WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines Unit D3: Wines of the World Online Live (wine samples included)

$3,950 – Online & live series (class recordings available*) with wine samples included

Includes course tuition, online study materials, wine samples, practice exam, and final exam

In this course you will learn how grape growing, winemaking, maturation, wine law and wine business influence the style, quality and price of the principal wines of the world, and you will learn how to taste and evaluate wines from around the world.

This course is for current WSET Diploma candidates only, and candidates must have completed Units D1 and D2 before attempting this course. We also strongly advise also taking Unit D4 and/or Unit D5 before attempting this course, as there are skills and concepts that will be learned in these units that will better students’ chances for success in Unit D3.

Please note that this course is limited to 23 participants so early registration is recommended, as we expect it will sell out.

This course, which covers theory and tasting, will be taught on  Zoom on the following weekend dates in 2026. The time-frames below include a brief break for lunch, with the morning sessions running from 9:00am – 12:15pm, and the afternoon sessions running from 1:00pm – 4:00pm (subject to minor changes as needed):

January 10 & 11 – 9:00am – 4:00pm both days
February 7 & 8 – 9:00am – 4:00pm both days
February 28 & March 1 – 9:00am – 4:00pm both days
March 21 & 22 – 9:00am – 4:00pm both days
April 11 & 12 – 9:00am – 4:00pm both days
May 2 – 9:00am – 12:30pm (mock theory exam)
May 3 – 9:00am – 12:00pm (mock tasting exam) – 1:00pm – 3:00pm (debrief for theory and tasting mock exams)

The final exam on May 12 & 13 takes place over two days. Day #1(theory) is open-response/ essay questions given during two sessions taking 3 & ½ hours to complete. Day # 2 (tasting) consists of two 1 &1/2 hours sessions and is comprised of 12 wines tasted blind.

*Students who enroll in this course will be automatically enrolled in the May 12 & 13 final exams. Students who cannot attend the exams on May 12 & 13 and wish to defer must let us know by March 8; after this time the exam fee will be forfeited and any rescheduling will incur a new exam fee of $750.00.

A syllabus outlining the planned topics for each session will be available by request closer to the course start date.

WINE SAMPLES

Wine samples will be available for curbside pickup at the Capital Wine School between 12pm – 5pm on the Friday immediately preceding each class weekend (for example, the samples for the January 10/11 weekend will be available for curbside pickup on Friday, January 9).

Candidates 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. Requests for shipping must be received at least 7 days prior to the class sessions. Wine samples will ship to arrive on or a few days before the Friday preceding the class sessions, and we cannot guarantee/specify a delivery date. Please email info@capitalwineschool.com for more information and a price quote.

Final Exam 

Theory Exam begins at 11:00am on May 12, check-in begins at 10:30am
Tasting Exam begins at 10:30am on May 13, check-in begins at 10:00am

***Please note that all Diploma study materials are located in the WSET Global Campus Online Classroom and in e-book format and that no physical study guides are issued. Candidates received access to the online materials soon after starting Unit D1. Please contact info@capitalwineschool.com immediately after registering if you need assistance locating these resources.

*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.

Important: Please note that once registered, there is a $500 fee for any requests to cancel the course and receive a refund. You can view additional details regarding cancellations and rescheduling here.

Please click here to download a copy of the WSET Diploma in Wines Specification.