WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines Unit D3: Wines of the World **ONLINE** Course

Unit D3: Wines of the World (21 weeks of guided study)

Includes online tuition and study materials, feedback theory and tasting tests, a full-day tasting tutorial taught by a CWS instructor, and the final 2-day exam at the Capital Wine School. Intended for distance students where regular class attendance is not possible.

The D3 Wines of the World online course runs for 24 weeks, is comprised of 24 modules, and contains a total of 100 course hours. The student will learn to understand: How the growing environment, grape growing options, winemaking options, wine law and regulation, and wine business influence the style, quality, and price of the principal wines of the world. The student will demonstrate: The ability to taste and evaluate wines from the principal wine regions accurately.

The individual units follow a weekly structure and it is important that you keep up with work set for that week. The educator is not obliged to assess work if you fall behind. The individual units are designed to build upon knowledge gained from the previous weeks, so you should not skip ahead. The online units prepare you for the WSET qualifications and they are guided by a WSET educator. You can contact the educator any time for the duration of the scheduled course, should you have any questions. Each unit includes a series of independent and/or group activities that require you to look in depth at the wine industry, applying subject knowledge and professional skills to analyze key issues. Each unit also includes a feedback test or tests depending on the unit e.g.

Before registering for Unit D3, you must have completed Units D1 and D2. We strongly recommend that students complete Units D4 and D5 before taking Unit D3.

Revision of Level 3 Materials is highly recommended before commencing the diploma. You are advised to taste a range of wines during your studies. A list of recommended tasting samples can be found in the course specification.

For detailed information about the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines, please click here to download a PDF of the WSET’s Specifications.

***When registering for this course, existing Diploma students should use the email address on file with the WSET.

***The registration deadline for this course is April 12, 2020 and there are no refunds or rescheduling after this date. Requests for late registrations will be considered on a case by case basis and will incur a $50 late registration fee.

***The WSET does not permit candidates to enroll in concurrent online courses (courses with overlapping start or end dates).

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