Course

WSET Level 3 Award Course and Exam

Name: WSET Level 3 Award Course and Exam
Start: 2026-11-02T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-02T18:00:00+00:00
Location: The Maldron Hotel

Hosted by WEST LONDON WINE SCHOOL

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Monday 28 September 2026

9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

The Maldron Hotel

60 Charles Street, Manchester M1 7DF

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WSET Level 3 in Wines Award is an advanced level qualification for professionals working in the wine industry and for wine enthusiasts. Now includes access to Wine With Jimmy online learning support. This qualification provides a detailed understanding of grape growing and wine making. Upon completion you will be able to assess wines accurately, and use your understanding to confidently explain wine style and quality.

What the course covers:
- Wine Tasting: Taste, describe and analyse wines using the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting
- Food and Wine Matching: A guide to the key considerations when matching food and wine successfully
- Labelling: Learn how to decode and understand labels
- Wine Production: Learn about the production factors influencing the style, quality and price of wine from vineyard to bottling
- Light Wines: Learn about the styles of wines produced in the key wine regions and districts of the world: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North and South America, England and Wales
- Sparkling Wines: Learn about the methods of production and the main styles of sparkling wines from the key wine producing countries: France, Spain, Italy, Germany, New World - Australia, California, New Zealand, South Africa
- Fortified Wines: Learn about the methods of production/main styles of fortified wines from the key wine countries: Spain, Portugal, France, Australia

Examination: The examination is in two parts and takes place in the afternoon session of the final day of the course. The WSET Exam fee is included in the course cost.
- Theory paper: a combined theory paper consisting of a 50 question multiple-choice section and a four question short answer written section. 2 hours.
- Tasting: a blind tasting of two wines. A mark of 55% required in all sections to pass. 1 hour.

The fee of £995 includes all WSET course materials, ~70 wine tasting samples, professional ISO tasting glasses, 6 days of professional WSET tuition, teaching of the WSET Level 3 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine (SAT), two fully marked mock tasting exams, weekly written exam technique sessions, comprehensive student support, registration with WSET, all examination fees, and an internationally-recognised certificate and pin badge upon successful completion.

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