WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines Unit D5 (Fortified Wines ) **ONLINE** Course

Unit D5: Fortified Wines (5 weeks of guided study) – $700

Includes online tuition and study materials, feedback theory & tasting tests, online tasting tutorial taught by a CWS instructor, and the final exam at the Capital Wine School. The D5 Fortified Wine online course runs for 5 weeks, is comprised of 5 modules, and contains a total of 12 course hours.

The student will learn to understand: How the growing environment, grape growing options, winemaking options, industry associations and labelling terms, and wine business influence the style, quality, and price of the principal fortified wines of the world. Students will demonstrate: The ability to taste and evaluate fortified wines accurately.

The exam is 90 minutes and consists of an assessment of 3 wines tasted blind, and multiple-part open response theory questions.

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.

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 August 11, 2020. Requests for registration after the deadline 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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