Alain Besson, Chablis Gilles Jourdan, Burgundy Monsieur and Madame Desbrosse, Champagne "Alastair, as l said on the feedback sheet, this course content MORE than exceeded my expectations, l learnt so much more than l anticipated because you presented the information to us so well, it made my learning about wine even more enjoyable than it already is! I know that it will continue." Richard Raczynski-Floyd, WSET Advanced Student, March 2009 WINE & SPIRIT EDUCATION TRUST (WSET) COURSES WINE & SPIRIT EDUCATION TRUST COURSES The Wine & Spirit Education Trust was founded in 1969 to provide high quality education and training in wines and spirits. Since then, WSET has grown into the foremost international body in the field of wines and spirits education, with a suite of sought-after qualifications. Full details may be found on their website www.wset.co.uk LEVEL 2 INTERMEDIATE COURSE Download the registration form in html Download the registration form in Excel This 2 day course is ideal for someone without a great deal of knowledge to gain a really good understanding of wine and wine tasting. The National Qualifications Framework Level 2 Accredited Course provides a good background to the world’s wines and spirits. We have, with the approval of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, reduced the course from 3 days to 2 days. This will mean a little more home study, but all the essential ground will still be covered. It also allows us to reduce significantly the normal cost to £305 (including VAT). Course Dates for 2010: INT12: Mondays 12th & 26th April INT13: Mondays 27th September & 11th October The course runs from 9.30AM to 5.00PM, with a 50 question multiple-choice examination on the afternoon of the second Monday. Course Costs: £305 per person (including £45.43 VAT) covers the WSET 86 page publication “Wines & Spirits, Looking Behind the Label” and a comprehensive Study Guide which forms the basic framework for the studies, 24 tasting wines, 6 ISO tasting glasses for you to keep, tuition, video clips, light lunch on both days and the examination. Maximum numbers: Limited to 10 participants If you want more details of the WSET and their background, visit their website on www.wset.co.uk Syllabus How wine is made and other factors influencing the style of wine Key white grape varieties Key black grape varieties Wine producing regions of the world Sparkling wines Sweet wines and fortified wines Spirits and liqueurs Label terminology Food and wine matching How to taste wine, using the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine Click here to see some of the 27 wines we showed on the 2 days of our last course. Please see the Booking Terms below. LEVEL 3 ADVANCED COURSE Download the registration form June 2010 in html Download the registration form June 2010 in Excel This is the perfect course to move on to after the Intermediate and goes into much greater depth on the world’s wines and spirits. The National Qualifications Framework Level 3 Accredited Course is intended to provide core knowledge of the wide range of wines and spirits around the world. Those attending this course will be familiar with the concepts introduced and developed on the Intermediate Course. The course will run over 5 Tuesdays from 9.30AM to 5.00PM, with the examination on morning of the 6th Tuesday. The course includes at least 60 different tasting wines, together with lunch, a box of 6 ISO tasting glasses for you to keep, the WSET 228 page publication “Exploring the World of Wines & Spirits” and a comprehensive Study Guide which forms the framework for the studies. Course Date: Tuesday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th June and will be assessed on Tuesday 6th July 2010 from 10.00 to 12 noon by a blind tasting of a single wine, a 50 question multiple-choice paper and a question paper requiring short written answers. Course Costs: £605 per person (including £90.11 VAT) covers all materials, tasting wines (that’s more than £600 of wines), 6 ISO tasting glasses, tuition, video clips, light lunch on each of the course days (not on the exam day). Maximum Numbers: Limited to 10 participants. Please see the Booking Terms below. Syllabus Unit One – Wines & Spirits of the World Production of Wine (location, viticulture, vinification, maturation and bottling, EU labelling regulations) France Italy Spain Portugal Germany Central & South Eastern Europe South Africa Australia & New Zealand North America South & Central America Other Wine-producing Countries Sparkling Wines of the World Fortified (Liqueur) Wines Spirits & Liqueurs of the World Information and Advice for Customers and Staff Unit Two - Tasting & Evaluating Wines of the World Systematic Approach to Tasting – how to taste wines and evaluate the quality, style and price For further details of the course, visit www.wset.co.uk If you would like would like to register your interest in enrolling in either course, please Email. DISTANCE LEARNING If getting over to us here is a problem, why not think about our Distance Learning Courses for Intermediate and Advanced Levels. You get the Study Packs with all the materials you need, full e-mail support and the examination here, with a tasting beforehand, on a date and time of your choosing. Costs are £205.00 (including £30.53 VAT) for the Intermediate and £315 (including £46.91 VAT) for the Advanced. TAILORED TASTINGS FOR HOTELS & PUBS If you and your staff are busy, we can come to you with specially tailored wine tastings and courses. Existing clients include Young’s Brewery south-western licensees, Gidleigh Park in Chagford, Royal Clarence in Exeter and the Quay in Ilfracombe. WSET BOOKING TERMS FOR WSET COURSES Full payment must be made at the time of booking and places will only be confirmed once payment is received. Bookings will only be accepted on forms provided by the Devon Wine School, with signed/agreed student declaration. Cancellations of confirmed places are accepted up to 21 working days prior to the start of the course. For the Intermediate Course, an administration fee of £45, including VAT, will be charged as well as the cost of any study materials supplied. For the Advanced Course, an administration fee of £75, including VAT, will be charged as well as the cost of any study materials supplied. The remainder of the course fee will then returned to the payee. Transfers of a confirmed booking either to another course or applicant can be made up to 10 working days before the course start date on payment of an administration fee of £35.00, including VAT, plus the cost of any additional study materials which may be applicable. If a confirmed course booking is cancelled, for whatever reason, during the 21 working days prior to the start of the course, or at any time after the start of the course, no refund or transfer of the course fees will be made. Examination dates are fixed to the course onto which you book and any transfer to an alternative date will incur an administration fee of £25.00, including VAT for the Intermediate (£65 for the Advanced). All transfer requests must be made in writing or by email (alastair@devonwineschool.co.uk) at least 21 working days before the original examination date. Transfer requests made within 7 working days of the examination date will incur additional charges. Course fees will be refunded in full if the Devon Wine School changes a date or cancels the course if enrolments do not reach the required minimum numbers - notification will be made in the 10 working days prior to the start of the course. Alastair and Carol Peebles, The Devon Wine School, Redyeates Farm, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Crediton, Devon EX17 4HG United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1363 866742     Email