications are currently available in 17 different languages."

-from the official website-

 

 

14 people from different part of Taiwan attended the course

 

 

The course I joined took place in Taichung city, Taiwan.

(So, the course was ran in Chinese, though they gave me the English course book and exam in English.)

First day, the course started in 10am and study whole day until 6pm.

Level 1 course mainly covers basics. Such as, Types and Styles of Wine, Principal Grape Varieties, Social Responsibility...etc

Study through books along with the activities, like, wine tasting,  aroma sampling, food and wine pairing...etc

And the second day, we spent a few hours in the morning, reviewed what we have learnt in the first day and the certification exam after the lunch break.  

 

It was very interesting and I learnt a lot from the course.

Japanese food is very popular all over the world and loved by diversity of people.

Of course, Sake goes perfect with Japanese food but it can be enjoyed with wine also, if you choose correct food with correct wine...

 

Thanks to the teacher, Tina, and all the classmates, I have received the certificate from WSET!

I am looking forward to join the Level 2 course....