Award in Wines
An advanced course exploring wine regions, viticulture, and vinification in detail.
WSET Level 3 is a significant step up in depth and complexity. You will develop a detailed understanding of the factors that influence the style, quality, and price of wines from the principal wine-producing regions of the world. This level requires the ability to taste wines using the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT) and to assess their quality.
chapters
Detailed Regional Study
Deep into the world's great wine regions — the soils beneath the vines, the mesoclimates that shape the fruit, and the classification systems that rank the land.
Viticulture
The science of growing grapes — from vine phenology and soil chemistry to canopy management, pest control, and the reshaping of the wine map by climate change.
Advanced Winemaking
The winemaker's complete toolbox — fermentation chemistry, extraction science, SO₂ management, oak regimes, and finishing techniques.
Business of Wine
The economics, trade, classification systems, and contemporary forces shaping the global wine industry.
Systematic Approach to Tasting
The WSET Level 3 SAT in full — structured assessment, aroma classification, quality framework, and the science of wine faults.