WSET Level 3 Award in Wines Essential Study Plan 2024/2025
Course Highlights
Learn how to recognise the characteristics of the world's most important varieties and wine styles.
Learn how to recognise the characteristics of the world's more obscure varieties and wine styles.
Deep dive into viticulture and vinification that ensures an understanding of the impact the viticulturist and winemaker have on the wine and its style.
Examining in detail the world's sparkling and fortified wines.
Upon completing the course, you'll be able to confidently communicate why the world's wines are the way they are. You'll be able to curate thoughtful and creative wine lists, make purchasing decisions and train staff. You'll feel inspired and motivated. You'll have developed your tasting skills to incisively assess a wine for style and quality.
Level: Advanced. Level 3 is for professionals and enthusiasts looking to elevate their knowledge and skills. You will already have achieved the WSET L2 Award in Wines or have a similar level of experience.
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The WSET L3 Award in Wines teaches…
Vineyard and winery factors that influence wine style.
A comprehensive overview of the characteristics of the world's wine styles, including sparkling and fortified.
Advanced wine tasting skills, how to critically assess the style and quality through smell and taste.
For more information on what you will learn please see the WSET L3 Award in Wines Specification.
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Accompanying book pack "Understanding Wines: Explaining Style & Quality".
Support from a WSET Certified Educator.
2-hour theory closed-book examination and 30-minute blind practical examination.
Free digital download.
Access to the Claire Drinks Online Classroom for one year from registration.
Video content, activities, quizzes and a mock exam.
Recommended samples list.
12 x 50 ml wine samples.
2 hours of one-to-one video tutorials.
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23rd June 2025 (deadline for booking 5 pm 16th June 2025)
28th July 2025 (deadline for booking 5 pm 21st July 2025)
Course Highlights
Learn how to recognise the characteristics of the world's most important varieties and wine styles.
Learn how to recognise the characteristics of the world's more obscure varieties and wine styles.
Deep dive into viticulture and vinification that ensures an understanding of the impact the viticulturist and winemaker have on the wine and its style.
Examining in detail the world's sparkling and fortified wines.
Upon completing the course, you'll be able to confidently communicate why the world's wines are the way they are. You'll be able to curate thoughtful and creative wine lists, make purchasing decisions and train staff. You'll feel inspired and motivated. You'll have developed your tasting skills to incisively assess a wine for style and quality.
Level: Advanced. Level 3 is for professionals and enthusiasts looking to elevate their knowledge and skills. You will already have achieved the WSET L2 Award in Wines or have a similar level of experience.
Course Highlights
Learn how to recognise the characteristics of the world's most important varieties and wine styles.
Learn how to recognise the characteristics of the world's more obscure varieties and wine styles.
Deep dive into viticulture and vinification that ensures an understanding of the impact the viticulturist and winemaker have on the wine and its style.
Examining in detail the world's sparkling and fortified wines.
Upon completing the course, you'll be able to confidently communicate why the world's wines are the way they are. You'll be able to curate thoughtful and creative wine lists, make purchasing decisions and train staff. You'll feel inspired and motivated. You'll have developed your tasting skills to incisively assess a wine for style and quality.
Level: Advanced. Level 3 is for professionals and enthusiasts looking to elevate their knowledge and skills. You will already have achieved the WSET L2 Award in Wines or have a similar level of experience.
You will be working closely with Claire Blackler MW as your dedicated WSET Certified Educator. You will get personalised one-to-one support throughout your studies (and most likely beyond) to help you achieve your study goals.
You have the complete flexibility to schedule your studies around your home and work life. However, it typically takes 10-16 weeks to complete a WSET L3 qualification.
You have the choice of a hard-copy book pack or an ebook. The licence for the ebook expires after one year.
Your study pack will be dispatched shortly before your course is due to start. It will include your hard-copy book pack (textbook, workbook and laminated copy of the WSET’s Systematic Approach to Tasting), your tasting samples and a Claire Drinks tasting mat.
Immediately upon registration, you will receive a link to a free digital download that covers the first module.
50 ml wine samples are provided in 50 ml recyclable pouches and protected using argon. They will have an eight-week shelf-life provided they are kept cool and away from direct sunlight.
Using the course educator’s bookable calendar, you can select a date and time for your video-tasting tutorial that suits you.
You will have access to the Claire Drinks Online Classroom throughout your studies. Hosted by the open-source learning management system Moodle, the Online Classroom comprises directed reading plans, audio and video content, activities, quizzes, recommendations for tasting samples, and additional learning resources. The Online Classroom can be accessed on your desktop, laptop, mobile or tablet, so you can study whether you're on the bus, on the beach or at the bar!
The examination must be taken in person. Sessions are offered in Edinburgh three times a year, in March, June, and October. You can choose which examination session you’d prefer. Please get in touch for more details.
If you are successful you will receive a certificate and pin.
Learn more about studying the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines or Spirits with Claire Drinks.
If you’re wondering whether Level 3 is right for you, have a go at the following multiple-choice and short answer questions that you might find in a Level 3 examination:
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Cabernet Franc
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Disgorgement
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Sterile filtration
Winemakers in Chateauneuf du Pape can choose from a large number of grape varieties. Identify the most important grape variety and two other permitted varieties and comment on how they contribute to the style of the wine. (3 marks)
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Grenache, provides the wine with red fruit, strawberry and cherry flavours, body and alcohol.
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Syrah, contributes black fruit, blackberry aromas and flavours, tannin and acidity.
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Mourvedre, contributes earth and spice aromas and flavours, body and acidity.
One of the Claire Drinks Coaching Packages might help you better prepare for your WSET L3 Award in Wines or WSET L4 Diploma in Wines practical examination. Please get in touch for more information.
Theory and Wine Tasting Coaching Packages
from £59
