The education takes place in English as far as literature, teaching and exams are concerned. The exam is "closed book" (without aids).

See more under the tabs: WSET Level 1 Award in Wines, WSET Level 2 Award in Wines and WSET Level 3 in Wine.

The training is aimed at employees in the wine and spirits industry as well as private individuals who want to gain solid all-round product knowledge.

Main content of the education

• Analytical tasting technique and objective assessment of the wine's quality according to the Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT)
• Winemaking and common types of wine; still wines, sparkling wines and mulled wine.
• Common white wine grapes; chardonnay, pinot grigio/gris, riesling and sauvignon blanc.
• Common red wine grapes; cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, merlot and syrah/shiraz.
• In addition, learning about 22 regional grape varieties from 70 appellations around the world.
• Countries, regions and appellations including; Argentina, Australia, Chile France, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Germany, South Africa and the USA.
• Knowledge of decoding a wine label, the wine's style, taste and production method.
• Principles for the composition of food and wine.
• Storage, faults in wine, knowledge of product limits, shelf life and rules for selling wine.

On the course you will be introduced to the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting© through systematic tasting of 45 wines. It is an excellent way to make the subjective wine tasting more structured through objective assessment criteria.

Here, you will basically learn to separate fruit acidity from tannin, fullness of flavor from flavor intensity, and with your newly acquired knowledge of grapes and wine styles, you will become better at putting into words which wine you have in the glass.

A complete description of the education can be found at:
WSET Level 2 in Wines

Employees in the wine and spirits industry as well as private individuals who want to gain solid all-round product knowledge.

The training course is typically carried out as a weekend course with teaching during the weekend lasting eight hours per session, and thereby an extra number of hours compared to the WSET's recommended 16 hours. Typically, there will be a weekend between each teaching session so that the student has the opportunity to complete home preparation estimated at a total of 20 hours.

The teaching will take place in English with the use of English technical terms. Teaching material and exams are in English.

The teaching is supported by a comprehensive glossary with relevant subject terms. This may not be brought to the exam.

The education concludes with a closed book (without aids) exam lasting 60 minutes, where the student must pass a multiple choice exam consisting of 50 questions. The exam requires correct answers of 55% to obtain a 'Pass'.

• 85-100% correct answer: Pass with Distinction
• 70-84% correct answer: Pass with Merit
• 55-69% correct answer: Pass
• 0-44% correct answer: Fail unclassified

One free re-sit is included in the education fee. This is agreed with Vinuddannelse.dk and is included in future announced exams.

Upon passing the exam, the participant has the right to use the title WSET Level 2 Award in Wines as well as the logo, which will be sent by Vinuddannelse.dk.