UNIT 1
– THE KEY FACTORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF
WINE: LOCATION, GRAPE GROWING, WINEMAKING,
MATURATION AND BOTTLING
– HOW THESE KEY FACTORS INFLUENCE THE KEY
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRINCIPAL STILL, SPARKLING
AND FORTIFIED WINES OF THE WORLD
– HOW TO APPLY YOUR UNDERSTANDING TO
EXPLAIN WINE STYLE AND QUALITY
UNIT 2
– HOW TO TASTE WINES, DESCRIBE THEIR
CHARACTERISTICS AND EVALUATE
THEIR QUALITY, USING THE WSET LEVEL 3 SYSTEMATIC
APPROACH TO TASTING WINE® (SAT)