WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines: Unit D4 Sparkling Wine Online Live (wine samples included)

$995 – Online live series (class recordings available*) with wine samples included

This course will be taught by a Capital Wine School instructor on Zoom from 6:30pm – 9:30pm on September 16, 23, 30, October 7 with a practice exam and debrief on October 14 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.

The final exam is on October 21, 2025 at 1:30pm at the Capital Wine School.

Candidates should complete Units D1 and D2 before enrolling in this course.

This course covers tasting technique, traditional-method sparkling wine, Champagne, and non-traditional-method sparkling wine. Students will gain an understanding of how grape growing, winemaking, maturation, wine law and wine business influences the style, quality and price of the principal sparkling wines of the world. The exam is 90 minutes and consists of an assessment of 3 wines tasted blind and multiple-part open response theory questions.

The course fee includes four class sessions, practice exam and debrief, wine samples, and the Unit D4 examination at Capital Wine School.

Please click here to download a copy of the WSET Level 4 Diploma specification.

Wine samples for the course will be available for pickup curbside by appointment at the Capital Wine School on September 15 between 12pm – 5pm. There will be a follow up pickup date on October 13 between 12pm – 5pm for the practice exam samples.  Students who request shipping of their wine samples will receive and need to pay for these two separate shipments.

Important Note regarding the exam:

• Students who wish to take the final exam on October 21 must register for this course no later than August 24; students who register after August 24 will be unable to take the exam on October 21 and will be automatically enrolled in the June 10, 2026 exam. Additionally, any student who enrolls in this course who wishes to defer their exam date to the next scheduled D4 exam on June 10, 2026 must let us know no later than August 24 in order to avoid paying a new exam fee of $350.00. 

Additional Information

Wine sample/study guide pickups: Please make a note of the wine sample pickup date mentioned above, as it will not appear on your registration confirmation. We cannot accommodate requests for wine sample pickups in advance of the date/times mentioned above. Students who are unable to come to the school to pick up their wine samples may have their materials shipped to them for an additional shipping fee – please email info@capitalwineschool.com for more information. Requests for shipping must be received at least 7 days before the first class; we will be unable to accommodate requests for shipping after this time.

Invitation to join course: Zoom invitations will be emailed the day of the first class.

*The Capital Wine School makes every effort to record each class and to make the recorded session available to participating students for up to one week after the scheduled class. While we have been able to successfully record these sessions for the vast majority of our classes, occasionally a technical glitch or human error will result in a failure to record some or all of a class. The Capital Wine School will not offer refunds or other concessions for classes that a student is unable to attend live, and for which a recorded session is unavailable due to an unexpected error. It is for this reason that we strongly encourage students to try to attend the live, online class session(s) as scheduled whenever possible

By purchasing your ticket(s), you agree to our payment, refund, cancellation, and reschedule policy.