$3,750 – 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, which covers theory and tasting, will be taught on Cisco WebEx or Zoom on the following dates from 9:00am – 4:00pm each day:  January 16 & 17; February 6 & 7; February 27 & 28; March 13 & 14; April 17 & 18.

Practice exams will also be held on WebEx or Zoom on May 1 (Theory) 9:00am – 12:00pm and May 2 (Tasting) 9:00am – 11:30am.

The exam 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.

Wine samples will be available for curbside pickup at the Capital Wine School between 12pm – 5pm on the Friday prior to the each class weekend. 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 – please email info@capitalwineschool.com for more information.

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

***Please note that all Diploma study materials are now located in the WSET Global Campus Online Classroom, and that no physical study guides are issued. 

  • Class #1
     January 16, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #2
     January 17, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #3
     February 6, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #4
     February 7, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #5
     February 27, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #6
     February 28, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #7
     March 13, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #8
     March 14, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #9
     April 17, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Class #10
     April 18, 2021
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Practice Exam Theory
     May 1, 2021
     9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Practice Exam Tasting
     May 2, 2021
     9:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Theory Exam
     May 11, 2021
     11:00 am - 3:20 pm
  • Tasting Exam
     May 12, 2021
     10:30 am - 2:30 pm
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