{"id":14630,"date":"2026-07-08T21:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/?page_id=14630"},"modified":"2026-07-10T14:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:39:21","slug":"wine-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/es\/wine-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14630\" class=\"elementor elementor-14630\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90d0a4f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"90d0a4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"scrollup1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b6a6975\" data-id=\"2b6a6975\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329d79d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"329d79d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complete Wine Education guide:<br> WSET, Wine Qualifications<br> &amp; Sommelier Paths<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39f7b492 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39f7b492\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1689ecf5\" data-id=\"1689ecf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7603b169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7603b169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you want to build your wine knowledge or pursue a career in wine, it helps to understand how the main wine qualifications compare. This guide explains the leading wine education paths, including WSET, Wine Scholar Guild, Court of Master Sommeliers, the Institute of Masters of Wine, and the Society of Wine Educators, so you can choose the best option for your goals. If you prefer to jump straight into a course, you can also browse <a href=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #E7C46A; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">our wine courses in Barcelona and online<\/a>\n.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62935ff2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62935ff2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ccc9340\" data-id=\"1ccc9340\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a8fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5a8fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who this wine education guide is for<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56996122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56996122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guide is designed to help you make smart wine education decisions, from your first course to advanced qualifications. Whether you want a broad global education, a sommelier\u2011focused path, or deep regional specialisation, this page will help you understand which route fits you best.<\/p><p>You can read through the whole guide or skip to the relevant chapters using the table of contents below by clicking on the title of each chapter.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99825f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99825f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de65f44\" data-id=\"de65f44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667a649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"667a649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparing the main wine qualifications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8478e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8478e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are trying to decide between WSET, Wine Scholar Guild, Court of Master Sommeliers and other wine qualifications, the key differences come down to focus, depth, and how each one supports a different type of wine career. Use the summary below to compare the main options before you dive into the detailed sections on this page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8631cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8631cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df6b44\" data-id=\"2df6b44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441537f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"441537f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WSET \n<br>(Wine &amp; Spirit Education Trust)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32b8d71\" data-id=\"32b8d71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a62f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a62f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>Main focus<\/strong>: Global wine theory, tasting and wine business.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Best for<\/strong>: Wine professionals and serious enthusiasts who want a broad, structured path from beginner to advanced.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Structure<\/strong>: Four levels (1\u20134), starting with short introductory courses and ending with the WSET Diploma.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Time commitment<\/strong>: From a single day for Level 1 to 18\u201336 months of part\u2011time study for the Diploma, depending on your pace.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa7a14f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa7a14f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a260d4\" data-id=\"1a260d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966a6fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"966a6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Wine Scholar Guild\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a608ad\" data-id=\"2a608ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f8506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85f8506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>Main focus<\/strong>: Deep dives into individual countries such as France, Italy and Spain, with detailed coverage of regions, appellations and local grape varieties.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Best for<\/strong>: Students who already understand wine basics and want to specialise in one country or region with far more detail than most general qualifications offer.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Structure<\/strong>: National \u201cWine Scholar\u201d programs (e.g. French, Italian, Spanish) plus advanced Master\u2011Level regional courses.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Time commitment<\/strong>: Typically several weeks to a few months of study per program, depending on whether you take it in person or online.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d29aee3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d29aee3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96ae51b\" data-id=\"96ae51b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a829d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a829d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS)\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc34e3c\" data-id=\"fc34e3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2495366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2495366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>Main focus<\/strong>: Sommelier service, hospitality skills, food and wine pairing, and practical exam performance.Sommelier service, hospitality skills, food and wine pairing, and practical exam performance.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Best for<\/strong>: Aspiring sommeliers and restaurant professionals who want to work directly with guests on the floor.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Structure<\/strong>: Introductory Sommelier, Certified Sommelier, Advanced Sommelier and Master Sommelier, each with separate courses and exams.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Time commitment<\/strong>: Introductory and Certified usually involve several days of course time plus self\u2011study; progressing to Advanced and Master can take many years of focused preparation.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bdca9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bdca9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abd2829\" data-id=\"abd2829\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5799a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5799a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95458fc\" data-id=\"95458fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813fcb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"813fcb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>Main focus<\/strong>: Very advanced wine theory, blind tasting at a high level, and an original research paper on a topic in the global wine industry.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Best for<\/strong>: Experienced wine trade professionals who already hold advanced qualifications and want the highest\u2011level academic and tasting credential.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Structure<\/strong>: Three formal study stages followed by a final research paper, all overseen by the Institute of Masters of Wine.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Time commitment<\/strong>: Commonly three or more years of study alongside professional work, depending on exam timing and research progress.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-451029e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"451029e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebe2fd3\" data-id=\"ebe2fd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3653272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3653272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Society of Wine Educators (SWE)\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04521c9\" data-id=\"04521c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e301b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e301b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>Main focus<\/strong>: Wine and beverage knowledge with a strong emphasis on self\u2011study and exam preparation, especially for educators and hospitality staff.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Best for<\/strong>: Wine educators and hospitality professionals in North America who want recognised credentials through flexible, self\u2011paced study.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Structure<\/strong>: Several certifications, including HBSC, CSW and CWE, each focused on different levels of knowledge and teaching.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Time commitment<\/strong>: Self\u2011paced; some certificates can be prepared in a few weeks, while the more advanced educator credentials may take many months of study.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e13385a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e13385a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b12958d\" data-id=\"b12958d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15f002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e15f002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009WSET vs Wine Scholar Guild: which should you choose?\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c0df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c0df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WSET is usually the better starting point if you want a structured qualification that covers the global wine world, tasting technique and wine business from beginner to advanced levels. Wine Scholar Guild is a better fit once you already understand the basics and want to specialise deeply in one country, such as France, Italy or Spain, with far more regional detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f9a616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f9a616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-987f017\" data-id=\"987f017\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2064f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2064f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009WSET vs Court of Master Sommeliers: for aspiring sommeliers\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c82fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c82fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your goal is to work as a sommelier in restaurants or hotels, the Court of Master Sommeliers focuses more on service, food pairing and practical hospitality skills. WSET is stronger for building deep theory, blind tasting ability and broad wine knowledge that supports careers in hospitality, retail, distribution and education. Many professionals combine both: WSET for theory and CMS for service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a61de52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a61de52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fb9f087\" data-id=\"5fb9f087\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b8b4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59b8b4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ee929e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ee929e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-224e94e2\" data-id=\"224e94e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fc89c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69fc89c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9883\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-191937a\" data-id=\"191937a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478d70a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"478d70a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#WSET\">1. WSET<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548b1a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"548b1a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wine and Spirit Education Trust<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e8890dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e8890dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2841cce8\" data-id=\"2841cce8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658e7802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"658e7802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9873\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e8bc260\" data-id=\"5e8bc260\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3848db7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3848db7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#WSG\">2. WSG<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4231d38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4231d38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wine Scholar Guild<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32f58537 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32f58537\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a54751\" data-id=\"73a54751\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7970590c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7970590c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9879\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fc695a0\" data-id=\"2fc695a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9d0f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c9d0f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#CMS\">3. CMS<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faeca09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faeca09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Court of Master Sommeliers<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7342a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7342a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fa12525\" data-id=\"4fa12525\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105c6013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"105c6013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9877\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e2f16cb\" data-id=\"3e2f16cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358bc9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"358bc9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#IMW\">4. IMW<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5099cc25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5099cc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Institute of Masters of Wine<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e83529 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e83529\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2007e870\" data-id=\"2007e870\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bc0f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46bc0f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9881\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6424f3\" data-id=\"6424f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350f4951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"350f4951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#SWE\">5. SWE<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9f4908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9f4908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Society of Wine Educators<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd70440 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd70440\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24b26ce7\" data-id=\"24b26ce7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478dffe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"478dffe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9869\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51658295\" data-id=\"51658295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622214e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"622214e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#ISG\">6. ISG<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2946698f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2946698f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Sommelier Guild<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6753db97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6753db97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13e1c99e\" data-id=\"13e1c99e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c200b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32c200b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9867\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2941f42d\" data-id=\"2941f42d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fe3489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45fe3489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#RWSC\">7. REGIONAL WINE STUDY CENTRES<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a10499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a10499\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c503dc7\" data-id=\"4c503dc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7286e200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7286e200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17f86af4\" data-id=\"17f86af4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcfa780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bcfa780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#UIC\">8. UNIVERSITIES, INSTITUTES AND COLLEGES<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58b93a06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b93a06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a6bcf93\" data-id=\"3a6bcf93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100b5c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"100b5c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9875\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79731a61\" data-id=\"79731a61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30303d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c30303d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#FAQ\">9. Answering Your Questions about the World\u2019s Best Wine Study Programs <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15973e78 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"15973e78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-510eeaa3\" data-id=\"510eeaa3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba3fd9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6ba3fd9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"WSET\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1208a367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1208a367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.WSET<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cad392 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77cad392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE WINE AND SPIRIT EDUCATION TRUST<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-789bd42d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"789bd42d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6044a010\" data-id=\"6044a010\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cad1367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cad1367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9883\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51811c36\" data-id=\"51811c36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a883505 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a883505\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf50929\" data-id=\"cf50929\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f99c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27f99c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is WSET?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491779de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"491779de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Wine and Spirit Education Trust, better known as WSET, is a world leader in wine education. Originally set up in 1969 to increase professional knowledge and skills in the UK wine trade, it&#8217;s now expanded into every major market of the world and their qualifications are recognised and respected.<\/p><p>WSET has courses exclusively focused on wine, with spirits taught as a series of separate qualifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d70d3bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d70d3bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24de469\" data-id=\"24de469\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdd0f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fdd0f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9883\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66999b5f\" data-id=\"66999b5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c3c5696 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c3c5696\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-148727ea\" data-id=\"148727ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182a80c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"182a80c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What WSET courses cover<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b231864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b231864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Originally intended as courses for members of the wine trade, lots of amateur wine enthusiasts now enter the program as well! WSET Courses focus on the worldwide wine market, including wines from every major producing country. There are four levels, each more difficult and advanced than the one before, but the focus is always along similar lines, going deeper with each level:<\/p><p><strong>Grape Growing (Viticulture):<\/strong> Understanding how grapes are grown and what impact various natural factors have on potential quality and style. Why are Chardonnay grapes grown in Chablis so drastically different to Chardonnay grapes grown in Napa Valley? Why are sweet wines only made in very specific parts of the world? What can we realistically do in the vineyard to adapt ourselves to these natural factors depending on our goals? This all comes down to viticulture.<\/p><p><strong>Wine-Making (Oenology):<\/strong> Nature takes the lead on viticulture, and we pick up the baton in the winery. From receiving the grapes after harvesting to the finished bottle of wine, the WSET looks at the major processes and decisions that take place in the winery and how it differs between major wine styles. What&#8217;s the major difference between making a red wine versus making a white wine?\u00a0<\/p><p>Why do ros\u00e9 wines all have different shades and depths of colour? What can we do to correct natural imbalances in the grapes once they&#8217;ve been harvested? The decisions made in the winery will have a profound impact on the style of the resulting bottle of wine.<\/p><p><strong>Wine Regions and Styles: <\/strong>A huge part of studying a WSET course is then linking the methods of production to the reality you see around the world. First, it&#8217;s learning the different names and grape varieties that define the world of wine. Do you know what the only permitted red grape variety is in Brunello di Montalcino? How does Margaux differ to Saint \u00c9milion and where in the world are they? What&#8217;s the white grape that New Zealand has become defined by?\u00a0<\/p><p>At more advanced levels this goes deeper, to contrast and compare similar regions from around the world and to understand the differences between them. Even studying WSET Level 1 and focusing on the major grapes of the world gives you a whole new outlook on some otherwise confusing terminology!<\/p><p><strong>Market Forces:<\/strong> This really comes into play more solidly in Levels 3 and 4, but there&#8217;s no escaping the commercial reality of wine. If screw-caps are a proven closure type, why do certain markets still prefer to use corks? What do the words on the labels really mean? Why does Europe focus on the names of regions rather than grape varietals? It all comes down to marketing and the market of wine.<\/p><p><strong>Tasting Technique:<\/strong> WSET Courses focus heavily on learning how to taste wine, from the basics all the way up to advanced quality analysis and blind tasting. Each region, grape and major point is punctuated with a typical, relevant wine to help tie the theory together with reality. For example, if you study WSET Levels 1-3 with the Rack and Return APP in Barcelona, you will taste more than 120 wines and analyse each individually.\u00a0<\/p><p>Practice makes perfect! The most important element of WSET wine tasting is understanding how to accurately understand and communicate the experience of drinking a wine, as well as objectively rating its quality. It&#8217;s also the most entertaining part of every course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10a12cc9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10a12cc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4315013e\" data-id=\"4315013e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bbce82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13bbce82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nacho-dominguez-argenta-QVdFEzkAkmg-unsplash-1-1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9732\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nacho-dominguez-argenta-QVdFEzkAkmg-unsplash-1-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nacho-dominguez-argenta-QVdFEzkAkmg-unsplash-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nacho-dominguez-argenta-QVdFEzkAkmg-unsplash-1-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nacho-dominguez-argenta-QVdFEzkAkmg-unsplash-1-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nacho-dominguez-argenta-QVdFEzkAkmg-unsplash-1-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nacho-dominguez-argenta-QVdFEzkAkmg-unsplash-1-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/nacho-dominguez-argenta-QVdFEzkAkmg-unsplash-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7363b03c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7363b03c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bcb7d8f\" data-id=\"3bcb7d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786a52a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"786a52a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9883\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-654d4620\" data-id=\"654d4620\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31ba0a9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31ba0a9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59a902ac\" data-id=\"59a902ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732b246b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"732b246b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WSET levels and who they are for<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db58722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1db58722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WSET Courses are split into four different levels of difficulty and complexity. Each school approaches the courses in a slightly different way; some tend to have longer courses and offer more wines than other schools, but as a general rule you can expect the following:<\/p><p><strong>WSET Level 1 in Wines. <\/strong>This is the entry level WSET course, and it&#8217;s designed to be accessible to absolute beginners while still covering a lot of ground, as its intended to be covered in one intensive day. It introduces WSET\u2019s hallmark Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT) methodology, covers the basics of grape-growing and wine-making and includes an in-depth tasting of the 8 major grapes of the world and the regions where they\u00b4ve risen to fame. It also includes a look at food and wine pairings at a structural level, information about the basics of service and finishes with a 45 minute, multiple choice examination covering 30 questions.<\/p><p><em>If you&#8217;re new to wine and want to build from the ground up, this 1-day course is perfect for you. It&#8217;s also a great boost for your CV if you&#8217;re looking to grow in the world of hospitality, whether that be in a hotel, bar or working on ships and yachts.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>WSET Level 2 in Wines.<\/strong> This is the intermediate WSET Course and builds on knowledge learned in Level 1, though it&#8217;s possible to start here as well for those with more wine experience and time to study. It\u2019s a big step up from Level 1, and while it is designed to be taught over two intensive days, it can be stretched out to three to give students thorough exposure to the material. It goes into more detail on wine-making and grape growing regions, including their representative grape varieties and wine styles (also fortified and sparkling wines). It concludes with an hour long, multiple choice examination covering 50 questions.<\/p><p><em>If you&#8217;re new to wine and an enthusiastic student, this is a great way to get a robust introduction to the world of wine. If you&#8217;re looking to make inroads into the wine industry or look to take a more serious role in the service industry, it starts here.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>WSET Level 3 in Wines.<\/strong> This is an advanced WSET Course and builds on knowledge learnt at Level 2. Each school has their own policy about whether students can start at this level; some permit it, but only after a face to face meeting to go through the material. (WSET headquarters also offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsetglobal.com\/wset-school-london\/student-information\/level-3-award-in-wines-online-entry-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">test<\/a> to determine if you hold the knowledge required enrol in Level 3). This is the first truly professional-level WSET course, which requires teaching over five or six full days.\u00a0<\/p><p>It dives deeply into winemaking, grape growing, introduces some topics on wine economics, explores sparkling and fortified wines in detail and includes a very intensive tasting focus. It concludes with a 2.5 hour long examination including a multiple choice section covering 50 questions, a long-answer written section with 4 required sections, and a blind tasting of 2 wines.<\/p><p><em>This is an advanced course and should be considered for students who&#8217;ve completed WSET Level 2 and have the time to complete the rigorous study required to pass. This is a course for serious wine lovers, those looking to create a professional career in wine or to develop their existing career in the industry. It should not be underestimated!<\/em><\/p><p><strong>WSET Level 4 in Wines. <\/strong>Commonly referred to as the \u201cWSET Diploma,&#8221; this is the final qualification offered by WSET. This is a serious investment of time and money, as the course generally takes between 18 months and 3 years to complete, with the total broken down into 6 different units, each with corresponding exams and coursework to be completed.<\/p><p><em>This is a course only to be attempted by individuals who don&#8217;t mind serious study for a good 2-3 years of their lives! Having passed WSET Level 3 is a requirement. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-660177e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"660177e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b8c5537\" data-id=\"5b8c5537\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4151c93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4151c93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9883\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29bc5d85\" data-id=\"29bc5d85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c9f5d22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c9f5d22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cda036d\" data-id=\"3cda036d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b79f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21b79f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY SHOULD I STUDY WITH WSET ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660daf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"660daf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Studying a WSET Wine Qualification has many advantages, whether it be related to the personal appreciation of wine, career progress, or perhaps the start of it!<\/p><ul><li>Learn to evaluate wine, how to communicate and speak the language and to appreciate different quality levels and styles.<\/li><li>Meet other passionate wine lovers embarking on their own vinous journey.<\/li><li>Gain an understanding into the true value of a bottle of wine and what went into the cost of its production.<\/li><li>Learn how to read a wine label and use that information to understand the wine in the bottle, without ever having tasted it.<\/li><li>Add a globally-recognised qualification to your CV.<\/li><li>Learn about the production methods and important factors in wine production. You\u00b4ll never look at a bottle of wine the same way again!<\/li><li>Taste wines from across the world and open yourself up to a variety of new tasting experiences.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2191bd6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2191bd6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28d8d12d\" data-id=\"28d8d12d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c70099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47c70099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9883\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c5e826\" data-id=\"78c5e826\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dc5f5ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dc5f5ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5949b\" data-id=\"3e5949b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c01fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35c01fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW DO I STUDY WITH THE WSET ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6004c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d6004c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whilst the WSET headquarters are based in London, its courses are taught all over the world by APPs (Approved Program Providers) that are typically wine schools with classrooms facilities and instructors. For example, Rack and Return is a WSET APP in Barcelona, Spain, teaching WSET Levels 1-3 in both English and Spanish, through both classroom and online courses. The easiest thing to do is to send an email to your nearest provider of WSET courses and see what their availability and structure is. The WSET website lists all APPs worldwide.<\/p><p>Studying in a physical location with a teacher is the most common option, as it allows the fullest opportunity to learn, ask questions and perhaps most importantly, taste a broad variety of wine. This is naturally dependent on geography and if there isn&#8217;t a school nearby, or if you&#8217;d prefer to study with a particular school or teacher, online studying might be a better option.<\/p><p>Studying with the WSET online is again provided by each wine school individually. The advantages of this format are the cheaper course rates and ability to study with any school in the world. The disadvantages are the lack of classroom time and importantly not every school will have you tasting wines as part of the course.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">If you want to turn this into a real qualification, we offer WSET Level 1, 2 and 3 courses in Barcelona and online. You can see all our upcoming WSET courses on our <a href=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wset-courses-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSET courses page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2731b891 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2731b891\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711a54ea\" data-id=\"711a54ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1554ad6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1554ad6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9883\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-blue-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3068048e\" data-id=\"3068048e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e446b00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e446b00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42de5040\" data-id=\"42de5040\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214bbdc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"214bbdc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONCLUSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1da917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a1da917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the broadest availability of courses across the world, different forms of studying, a multi-level system and a syllabus that covers every element of the wine world, it comes as no surprise that the WSET courses are the most popular form of wine education in the world.<\/p><p>These qualifications are perfect for just about everyone, whether you&#8217;re looking to learn wine basics and improve your ability to pick out wines at restaurants, learning how to communicate about wine or whether you want to become a fully-fledged wine professional. The exception to this would be if you&#8217;re looking for a wine qualification that focuses heavily on food and wine pairings and\/or the service of wine in a hospitality setting. In pursuit of this specific element of the wine industry, you might be better off looking at the Court of Master Sommeliers.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsetglobal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-674a396e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"674a396e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59802379\" data-id=\"59802379\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526f3d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"526f3d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"WSG\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d07f028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d07f028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. WSG<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1724204d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1724204d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE WINE SCHOLAR GUILD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-362ff663 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"362ff663\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a08afd\" data-id=\"34a08afd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a4c37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47a4c37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9873\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-670195b\" data-id=\"670195b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-159f99a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"159f99a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-697f0198\" data-id=\"697f0198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c5e9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c5e9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO IS THE WINE SCHOLAR GUILD?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4867d215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4867d215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Wine Scholar Guild is a more recent addition to the world of wine education, founded in 2005 in the United States by Frenchman Julien Camus, with the intention of producing specific programs to focus on individual countries and topics. In contrast to the WSET, this means more intense focus and deeper content with a narrower scope, usually focused on the wines on a country (France, Italy and Spain thus far).\u00a0<\/p><p>WSG also offers master courses on particular regions within a country, which include the Loire, Champagne, Bordeaux, and Burgundy in France, as well as occasionally other programs like a short course on Sherry or an intensive class on soil science and how it relates to wine quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7952f9d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7952f9d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75153677\" data-id=\"75153677\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2677d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a2677d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9873\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b4ad67\" data-id=\"5b4ad67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e4db0ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e4db0ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-524d4e04\" data-id=\"524d4e04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5869377c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5869377c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Wine Scholar Guild courses cover\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ebe979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30ebe979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Wine Scholar Guild courses focus on an individual country and explore them in detail, covering more regions, grapes and styles than you would see at the WSET Diploma Level. The master level programs go even deeper into specific regions; these are wine industry-endorsed wine study programs for trade members and advanced wine students, with classes often taught by Masters of Wine.<\/p><p>As a result, expect to see less emphasis on wine basics and a lot more of a detail-oriented approach to the specifics of the country. Regardless of whether you&#8217;re learning about the wines of France, Italy or Spain you can expect to cover the following:<\/p><ul><li><strong>History: <\/strong>Uniquely for a wine course, the Wine Scholar Guild places a strong focus on the history and culture of the wine regions it covers.<\/li><li><strong>Grape Varieties:<\/strong> With courses focusing on European regions there&#8217;s a lot of indigenous grape varieties to cover! Even just focusing on the major grapes, expect to cover 35+ grapes, many of which you&#8217;ll never have heard of before.<\/li><li><strong>Viticulture and Winemaking: <\/strong>It&#8217;s important to make a distinction here: viticulture and wine-making are covered but not explained, as it&#8217;s assumed that you already have this basic knowledge. For example, when learning about the sweet wines of a particular region WSG will assume that students understand how sweet wines are usually made the course will cover only the methods pertinent to that specific region.<\/li><li><strong>Regions: <\/strong>The teaching style of the Wine Scholar Guild is to break down countries by regions and dig into each in detail, focusing on the specific appellations, regulations, climates, geography and wine styles for each.<\/li><li><strong>Tasting: <\/strong>There isn&#8217;t a set methodology for tasting as with the WSET, but sampling the wines of the regions helps tie the theory together with the reality of tasting.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d29ee89 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d29ee89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eb14ec6\" data-id=\"6eb14ec6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458b9e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"458b9e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/local-programs-barrels-winery-1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9899\" alt=\"Winery Barrels - Wine Education Guide by Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/local-programs-barrels-winery-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/local-programs-barrels-winery-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/local-programs-barrels-winery-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/local-programs-barrels-winery-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/local-programs-barrels-winery-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/local-programs-barrels-winery-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/local-programs-barrels-winery.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fbc3bbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fbc3bbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b09f1ab\" data-id=\"6b09f1ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbddc9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cbddc9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9873\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5141228b\" data-id=\"5141228b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69e0f512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69e0f512\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bc1ea24\" data-id=\"5bc1ea24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b326c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1b326c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT ARE THE WSG COURSES AND WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR ME ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db341ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db341ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the great things about the national Wine Scholar courses is that they\u00b4re all aimed at the same level: enthusiastic wine lovers, including WSET students and anyone with a professional or personal interest in the wines of a certain country. All the courses are on a similar footing so it&#8217;s mostly a case of whether you want to dive into the wines of France, Italy or Spain. They generally last for 4 days as part of an intensive course, or around 24 hours of classroom time if split up. Like WSET, WSG has APPs beyond its headquarters in Washington, D.C.<br \/><br \/><strong>Spanish Wine Scholar<\/strong> &#8211; Spain might just be the most exciting and least understood wine producing country in the Old World! With over 70 quality wine producing regions, hundreds of indigenous grape varieties and an exciting new wine scene, it\u2019s no wonder that the world is finally waking up to the lure of Spanish wine. This is a brand new qualification and one that we\u00b4re delighted to offer at Rack and Return.<br \/><br \/><strong>French Wine Scholar<\/strong> &#8211; France and wine are almost synonymous in the world and regardless of which wine qualification you study, you\u00b4re going to explore French wine in some detail! This qualification goes beyond even advanced courses in getting into the corners of French wine and breaking them down, region by region. This provides a very solid platform to build on and is definitely one for lovers of France!<br \/><br \/><strong>Italian Wine Scholar <\/strong>&#8211; Italy is one of the most complex and confusing wine regions in Europe, owing to its fragmented geography and political landscape. With no fewer than 700 indigenous grapes, over 400 appellations and an enormous swathe of wine-styles, this course is for Italian wine geeks! Much like the Spanish Wine Scholar, a world of previously unknown wine awaits!<br \/><br \/>The WSG <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Master-Level<\/strong><\/span> courses are for those who want to focus on a particular prominent wine region (right now limited to France). They help sommeliers build award-winning wine lists with value in mind and discuss specific wine and food pairings. They are also intended for wine educators to sharpen their knowledge and to learn about specific wine producers in a region. A hallmark of each is that true experts in each wine topic lead webinars.<\/p><p>The <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Bourgogne Master-Level<\/strong><\/span> is backed by the Bourgogne Wine Board and last for about 5-6 months in which you will study Burgundy\u2019s <b>history<\/b> and<b> geology, viti\/vini <\/b>techniques<b>, terroirs, vintages and significant producers <\/b>in\u00a0<b>35<\/b>+<b> recorded lectures<\/b>. There are also live monthly webinars and the exam included. There are scheduled dates for commencing the program. This is truly an intensive study!<\/p><p>The <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Bordeaux<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong> Master-Level<\/strong><\/span> consists of 15 live or recorded webinars as well as a printed manual. Class topics include things like Bordeaux Past &amp; Present, Economics, contemporary Bordeaux viticulture, The Classifications of Bordeaux, wine terroirs, Trends in Bordeaux Winemaking, creating a Bordeaux wine list, Bordeaux wine collecting and investing, in-depth examination of each major appellation and more! WSG offers reading and tasting assignments to accompany each lecture and there\u2019s instructor access. You can start at any time.<\/p><p>Expert instructors lead the <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Champagne Master-Level<\/strong><\/span><b>, intended for<\/b> <b>professionals or serious wine <\/b><b>enthusiasts<\/b><b>.<\/b><b> Instruction is web-based<\/b><b> and like the Bordeaux Master-Level, there are 15 recorded classes plus a printed manual<\/b>, with interactive instructor access. Webinar topics deeply probe Champagne winemaking, including topics such as Champagne History, viticulture, Sub-Regional Studies: C\u00f4te des Blancs &amp; Montagne de Reims, Sub-Regional Studies: Vall\u00e9e de la Marne &amp; Other Sub-regions, Making Champagne and the Sensory Impact of Choices, Blending and Balance, Champagne House Styles, grower-producers, and a Champagne Who\u2019s Who.<\/p><p>The <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Loire <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Master-Level<\/strong><\/span> investigates wine production in the Loire Valley through 16 webinars, either live or recorded, with master instructors. The Loire Valley is one of the world\u2019s most diverse wine regions with lots of innovative producers: Dry and sweet; still and sparkling; white and red. Topics include: Digging Deeply into the Soils, The Viticultural History of the Loire, Pays Nantais, Anjou Noir, Touraine, Anjou Blanc &#8211; Le Saumurois, a central Loire overview, Loire Economics, Future\u00a0of the Loire &#8211; Viti Vini and Loire: The Epicenter of the Natural Wine Movement.<\/p><p>There\u00b4s no barrier to starting one of the courses, though it\u00b4s recommended that you\u00b4ve completed WSET 2 or 3 before beginning, so you have a solid foundation of knowledge, particularly around grape-growing and wine-making.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ebcaa68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ebcaa68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cc614cf\" data-id=\"3cc614cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5721362e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5721362e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9873\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41080976\" data-id=\"41080976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42a52641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42a52641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d67b636\" data-id=\"5d67b636\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60961f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60961f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Wine Scholar Guild is best for<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159ab50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"159ab50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Wine Scholar Guild offer something that no other major wine education institution does: country- and region-specific courses. Whether you choose to specialise in the wines of a country or French region such as Champagne, want to fortify your existing knowledge or support your WSET Level 3 or WSET Diploma studies, a Wine Scholar Guild course is the perfect solution!<\/p><ul><li>Specialise in the wines of Spain, Italy and France and gain an expert level of knowledge<\/li><li>Specialise in the wines of Champagne, Burgundy, the Loire Valley and Bordeaux to gain expert wine knowledge<\/li><li>Learn the history, culture and common food pairings of Spain, Italy and France and the French regions<\/li><li>Learn the specific production methods and viticulture of Spain, Italy and France and the French regions<\/li><li>Meet passionate wine lovers and expand your personal and professional circle<\/li><li>Taste wines from across a country or region, looking at both commercially important and niche styles<\/li><li>Add a globally recognised qualification to your CV<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5395ed6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5395ed6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f22b822\" data-id=\"f22b822\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1b47a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f1b47a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9873\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23f64e45\" data-id=\"23f64e45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2841c6d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2841c6d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-756e0bad\" data-id=\"756e0bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c71c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29c71c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to study with Wine Scholar Guild\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a92ebcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a92ebcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Much like the WSET, the easiest way to start your learning experience with the Wine Scholar Guild is to find a school offering their courses and get in touch with them. However, unlike the WSET the Wine Scholar Guild doesn&#8217;t have the same global reach and so online learning is a far more popular and feasible method of learning with them!<br \/><br \/>If you are ready to specialise in Spain, we teach the Spanish Wine Scholar course in Barcelona. You can learn more and see upcoming dates on our <a href=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/spanish-wine-scholar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Wine Scholar course page<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-301e1f45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"301e1f45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5388120f\" data-id=\"5388120f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6939781e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6939781e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9873\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-orange-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1900361c\" data-id=\"1900361c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18bd6c28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18bd6c28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6148fdf0\" data-id=\"6148fdf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675d0ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"675d0ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONCLUSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7999530a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7999530a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Studying with the Wine Scholar Guild is a great way to dig deep into a single country or French wine region and turn it into a point of expertise. They\u2019re wonderful courses in their own right, but they work far better in conjunction with a WSET qualification (or Master of Wine studies), so you can use the knowledge of wine-making, grape-growing and other factors to help understand the information more clearly. These courses are perfect for anyone with a strong passion for the wines of and for advanced students who want to fill in weak spots in their overall knowledge.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winescholarguild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b8e28f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b8e28f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1792d139\" data-id=\"1792d139\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17be234d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17be234d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9879\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b91333d\" data-id=\"b91333d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-277a5c03 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"277a5c03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72068493\" data-id=\"72068493\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af7a591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6af7a591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"CMS\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733f6937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"733f6937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. CMS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f305878 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f305878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df66480 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df66480\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eb298c3\" data-id=\"1eb298c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6cfde9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b6cfde9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT IS THE COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27aadd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27aadd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like WSET, the Court of Master Sommeliers is a British wine institution, founded in 1977, though it has far more of a presence in the USA today. Much like the WSET it was founded with the intention of improving the professional capabilities of the wine trade, with a particular focus on the service of wine in the hospitality industry.<\/p><p>The focus at the Court of Master Sommeliers is very heavily wine-focused, though as it is a range of qualifications aimed at professionals within the hospitality industry you can also expect to cover information about food pairings, spirits and even cigars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f0f6e6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f0f6e6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64d31a38\" data-id=\"64d31a38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db1b67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7db1b67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9879\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43aa6a80\" data-id=\"43aa6a80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa196c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aa196c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-729d379e\" data-id=\"729d379e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605ed016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"605ed016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009What CMS courses cover\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568c281a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"568c281a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Court of Master Sommeliers works differently than both the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and the Wine Scholar Guild. There are no \u201cschools\u201d as such; instruction is based. Classroom time is more limited with a greater expectation of self-study, with only existing Master Sommeliers accredited as educators leading the courses and examinations. <br \/><br \/>Like the WSET, the Court of Master Sommeliers has a system of levels, each with a greater significance and difficulty than the last. However, unlike most other international programs, there is a strong focus on service, which is replicated in the examination format.<br \/><br \/>The topics covered by the Court of Master Sommeliers are very similar to the WSET. The main difference is that, at higher levels, the WSET moves towards a more academic style with long written answers and essays in the examination, whereas the CMS sticks to questions with singular answers. This is to replicate the scenario they&#8217;re primarily training students for: working in a hospitality role, fielding questions on the go.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aa908cd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aa908cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e103653\" data-id=\"4e103653\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a0d685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74a0d685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sommelier--1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9917\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sommelier--1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sommelier--300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sommelier--768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sommelier--1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sommelier--18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sommelier--600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sommelier-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-871d7aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"871d7aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4e9f4c\" data-id=\"1c4e9f4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45259684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45259684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9879\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8c2f7a\" data-id=\"6c8c2f7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb7bf99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fb7bf99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-383498b\" data-id=\"383498b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589b9472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"589b9472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Why you should study with CMS\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633b9b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"633b9b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You actually don&#8217;t get much of a choice in the matter; if you want to study with the Court of Master Sommeliers, you have to start from the ground up and work through all the levels; no skipping! Similar topics are covered in each level, with sizeable jumps between levels,<\/p><p><strong>Introductory Sommelier Certificate <\/strong><\/p><p>This is the start of your CMS journey and involves a 2 day program, with the exam taking place on the morning of the 3rd day. Whilst this is the entry level qualification of the CMS program, it&#8217;s expected (and necessary!) that you\u2019ve studied sufficiently in advance. Expect to cover the basics of grape-growing, wine-making, wine styles, spirits and liqueurs, wine service and wine tasting. The course finishes with a multiple choice examination covering 70 questions.<\/p><p><strong>Certified Sommelier Certificate<\/strong><\/p><p>This is often considered to be the benchmark qualification for sommeliers and professionals in the hospitality trade in the USA; Europe still tends to focus more on local programs. To sit the examination you must have completed the Introductory Sommelier Certificate and it&#8217;s often encouraged that students attempt both, one after the other, as part of the same course. You must study long and hard to pass this first time. The examination consists of a theory section with 40 multiple choice questions and a few short answer questions, a blind tasting of 2 wines and a practical examination, focused on service.<\/p><p><strong>Advanced Sommelier Certificate<\/strong><\/p><p>This is a very advanced qualification and a big step-up from the Certified Sommelier Certificate, which is required to attempt this examination. The course itself lasts for 5 days, with 2.5 days dedicated to revision and practice and the final 2.5 days for the examinations. Extensive, serious home-study is essential before attempting this exam. Like the Certified Sommelier Certificate, there are 3 parts: theory, tasting and service. Theory covers 24 multiple choice answers and 60 short answers, followed by blind tasting 6 wines and a rigorous, 45-minute service examination.<\/p><p><strong>Master Sommelier Diploma<\/strong><\/p><p>This is one of the rarest and most difficult in the world, with fewer than 300 holders of the title. Being a Master Sommelier is the of the Court of Master Sommeliers program and requires intense dedication, skill, preparation and no small amount of luck! The format is almost identical to the Advanced Sommelier Certificate, with the exception that the theory is 120 questions asked orally by a panel of judges, with no written element to the examination. Whilst SOMM is the documentary film that really brought the reality of this qualification to the attention of the broader public, the Uncorked series looks at it in a little more detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c199812 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c199812\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4583ce5e\" data-id=\"4583ce5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220e2c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"220e2c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9879\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f9a781\" data-id=\"4f9a781\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42ab699a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42ab699a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c98ad54\" data-id=\"6c98ad54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec0e0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ec0e0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Why you should study with CMS\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2386edeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2386edeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Studying a Court of Master Sommeliers qualification has many advantages, whether it be related to your sommelier career, hospitality progress, or perhaps the start of it.<\/p><ul><li>Learn to evaluate wine, how to communicate and speak the language and to appreciate different quality levels and styles.<\/li><li>Meet other passionate wine lovers embarking on their own vinous journey.<\/li><li>Gain an understanding into the true value of a bottle of wine and what went into the cost of its production.<\/li><li>Learn how to read a wine label and use that information to understand the wine in the bottle, without ever having tasted it.<\/li><li>Add a globally-recognised qualification to your CV.<\/li><li>Learn about the production methods and important factors in wine production. You\u00b4ll never look at a bottle of wine the same way again!<\/li><li>Taste wines from across the world and open yourself up to a variety of new tasting experiences.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bbe3a89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bbe3a89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36d7c49\" data-id=\"36d7c49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d350133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d350133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9879\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c137f53\" data-id=\"1c137f53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ab96d63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ab96d63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11183f8c\" data-id=\"11183f8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1c7636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c1c7636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009How to study with the Court of Master Sommeliers\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cdcdd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cdcdd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Court of Master Sommeliers keeps everything in house with regards to the teaching and organisation of the courses, so the only way to study with them is to contact them directly. They post upcoming courses on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courtofmastersommeliers.org\/upcoming-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> with all the relevant details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7e6a33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7e6a33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d02c0e5\" data-id=\"1d02c0e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4735ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b4735ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9879\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-coral-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd34fc0\" data-id=\"2cd34fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28da774e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28da774e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d4a160d\" data-id=\"4d4a160d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f9e303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f9e303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Court of Master Sommeliers: key takeaways\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a702d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9a702d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Court of Master Sommeliers is a prestigious institution and increasingly well-known across the world. Due to the limited nature of their courses, beginning can be more difficult and costly, particularly as travel is usually required to reach the locations of the courses and exams. If you\u2019re an aspiring or current sommelier and your focus is entirely on a customer-serving role in the hospitality industry, these courses are designed for you. For most other roles within the wine industry, or wine lovers looking to learn more about wine, the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and Wine Scholar Guild offer more appropriate and accessible courses.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtofmastersommeliers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26a53a52 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"26a53a52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-531b273a\" data-id=\"531b273a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfd854a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6dfd854a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"IMW\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a6927a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74a6927a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. IMW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290f0e43 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"290f0e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE INSTITUTE OF MASTERS OF WINE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d9b30d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d9b30d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7adfd7a5\" data-id=\"7adfd7a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ca484b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78ca484b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9877\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fb9fc56\" data-id=\"5fb9fc56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f29b239 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f29b239\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-650f3546\" data-id=\"650f3546\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793c9b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"793c9b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT IS THE INSTITUTE OF MASTERS OF WINE ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea972de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea972de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) is the most prestigious institution in the world for the wine trade, and home to 418 professionals in 30 countries bearing the initials \u201cMW.\u201d It is supported by large corporations that reflect the breadth and diversity of the modern wine industry. The first examination for the MW title was held in London in 1953 and was attempted by 21 individuals. IMW remains based in London, but also holds seminars and other events in places like Adelaide, Australia and San Francisco, California.<\/p><p>MWs must prove their understanding of all aspects of wine by passing a rigorous multi-part exam involving a series of theory papers and blind tastings, plus an individual research paper on a subject that provides an original contribution to wine knowledge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23c7e79e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23c7e79e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62f876e6\" data-id=\"62f876e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64861400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64861400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9877\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b220759\" data-id=\"5b220759\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c3812cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c3812cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a74d20\" data-id=\"19a74d20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f3d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88f3d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009How the IMW operates\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a80cf56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a80cf56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In some ways, receiving the MW title is like getting a doctorate in wine, including expectations of critical thought and writing a thesis providing an original contribution to wine knowledge.<\/p><p>In other ways, studying with the Institute and then achieving the MW title is like joining an elite club, home to exceptional expertise in the wine world. The Institute emphasises that you will be entering an exceptional wine community, sponsored by some of the biggest powerhouses in the wine industry (like Constellation Brands, AXA Mill\u00e9simes, Jackson Family Wines, and Champagne Bollinger), which can lead to personal and professional opportunities, but also lifelong friendships, which points again to that club-like atmosphere of the 400 or so MWs. The IMW refers to itself as a \u201cfamily\u201d of MW.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c16cbd0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c16cbd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-584613c\" data-id=\"584613c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43176d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43176d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMW-winery-green-floor-1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9900\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMW-winery-green-floor-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMW-winery-green-floor-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMW-winery-green-floor-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMW-winery-green-floor-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMW-winery-green-floor-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMW-winery-green-floor-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMW-winery-green-floor.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c590a95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c590a95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23318c28\" data-id=\"23318c28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3428937d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3428937d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9877\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8753cb5\" data-id=\"8753cb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11e3208 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11e3208\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a069dc8\" data-id=\"3a069dc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee9ed3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ee9ed3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009How to apply for the IMW\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12319c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12319c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This isn\u2019t easy. Before applying you must prove: 1. active and professional involvement in the wine industry of at least 20 hours a week; 2. a wine qualification of at least WSET Diploma level or equivalent, which may include a high-level sommelier certificate or formal academic degrees related to wine; 3. a minimum of three years of current and continuous active professional involvement in wine by the time you apply, which can include involvement in viticulture, selling wine and wine writing and education.<\/p><p>Then, to apply, there\u2019s not just an extensive application form but also a practical and theoretical entrance exam plus a professional reference requirement. The reference should be provided by a Master of Wine or another senior wine trade professional with over 15 years of experience in the trade.<\/p><p>It currently costs 200 GBP (without tax) to apply.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9aacac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a9aacac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13227779\" data-id=\"13227779\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3363edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3363edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9877\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46d21a84\" data-id=\"46d21a84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-795251db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"795251db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1421d0f4\" data-id=\"1421d0f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633f4ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"633f4ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009What IMW study involves\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e2ff60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e2ff60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are no specific standard classes offered by IMW as with other schools. Aspiring MWs are assigned a mentor, who helps guide your progress. You are also required to attend annual seminars and other events. These are social and educational. The seminars take place in Eurasia, Europe, or the United States each year, and you can choose where you want to go.<\/p><p>There are three study stages, each of about a year in length, though you can take more time if you need, including a year off.<\/p><p><strong>Stage One<\/strong> consists of a five-day residential seminar and four non-residential course days. Up to six\u00a0pieces of your work will be assessed by the IMW during the year.\u00a0At the end of this stage is an assessment, known as S1A,\u00a0which takes place in early June in London, San Francisco\u00a0or Adelaide. It involves participating in a 12-wine blind tasting paper and writing\u00a0two essays on wine theory.\u00a0Progression to stage two of the programme is dependent\u00a0on successful completion.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Stag<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>e Two<\/strong><\/span> has similar requirements\u2014residential seminar, non-residential courses, and at least 6 pieces of work submitted&#8211;but at the end of stage two, you take the first two parts of the\u00a0MW exam, which has both practical and theoretical components. The former consists of three 12-wine blind tastings in which\u00a0wines must be assessed for variety, origin, commercial appeal,\u00a0winemaking, quality and style. The latter includes writing\u00a0five papers on viticulture, vinification and\u00a0pre-bottling procedures, the handling of wine, the business of\u00a0wine, and contemporary issues. Exams take place in early\u00a0June, and progression to the final stage depends on\u00a0passing everything.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Stage Three<\/strong><\/span> involves researching and writing a 6,000 to 10,000 word paper. You get to choose the topic. The paper should demonstrate professional-level research, analytical, and communication skills.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">MW student<\/span>s <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">have access<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">to <\/span><\/strong>a variety of resources, including<i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">:<\/span><\/i><\/p><ul><li><i> <\/i>The required<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> annual residential seminar, offering a variety of lectures,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">workshops and tasting sessions. You may attend in the USA,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">Australasia or Europe.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> Tailor-made course days<\/span>, also required.<\/li><li>Your <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">Mentor<\/span>\u2019s<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> support<\/span>, who is a MW<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> assigned by the IMW.<\/span><\/li><li>Regular theoretical and practical a<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">ssessments <\/span>will be provided <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">in the form of assignment marking <\/span>in<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> which <\/span>useful <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">feedback is provided<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">by MWs.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> Access to the student area of the IMW\u2019s website, which<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">contains <\/span>educational<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> resources and videos.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> Exam resources <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">including past papers and examiners\u2019<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">reports and videos.<\/span><\/li><li>The<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> student guide, giving advice on the MW study programme.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> Discounted tickets for IMW events. Tastings and seminars<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">are invaluable sources of information providing unparalleled<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">opportunities to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">taste across vintages, styles or regions,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">often with world experts.<\/span><\/li><li>You also earn the<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> chance to apply to join MW student visits and trips<\/span>, which recently<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> have included visiting the wineries of Margaret<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">River, Lebanon, Napa Valley, Porto, Bordeaux and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">Burgundy.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31d8c95e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31d8c95e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19187664\" data-id=\"19187664\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa2ec08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa2ec08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9877\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-green-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49422529\" data-id=\"49422529\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23356432 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23356432\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0acc97\" data-id=\"a0acc97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345a8d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"345a8d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Institute of Masters of Wine: key takeaways\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a73c99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a73c99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those holding the MW credential are involved in all aspects of the wine world, including journalism, education, and winemaking. Being accepted into the program and the achieving the MW diploma grants entry into an elite club (or family) of wine trade professionals backed by wine industry leaders. It is far from easy to achieve, and it requires the WSET Diploma or its equivalent to even get in. For those pursuing the ultimate level in wine qualifications, this is it!<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mastersofwine.org\/become-an-mw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2764c41c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2764c41c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-537ff976\" data-id=\"537ff976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1f6c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1c1f6c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"SWE\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194b98c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194b98c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. SWE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727b91c8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"727b91c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOCIETY OF WINE EDUCATORS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38e2bf65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38e2bf65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-430f74b6\" data-id=\"430f74b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24a7a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a24a7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9881\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21347d13\" data-id=\"21347d13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-753f0f40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"753f0f40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d64eb8c\" data-id=\"7d64eb8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9efce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9efce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO IS THE SOCIETY OF WINE EDUCATORS?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f2e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f2e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SWE is about membership and having up-to-date, standardized exams on wine knowledge so that everyone knows what your qualification is all about. Founded in 1977 as a non-profit educational organisation, the Society of Wine Educators provides an industry standard for quality and responsible wine and spirits education and professional certification recognized by both the public and the wine sector, especially in the United States. It is headquartered on K Street in Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/p><p>It\u2019s orientation is like the WSET in terms of wine education for the trade, but it is also a membership organisation, and it holds an\u00a0annual conference\u00a0that includes educational seminars and professional interaction. There are also symposiums, online resources and a newsletter available to members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3be2a335 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3be2a335\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ebde67d\" data-id=\"2ebde67d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728ce2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"728ce2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9881\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eb8d24d\" data-id=\"5eb8d24d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-259de2b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"259de2b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18a31da7\" data-id=\"18a31da7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Why you should join SWE\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216bd2c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216bd2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SWE offers industry-recognized and popular wine qualifications on three levels. It\u2019s similar to WSET, but also offers the benefits of membership. SWE also offers certifications in spirits. The credentials are perhaps better recognized in North American than in Europe. All courses and programs can be taken online and the Society provides a lot of support products to help students pass their exams. This includes prep classes included in the price of the exam fee. They also publish their own textbooks, which are updated every year and available in both print and digital format.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bb43817 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bb43817\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e29db28\" data-id=\"1e29db28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b85bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58b85bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vertical-press-red-wine-1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9894\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vertical-press-red-wine-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vertical-press-red-wine-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vertical-press-red-wine-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vertical-press-red-wine-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vertical-press-red-wine-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vertical-press-red-wine-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vertical-press-red-wine.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a63c652 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a63c652\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0a78ae\" data-id=\"4f0a78ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7d2a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b7d2a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9881\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-213b3174\" data-id=\"213b3174\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33d59acd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33d59acd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7993c910\" data-id=\"7993c910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed41392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ed41392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009SWE certificate programs explained\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cef5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25cef5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>HBSC<\/strong><\/span><strong> \u2013 Hospitality Beverage Specialist<\/strong><\/p><p>The most general qualification, aimed at hospitality workers, is the HBSC, Hospitality Beverage Specialist\u00a0 Certificate. This course includes not just wine, which is the main emphasis, but also spirits, sake, cider, coffee, and tea, which are areas all sommeliers and beverage servers should be knowledgeable about. If you need an introductory class, it also provides the knowledge necessary to continue onto the higher-level certifications CSW and CWE. The course is self-paced and online, though you can purchase a study guide separately if you want. It\u2019s about on the same level as WSET 1-2, but also includes lots of information on other beverages, which may be of interest. There is no instructor.<\/p><p>There is one final exam consisting of 80 multiple-choice questions. You must score 75% or higher to pass and unsuccessful candidates can take the exam a second time. The current cost is $99.00. \u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>For the next two levels<\/strong><\/span>, the way SWE works is to purchase a membership and the exam cost. You then have access to an array of educational support programs to ensure you pass the exam by scoring at least 75%. Some of these bear an extra cost, others do.<\/p><p><strong>CSW \u2013 Certified Specialist of Wine<\/strong><\/p><p>The rigorous Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) Exam covers Physiology of Taste, Wine Composition &amp; Chemistry; Faults; Viticulture &amp; Enology; Labels, Laws &amp; Wine Regions; The United States Wine Industry; Wine\u2019s Contribution to Health; Wine Etiquette &amp; Service; Food &amp; Wine Pairing; as well as Responsible Beverage Alcohol Service.<\/p><p>What do you get access to? Free to members are the online classes: 12 weeks with an instructor; monthly webinars on topics related to the exam; and the Online Wine Academy, which is provides a self-paced, interactive online education on viticulture and wine and practice quizzes (no instructor).<\/p><p>Available for purchase are the Study Guide, which is structured like a wine textbook and covers the worldwide wine sector; the CSW Workbook:\u00a0180 pages of study aids and practice quizzes&#8211;these are updated every year, and you must study one of the most recent editions for the exam; more practice tests and quizzes, based on the Study Guide and Workbook and ideal for use as final exam prep, available online; nearly 900 digital flashcards; and finally, digital wine map exercises consisting of over 800 graphic flashcards along with more than 20 drag-and-drop maps. \u00a0<\/p><p>The SWE places a lot of emphasis on knowing wine appellations on a map. Note that you do not have to purchase most these items to pass the exam, just the Study Guide; they are aids.<\/p><p>The CSW Exam is 100 multiple-choice questions that must be completed within one hour.<\/p><p><strong>CWE \u2013 Certified Wine Educator<\/strong><\/p><p>This is the highest level wine certification offered by SWE. As for CSW, you are buying the right to take the exam, and then members have access to educational resources to help you pass. You must have the CSW certification to move on to the CWE exam, no exceptions. You have three years to pass.<\/p><p>This is a self-study process, but the Society provides the following support (in addition to what exists for the CSW candidates): a lengthy CWE Candidate Manual,\u00a0available for purchase online, for use throughout the exam preparation process; an annually-updated\u00a0Recommended Reading List; and an\u00a0online study site, based on the books included in the Recommended Reading Lists and designed to assist with the theory portions of the exam.<\/p><p>The exam has several components, both theoretical and practical. For the practical exam, you need to travel to a testing location. The theoretical exam, which can be taken online, includes completing 85 multiple-choice questions and writing one essay. The practical portion includes Varietal\/Appellation Wine Identification, Faults and Imbalances Wine Identification, and a Presentation Skills Demonstration. To pass you also must present a Responsible Beverage Alcohol Service Certification.<\/p><p>The Certified Wine Educator (CWE) Exam tests a student\u2019s wine knowledge and validates his or her tasting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fa62f63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fa62f63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f1c35ad\" data-id=\"4f1c35ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa64e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aa64e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9881\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-burgundy-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c3df7ec\" data-id=\"2c3df7ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54053715 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54053715\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d8f5937\" data-id=\"5d8f5937\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e663f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e663f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Society of Wine Educators: key takeaways\u2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4acc4516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4acc4516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SWE is not so much a wine school as a membership organisation offering industry-recognised certifications and the educational resources you need to achieve them. Joining is not expensive, but the cost of buying exam entry along with recommended study aids can add up. There is really only one instructor-led class, online, which is to prepare CSW candidates. Otherwise there is a self-study wine academy and study aids like digital flash cards and workbooks. The CSW Study Guide is a serious document. Beyond that, it\u2019s up to you to prepare for the exams. The CSW and CWE are serious credentials, more recognised in the USA than in Europe or elsewhere.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofwineeducators.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3982143c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3982143c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-555986a9\" data-id=\"555986a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9592a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9592a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ISG\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f64c56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f64c56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. ISG<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdab94e elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fdab94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTERNATIONAL SOMMELIER GUILD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-306ac19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"306ac19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d4cbe4\" data-id=\"56d4cbe4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528f7aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"528f7aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9869\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-329fbc8a\" data-id=\"329fbc8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2da2dcd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2da2dcd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-351b7b38\" data-id=\"351b7b38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac8431e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ac8431e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO IS THE INTERNATIONAL SOMMELIER GUILD?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41534316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41534316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Established in 1982 in the United States, the Guild is headquartered in Florida. It takes its educational mission seriously, from a holistic perspective. The key word here is sommelier, and its orientation is towards hospitality professionals. It offers online education as well as host schools and distributors throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. The ISG\u2019s certified Sommelier instructors boast a combination of hospitality experience and educational training. Instructors include more than sommeliers, encompassing winemakers, chefs, restaurateurs, hospitality experts, wine directors, importers, distributors, and retailers.\u00a0The Guild also provides instruction in local languages through technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2275fe27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2275fe27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b83716f\" data-id=\"5b83716f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d81cab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d81cab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9869\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ca0759\" data-id=\"56ca0759\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2062e1bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2062e1bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adba495\" data-id=\"adba495\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bad2fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bad2fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT ARE THE ISG COURSES ALL ABOUT?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17088c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17088c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>st step \u2013 Intermediate Wine Certificate (IWC) <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Whether building on an existing career in hospitality or enhancing your enjoyment of wines; the ISG IWC curriculum will build an extensive foundation to the world of wine, food, service, and management.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>2nd step \u2013 Advanced Wine Certificate (AWC) <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>An advanced course designed to build on your knowledge from the ISG IWC based on regional approach. The course covers a broad spectrum of knowledge and understanding of wine, spirits and ales including viticulture, vinification, regional appellation laws and more.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>3rd step \u2013 Sommelier Diploma Program (SDP) <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This professionally-oriented hospitality certification is designed for future industry professionals who require to extensive but nuanced training for functioning at the highest levels of the hospitality industry. The SDP is a comprehensive sommelier education program that provides vocational competencies for the ever-changing industry.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>4th step \u2013 ISGM Master Wine Business, Sommelier, Nutrition, Oenology (ISGM WSNO) <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>5th step \u2013 ISGM Master Wine Business, Sommelier, Nutrition, Oenology Degree (ISGM WSNO Degree) <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The ISGM course is 90 weeks, two to three weekly sessions, 192 days, 1,817 hours. The ISGM is a multi-disciplinary program that provides a more rounded degree than most universities, combining full oenology, wine business, nutrition, and sommelier studies.<\/p><p>Classes are online, live online or in a classroom. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36904c44 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36904c44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e998f70\" data-id=\"e998f70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378ef3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"378ef3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sheep-vineyard-1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9896\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sheep-vineyard-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sheep-vineyard-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sheep-vineyard-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sheep-vineyard-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sheep-vineyard-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sheep-vineyard-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sheep-vineyard.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60487331 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60487331\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50efe7af\" data-id=\"50efe7af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3106a301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3106a301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9869\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-turq-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1725e01b\" data-id=\"1725e01b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33164957 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33164957\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dfa66ca\" data-id=\"7dfa66ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6193d4b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6193d4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONCLUSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9a061b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b9a061b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With international scope and a holistic program, ISG also provides multiple levels of classes to suit your knowledge level and professional goals. This is a program oriented towards those seeking to advance hospitality careers. The online study options provide great flexibility.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e5fda0a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2e5fda0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a9658af\" data-id=\"1a9658af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a089698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2a089698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"RWSC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602b8012 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"602b8012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. REGIONAL WINE STUDY CENTRES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ea06085 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ea06085\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dad04ca\" data-id=\"4dad04ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd455db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd455db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>HERE WE INTRODUCE\u00a0 <\/b>wine schools that are more regionally focused, especially for Old World wines. Each has its own specialties and particularities, and these are great study programs if you happen to be in a particular area or want to enter the wine trade related to a particular country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ffe27d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ffe27d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54989c61\" data-id=\"54989c61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351c5c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"351c5c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9867\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-599444de\" data-id=\"599444de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73625114 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73625114\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c7a1e71\" data-id=\"6c7a1e71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709cf8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"709cf8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEINAKADEMIKER  - AUSTRIAN WINE ACADEMY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b0b980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b0b980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is the Austrian Wine Academy<\/strong><\/span><strong>?<\/strong><\/p><p>The Austrian Wine gives live courses in Austria, Italy, Germany and Switzerland and operates the Club Weinakademiker. A not-for-profit organisation, it was founded in 1991 and has grown into the largest wine educational institution in Europe, with more than 15,000 wine students at all levels annually.<\/p><p>Their Diploma Course is an internationally-recognized training for professionals in the wine industry, and it can form the basis for the Master of Wine training. This is an intensive course of study that takes 1\u00bd to 3 years to complete depending on your study pace. It\u2019s equivalent to the WSET Diploma, but with additional specialized training and requirements, including writing a thesis and then an oral defence with expert instructors. After successful completion of the course, you can use the prestigious title \u201cWeinakademiker\u201d. You sign a code of conduct and are included in the online directory of the Association of International Alumni. There are currently more than 800 Weinakademiker from 38 different countries.<\/p><p><strong>What are the Wine Academy\u2019s <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">Courses and Certificates<\/span>?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>DSE<\/strong> \u2013 Diploma Course Central Europe<\/p><p>6 modules including excursions to wineries and exams.<\/p><p><strong>DSI<\/strong> \u2013 Diploma Course International<\/p><p>3 modules, which take about 10 days to complete. The first two modules occur in Austria and the third module takes place in Italy.<\/p><p><strong>DSC<\/strong> \u2013 Diploma Course Rheingau \/ Burgenland \/ Alto \/ Adige \/ Zurich<\/p><p>This training consists of 6 modules in wine regions of 5 countries. You visit the famous wine university in Germany as well as Weinakademie locations in Austria, Zurich, and Brixen.<\/p><p>The education takes an average of two years and is very intensive.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weinakademie.at\/english.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2732a5d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2732a5d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57051926\" data-id=\"57051926\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57595604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57595604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9867\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dc1c45\" data-id=\"4dc1c45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-433e45de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"433e45de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e2a161c\" data-id=\"4e2a161c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1c713a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e1c713a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SDEN - STICHTING DRANKEN EXAMENS AND NORMERING (THE NETHERLANDS)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248c8324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"248c8324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Who is the SDEN?<\/strong><\/p><p><b>In Holland<\/b>,<b> there are two major providers of wine education<\/b>: <b>\u00a0WSET <\/b>and <strong>SDEN<\/strong>, which is the domestic organisation<b>. <br \/><\/b>Both offer four levels of qualifications, but there are differences, and SDEN actually offers a fifth qualification at a very high level. SDEN translates as the Foundation for Drinks Exams and Standards. Somewhat like SWE in the USA, its main purpose is a unified set of exams providing a uniform qualification standard. Training and examinations must be separate is SDEN\u2019s guiding principle, providing objective exam grading standards and thus a well-recognized qualification.\u00a0<\/p><p>Therefore, SDEN is not actually a school, but there are wine centres across The Netherlands that provide classes leading to taking a particular exam. The IMW recognises SDEN qualifications if you want to pursue a MW title. Of course, SDEN has its own Level 5 title, Magister Vini.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What are the SDEN levels of wine study and are they right for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>The Dutch wine exams have 5 levels<\/strong>. SDEN1 (level 1) to Magister Vini (level 5). They also offer exams on beer and spirits knowledge.<\/p><p>Twelve independent schools in The Netherlands currently offer courses for SDEN1 (diploma Wijnvignet), SDEN2 (diploma Wijnoorkonde), SDEN 3 (Diploma Wijnbrevet), SDEN 4 (Vinologen-opleidingen van de Wijnacademie), SDEN5 (Magister Vini)<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0The SDEN level 1<\/strong> exam is intended as an introduction to wine for people who want to know more about wine professionally or personally. The SDEN level 1 exam is intended for employees in the catering industry, in the wine department of a supermarket, in the wine trade\/liquor store or a wholesaler. In addition, this exam is also suitable for wine lovers.<\/p><p><strong>The SDEN level 2<\/strong> exam, also known as the Wine Charter, is intended for catering employees in an executive position who give wine advice on the shop floor or in a bar, caf\u00e9 or restaurant.<\/p><p>This requires knowledge of specific wine styles and the employee must have the necessary skills. For broadening personal wine knowledge, this exam is also suitable for the private wine lover.<\/p><p><strong>The SDEN level 3<\/strong> exam, also known as the Wine Certificate, is intended for employees in the retail or wholesale trade and catering for whom extensive knowledge of wine is necessary for their work.<\/p><p>The SDEN 3 Wine Certificate gives access to the Wine Academy&#8217;s Vinologist training.<\/p><p><strong>The SDEN level 4<\/strong> exam, also known as Vinologist of the Wine Academy, is intended for wine buyers, consultants and\/or sellers from the retail or wholesale trade and sommeliers who require specialist knowledge of wine in their daily work. Private wine enthusiasts with a deep interest in wine are also eligible for this exam. The exam SDEN 4 \u2013 Vinologist can only be applied for if SDEN 3 \u2013 Wine certificate has already been obtained.<\/p><p><strong>The SDEN Level 5 Magister Vini<\/strong> exam is designed for retail or wholesale wine purchasing managers, journalists, writers, consultants or sellers and sommeliers who want to have their knowledge and understanding tested at the highest professional level.<\/p><p>The exam SDEN level 5 \u2013 Magister Vini can only be applied for if SDEN level 4 \u2013 Vinologist has already been passed.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sden.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ec0371b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ec0371b\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/natural-vineyard-Chainti-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/natural-vineyard-Chainti-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/natural-vineyard-Chainti-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/natural-vineyard-Chainti-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/natural-vineyard-Chainti-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/natural-vineyard-Chainti-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/natural-vineyard-Chainti.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30b0c217 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30b0c217\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21b31700\" data-id=\"21b31700\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161fe803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"161fe803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9867\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc3704\" data-id=\"1dc3704\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a17483b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a17483b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-509b4b98\" data-id=\"509b4b98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c37746a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c37746a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ITALIAN WINE CENTRAL - EXPLORING ITALIAN WINE (EIW) (USA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5929a585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5929a585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is Italian Wine Central<\/strong><\/span><strong> (IWC)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Online since 2013 from its base in the United States, IWC is <b><i>a key <\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b>spokes medium<b><i> for Italian wine in the United States<\/i><\/b>. It provides wine information and education to promote Italian wine sales, including a website, <b><i>two educational programs, and several editions of the manual<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><span style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"><em>Into Italian Wine<\/em><\/span><\/b>.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>re<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>the IWC<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>\u2019s Wine Classes?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Level 1: <\/strong>Discovering Italian Wine is an introductory course for learning the best-known Italian red and white grape varieties and red, white, rose, sparkling, and dessert wines. You will also learn the basics of major Italian wine denominations. The class includes tasting resources for beginners. This class is at a knowledge level between WSET Levels 2 and 3, or for those wanting extra Italian wine knowledge when preparing for the Society of Wine Educator\u2019s Certified Wine Specialist exam.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Level 2<\/strong><\/span>: Exploring Italian Wine\u2122 is an advanced-intermediate course developed for those who want to understand the spectrum of Italian wines. It includes a tightly-curated curriculum focused on mastering the large array of Italian wines and grape varieties that appear on export markets, leaving more obscure and rare Italian wines for later study. There are a lot of Italian wines and grape varieties! The program covers all the classic, commercially significant, and up-and-coming Italian wines with a presence outside Italy.<\/p><p>Exploring Italian Wine is open to anyone interested in the wide array of wines Italy has to offer. It builds on the foundation of the level one course, but introduces additional levels of detail and a broader scope that includes wine areas all around Italy.<\/p><p>In addition to the core content of the course, the Exploring Italian Wine program includes supplementary information about the Italian language, culture, and cuisine, as well as quizzes and exercises to help with retention. Those who master the course content are well positioned to take the exam <em>(additional cost)<\/em> to become certified as an Italian Wine Professional\u2122 (IWP).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/italianwinecentral.com\/italian-wine-central-catalog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3170d09c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3170d09c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c5db33c\" data-id=\"4c5db33c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afcd150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4afcd150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9867\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-yellow-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b02ff8e\" data-id=\"4b02ff8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46ecb7d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46ecb7d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e01d03b\" data-id=\"3e01d03b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb830fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fb830fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LE CORDON BLUE (UK)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77133f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77133f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is Le Cordon Bleu London?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Part of the famed culinary school, Le Cordon Bleu&#8217;s Spirits &amp; Wines School in London offers sommelier training that combines wine knowledge theory with practical learning. Class offerings cover everything from sensory evaluation techniques to business management and industry contact. There are also wine tasting masterclasses offered in evening sessions.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What is the <\/strong><\/span><strong>wine <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">program and is it for me?<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>The main qualification option is the <strong>Diploma in Wine, Gastronomy and Management<\/strong>. This full-time wine business management course integrates in-depth instruction in wine with gastronomy as well as their management within a commercial environment. There are in-house and industry presentations and field trips, and instruction emphasises service, and the importance and significance in a global culinary and cultural setting. Beverages, including but not limited to wine,\u00a0 are paired with an extensive range of world cuisines, cheeses, p\u00e2tisseries and chocolates to illustrate dining from all sectors of the hospitality industry. Experience observing operations in Le Cordon Bleu\u2019s CORD restaurant is also offered. Students conduct events such as virtual wine tastings, employing practical skills in a public setting.<\/p><p>The diploma includes 2 terms of study at Le Cordon Bleu London, which may be followed by a 3-month internship.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordonbleu.edu\/london\/wines-and-spirits-courses\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6933f990 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6933f990\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30aa25f4\" data-id=\"30aa25f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76749d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"76749d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"UIC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea7237d elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ea7237d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. UNIVERSITIES, INSTITUTES AND COLLEGES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aec2730 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4aec2730\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55249338\" data-id=\"55249338\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5038c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a5038c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WANT TO GET<\/strong> a formal academic degree or qualification in wine, winemaking or viticulture? Then it\u2019s worth reviewing the universities, institutes, and colleges below, all of which offer traditional academic educations and\/or technical training in wine-related areas. Some also offers WSET, SWE or WSG classes, but this is usually in addition to formal, instructor-led courses. There\u2019s everything from diplomas and certificates to associate and bachelor\u2019s degrees to doctorates! These are usually full programmes less for wine enthusiasts and more for those starting a wine-related career; they are mostly residential and thus offer less flexibility than a lot of the wine school training covered above. A few of the institutions, like UC Davis, offer some shorter, online courses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-119c67c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"119c67c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-459b5bd1\" data-id=\"459b5bd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e16c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54e16c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dc51b7a\" data-id=\"4dc51b7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b261bd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b261bd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ce63dd\" data-id=\"35ce63dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea69562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ea69562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Adelaide (Australia)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4236b59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4236b59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is the University of Adelaide?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Adelaide is the premiere wine studies university in Australia, which is a major wine producing country. When the University boasts that if offers \u201ca world-class concentration of scientific research, education and infrastructure at the Waite campus,\u201d that\u2019s no joke. About 70% of Australian wine research happens\u00a0there, so it\u2019s a great place to study if you want to learn about winemaking and viticulture.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What are Adela<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>ide\u2019s <\/strong><\/span><strong>wine <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>programs and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Adelaide offers on-campus academic study for degrees, with several bachelors and master\u2019s degree options:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology<\/strong> &#8211; 4 years.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Honours Degree Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology &#8211; <\/strong>2 years.<\/li><li><strong>Graduate Certificate in Wine Business &#8211; <\/strong>2 years.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Graduate Diploma in Wine Business <\/strong>&#8211; 2 years.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Graduate Diploma in Viticulture and Oenology <\/strong>&#8211; 2 years.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Master of Wine Business<\/strong> &#8211; 2 years.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Master of Viticulture and Oeno<\/strong><strong>logy <\/strong>&#8211; 2 years.<\/li><\/ul><p><a title=\"Check their degree finder here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adelaide.edu.au\/degree-finder\/?v__s=Wine&amp;m=view&amp;dsn=program.source_program&amp;adv_avail_comm=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their degree finder here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-360ac354 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"360ac354\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d2592f4\" data-id=\"1d2592f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e49625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72e49625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-463c88c9\" data-id=\"463c88c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13b33d70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13b33d70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7686639d\" data-id=\"7686639d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69341a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69341a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Melbourne (Australia)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18e1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e18e1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong> the University of Melbourne?<br \/><\/strong><\/span>Melbourne is a major Australian research university.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What course do they offer and is it for me?<br \/><\/strong><\/span>A 4-week online course in Sustainable Winery Operations emphasises practical winery operations and is for those wishing to develop efficient, competitive and sustainable production at an international level of quality.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/study.unimelb.edu.au\/find\/short-courses\/sustainable-winery-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55071900 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55071900\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-347e1458\" data-id=\"347e1458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15378067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15378067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54161194\" data-id=\"54161194\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-718a4095 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"718a4095\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bfbd3a5\" data-id=\"6bfbd3a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4becd87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4becd87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charles Sturt University (CSU), Wagga Wagga (Australia)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12413a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12413a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is CSU?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>CSU\u2019s programs emphasise winemaking career-oriented education, including its practical and business aspects. You will gain scientific and foundational knowledge with an eye towards preserving traditional winemaking techniques, developing innovative manners of production and generating new methods of management and marketing.<\/p><p><strong>What wine-related courses does CSU offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Bachelor of Wine Science<\/strong><\/p><p>Combine science and creativity to develop outstanding wines with the Bachelor of Wine Science program. Designed to develop both knowledge and hands-on skills in winemaking, wine science and wine appraisal, this degree is backed by CSU\u2019s four-decade history of delivering courses that blend science, business and practical training. You can choose to study this course part-time over six years or fast-track your degree \u2013 either online or via blended learning (a combination of on-campus and online study) \u2013 and complete it within four years.<\/p><p><strong>Bachelor of Wine Business<\/strong><\/p><p>\u200b\u200bThis path presents students with the grape-to-table journey. It\u2019s suited for those seeking a career in sales and marketing or managing a vineyard or winery.<\/p><p><strong>Bachelor of Viticulture <\/strong><\/p><p>Build a career at the crux of where all wines begin with the Bachelor of Viticulture from Charles Sturt University. This degree is designed for vineyard managers and viticulturists \u2013 offering extensive studies across the discipline. CSU is the largest provider of agricultural, horticultural and wine science education supporting rural industries in Australia, offering a clear competitive edge for graduates.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/study.csu.edu.au\/courses\/agricultural-wine-sciences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for the wine related courses<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71fcfc2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71fcfc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a8f86f4\" data-id=\"1a8f86f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42179cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42179cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bottling-line-1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9903\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bottling-line-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bottling-line-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bottling-line-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bottling-line-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bottling-line-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bottling-line-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bottling-line.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ba72fbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ba72fbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66ee8710\" data-id=\"66ee8710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6b32a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b6b32a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41da9b9\" data-id=\"41da9b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-513beb35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"513beb35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a65ae\" data-id=\"36a65ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684034e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"684034e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brock University Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (Canada)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e1051e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48e1051e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is the <\/strong><\/span><strong>Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute?<\/strong><\/p><p><b>Located in Ontario, Canada, <\/b>the emphasis here is on producing wine in a cold climate, and the region boasts numerous wineries. If you\u2019re looking to join the wine industry as a winemaker, vineyard or lab manager, sensory scientist, or wine researcher, Brock can prepare you well, offering two undergraduate programs as well as graduate studies, with readily accessible faculty and staff.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What are the study programs and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Honours Bachelor of Science in Oenology and Viticulture<\/strong><\/p><p>To meet the growing needs of the grape and wine industries in Canada and abroad this BS program gives a comprehensive scientific education as well as practical skills in oenology and viticulture. Students all receive exposure to marketing, tourism and wine appreciation. Practical studies are included, in the vineyard and the winery. The program emphasises biotechnology and fermentation.<\/p><p><strong>Certificate in Grape and Wine technology<\/strong><\/p><p>This program allows those with an existing science degree to gain the training necessary to enter the grape and wine industry or those already in the industry to upgrade their knowledge. All courses meeting Certificate requirements can be directly transferred to the bachelor\u2019s in science if students choose to pursue that degree.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/ccovi\/graduate-undergraduate-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a17daca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a17daca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fe0b500\" data-id=\"1fe0b500\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32cd6af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32cd6af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9b20e3\" data-id=\"b9b20e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1021b08c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1021b08c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc96111\" data-id=\"6dc96111\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eccf71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eccf71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin, University of Bordeaux (France)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d657401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d657401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is the University of Bordeaux?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Bordeaux is in many ways the epicentre of the wine industry, providing an extremely rich learning environment. In addition to degree programs the ISVV offers short courses, with a broader range available in French, but including some English-language classes as well.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What does <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>offer and are these courses for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>In French, there are more than 23 short training courses covering all the main aspects of the wine industry:<\/p><ul><li>Tasting (introductory and advanced) and professionalisation<\/li><li>Oenological practices (vinification of wines, oxygenation and filtration)<\/li><li>Viticulture (sustainable vine protection, physiology and winemaking practices)<\/li><li>Marketing and economics (marketing, financial analysis and stakeholders in the sector)<\/li><li>Wine tourism (vine &amp; wine history, landscapes and culture in Aquitaine)<\/li><\/ul><p>Some examples include:<\/p><p><strong>Tasting training <\/strong>&#8211; Certificate WTA, Wine Tasting Ability. 3 levels. WTA 1, 2 and 3<\/p><p><strong>Oenological practises<\/strong> &#8211; 5 course themes:<\/p><ul><li>Vinification &#8211; production of red wines<\/li><li>Vinification &#8211; production of white wines<\/li><li>Knowing how to recognize wine faults<\/li><li>On the proper use of microbiological analysis in oenology<\/li><li>Control of S02 during vinification: how to reduce doses<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Viticulture training course<\/strong> &#8211; course theme Physiologie de la vigne et d\u00e9p\u00e9rissement.<\/p><p>To take stock of the latest knowledge in plant physiology and learn how to better adapt practises to reduce dieback&#8230;<\/p><p><strong>Wine tourism training courses<\/strong> &#8211; 2 course themes:<\/p><ul><li>Develop an eco-wine tourism offer<\/li><li>Develop a digital strategy to enhance its commercial and wine tourism offer<\/li><\/ul><p>To learn about the historical construction of wine-growing landscapes and learn how to better enhance it for wine tourism.<\/p><p>In English, there are current 4 short courses: Bordeaux wine making specificities; International wine business; Terroir and wine management; and Sensory analysis as a tool for monitoring winemaking. There are no online options. These courses are mostly designed for those already working in the wine industry and they draw on the Bordeaux with its hundreds of wineries for practical experience.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isvv.u-bordeaux.fr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their programs here<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20886b4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20886b4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28239b17\" data-id=\"28239b17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593ea76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"593ea76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-176f2d74\" data-id=\"176f2d74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48518621 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48518621\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dfceb58\" data-id=\"6dfceb58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3eabf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d3eabf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kedge Wine School (France)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad2adfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ad2adfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is Kedge Wine School?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Like the Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin, Kedge is based on Bordeaux, but also has campuses in Marseille and Paris. KEDGE was founded in 2013 from the merger of two renowned business schools that already had international outreach: \u00a0BEM (Bordeaux Management School) founded in 1874 and EUROMED Management in Marseilles founded in 1872.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What courses of wine study does Kedge offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The emphasis here is more on business and wine trade education. In addition, Kedge\u2019s programs use WorldSom, a sommelier school composed of three top notch sommeliers, for the sommelier module of the MSc in Wine &amp; Hospitality Management. Tailor-made programmes are also offered to industry professionals.<\/p><p>Kedge offers three degree programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.<\/p><p><strong>Master of Science in Wine &amp; Spirits Management<\/strong><\/p><p>Wine and spirits are part of an ever-changing ecosystem consisting of a fragmented, complex, yet fascinating industry. To understand wine and its markets a solid technical base provided to students. They learn to assess the financial, economic, marketing and environmental issues, as well as trends, opportunities and constraints of the market.<\/p><p>The program lasts 4 years.<\/p><p><strong>Master of Science in Wine &amp; Hospitality Management<\/strong><\/p><p>The Master of Science (MSc) in Wine &amp; Hospitality Management is jointly delivered by Ecole H\u00f4teli\u00e8re de Lausanne (EHL) and KEDGE Wine School, two leading institutions recognised in their respective fields by international professionals of the Food &amp; Beverage and Wine &amp; Hospitality Industries.<\/p><p>The program lasts 4 years.<\/p><p><strong>Bachelor Wine Specialisations<\/strong><\/p><p>KEDGE Wine School offers two new specialisations in the 3rd year of the KEDGE Bachelor. Wine &amp; Sustainability, offered in Bordeaux, and Wine Tourism &amp; Tourism, offered on the Marseille and Toulon campuses. You can join these specialisations, either by coming from the second year of the Bachelor, or by holding a validated after a selection on file and interview.<\/p><p>This program lasts 3 years.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wine.kedge.edu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their programs here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-790920dd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"790920dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79f4a576\" data-id=\"79f4a576\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-239365b2\" data-id=\"239365b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d1a236 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13d1a236\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe14a3b\" data-id=\"2fe14a3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b730a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b730a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Universit\u00e9 du Vin (France)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bca50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3bca50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is the <\/strong><\/span><strong>Universit\u00e9 du Vin?<\/strong><\/p><p>Created in 1978, the Universit\u00e9 du Vin offers professional education aimed at the wine and vine professions.It is located in an active winemaking region of the Cotes du Rhone appellation, Suze-la-Rousse. The university offers some English language courses on Rh\u00f4ne wines, as well as professional degree courses in French.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What are the wine courses and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>More than a hundred continuing professional training courses are offered each year, on diverse themes and for all wine-related trades from vine to glass:<\/p><ul><li>Viticulture<\/li><li>Oenology<\/li><li>Wine estate management<\/li><li>Quality and Labels<\/li><li>Tasting techniques<\/li><li>Knowledge of the vineyards and wines of France<\/li><li>Marketing and wine tourism<\/li><li>Wine English<\/li><li>Sensory analysis<\/li><li>Sommelier and Catering<\/li><\/ul><p>English programs include:<\/p><ul><li>International Sommelier Program consisting of content covering all aspects of sommelier work such as winemaking, wine geography, analytical tasting, service, management and marketing.\u00a0 There is a flexible approach to education consisting of lectures, distance courses, internships and bilingual modules. This part-time program has 7 modules spread out over a minimum of one and a half years of study.<\/li><li>A Study Trip for wine professionals to French vineyards.<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universite-du-vin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-286b7aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"286b7aae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18161bb7\" data-id=\"18161bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6945d047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6945d047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7876f668\" data-id=\"7876f668\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ef4a115 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ef4a115\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61c8a631\" data-id=\"61c8a631\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de439f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6de439f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hochschule Geisenheim University (Germany)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26329aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26329aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is<\/strong><\/span><strong> Geisenheim University?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a major German university for studying food and beverages as well as nature and the environment from a scientific and technical angle. Programs are career-oriented and Geisenheim is renowned worldwide for the quality of its degree programs, which have a practical orientation. Students also actively get to work with research faculty.<\/p>\n<p>For Viticulture, Oenology and Wine Business programs, the University also cooperates with international partners to offer various joint or double international degree programs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What wine studies does Geisenheim offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>English-language Courses related to the wine industry include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>International Wine Business B.Sc.<\/strong> Geisenheim calls this \u201cThe Whole Wine World in an English-speaking Degree Program\u201d and unlike the two master\u2019s programs below, it is entirely offered by them. The focus is equal parts marketing\/business and the art of winemaking. Coursework for the degree combines topics in economics with viticulture and winemaking, with additional practical projects, lectures from industry experts, excursions and practical training. About 2\/3 of classes are obligatory, but the remaining third you can use to home in on a particular area such as management, marketing, or international<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focusing on winemaking and marketing, VITIS-VINUM<\/strong> is a double Master&#8217;s (M.Sc.) degree program from a consortium of the Universities of Torino(on behalf of the schools at Torino, Milano, Palermo, Sassari and Foggia), Udine (on behalf of the consortium Udine, Padova, Verona and Bolzano) and Geisenheim.The program focuses on vine cultivation, winemaking and wine marketing, as well as quality management, analysis and certification. Besides learning about innovative oenological techniques,&nbsp; students learn to develop effective marketing strategies, much in demand by wine<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Vinifera EuroMaster<\/strong> is an M.Sc. program offered by a consortium of highly reputed European institutions of higher education (Lisbon Technical University, Portugal; Madrid Polytechnic University, Spain; Montpellier SupAgro, France; consortium of the universities of Turin and Udine, Italy; and Geisenheim, Germany) active in viticulture, oenology and wine business education. The program is coordinated by Montpellier SupAgro.The first year of study is jointly conducted in English by all partners of the consortium in Montpellier. <br><br>During the second year, the master&#8217;s students switch into one of the consortium members&#8217; master\u2019s programs, according to their career objectives. All courses in the second year, except for courses in Madrid, are taught in English. The Vinifera program mirrors the diversity of European viticulture and oenology, and profits from the wealth of knowledge and experience of its partner institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs-geisenheim.de\/en\/studies\/international\/international-degree-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f649860 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f649860\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69a62724\" data-id=\"69a62724\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133a4c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"133a4c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ed67de\" data-id=\"4ed67de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4123f626 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4123f626\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f261fa3\" data-id=\"f261fa3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163ba5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"163ba5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eastern Institute of Technology (New Zealand)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140f713e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"140f713e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is EIT?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Centred on a 28-hectare campus outside Napier, EIT offers a range of viticulture and wine qualifications both on-campus and by distance by highly knowledgeable and experienced lecturers in New Zealand\u2019s premium wine growing regions, including Hawke\u2019s Bay. The emphasis here is technical viticulture and winemaking, including a bachelor\u2019s degree in viticulture and wine science, though there are also options for studying wine business and innovation at the post-graduate level.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What wine courses does EIT offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Courses of study include Certificate in Cellar Operations, Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Viticulture, Graduate Diploma in Wine Science, and Master\u2019s, Certificate, and Diploma programs in Wine Business and Innovation, including online study options.<\/p><p>Programs are very much oriented to the needs of the New Zealand wine industry. The Wine Business &amp; Innovation program offers advanced and broad studies to your existing industry experience. \u201cThe programmes have been developed in response to calls from the New Zealand wine industry for graduates who can demonstrate critical understanding of diverse industry issues through a commercial lens.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eit.ac.nz\/subject-areas\/grapegrowing-and-winemaking-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their qualifications here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bafc7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bafc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61beb3aa\" data-id=\"61beb3aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9803f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a9803f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-345743d\" data-id=\"345743d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fefe2d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fefe2d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7564db7d\" data-id=\"7564db7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289294a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"289294a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plumpton College (UK)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d8186d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79d8186d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is Plumpton College?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This is a longstanding UK agricultural college with its own commercial winery as a more recent addition. Wine-related study programs are offered in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural University, which allows granting undergraduate degrees of fours and two years in length as well as a master\u2019s degree. Plumpton has a well-trained faculty covering specialties in all areas of winemaking and business. There are also part-time courses.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What wine courses does Plumpton offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Degree programs include:<\/p><ul><li>BA (Hons) International Wine Business<\/li><li>BSc (Hons) Viticulture &amp; Oenology<\/li><li>FdA Wine Business<\/li><li>FdSc Wine Production<\/li><li>MSc Viticulture &amp; Oenology<\/li><\/ul><p>Short courses include WSET Levels 1-4 as well as:<\/p><ul><li>Characterising Wine<\/li><li>Wine Sensory<\/li><li>Principles of Wine Business<\/li><li>Wines &amp; Spirits<\/li><li>Principles of Sparkling Winemaking<\/li><li>Principles of Vine growing<\/li><li>Principles of Winemaking<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumpton.ac.uk\/courses\/wine-division\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their course here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cceacf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cceacf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73c469c0\" data-id=\"73c469c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b04b280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b04b280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f7a84a9\" data-id=\"2f7a84a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6ac8b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6ac8b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-268266a3\" data-id=\"268266a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc6a00f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fc6a00f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of California at Davis (USA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8854a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c8854a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is UC Davis?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Generally known as Davis, this University of California campus is the principal centre for teaching and research on viticulture and oenology in the Americas. It is world renowned.There are really two different schools related to wine: the regular university degree programs as well as additional continuing educational opportunities provided by UC Davis Extension.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What wine classes and programs does Davi<\/strong><\/span><strong>s<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> offer and are they for me?<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Continuing education programs include a 5-day program offered once a year in cooperation with the <em>Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin <\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">(OIV)<\/span><\/i> M.Sc. degree in Wine Marketing, which one can attend online. In 2021 it cost $1,400 for the full program or $325 per day, with each day focused on a different topic.<\/p><p>There are also presential short courses on:<\/p><ul><li>viticulture and winemaking topics offered throughout the year, including, for example, vineyard irrigation and topics in wine analysis;<\/li><li>winemaking business, including tasting room design and management;<\/li><li>sensory evaluation<\/li><\/ul><p>Finally, there is a well-regarded online certificate course on Winemaking that last 18-24 months and includes 5 classes. Students learn:<\/p><ul><li>To apply a systematic and scientific approach to the practice of assessing wine qualities\u00a0<\/li><li>Evaluate the stability of wine\u00a0<\/li><li>Understand the principal mechanisms of sensory perception<\/li><li>To apply fundamental principles of analytical chemistry and microbiology to winemaking<\/li><li>Understand how to grow quality grapes<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wineserver.ucdavis.edu\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their courses here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bdb9720 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bdb9720\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b70b9c4\" data-id=\"2b70b9c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd51e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fd51e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f440da\" data-id=\"7f440da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58068507 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58068507\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1928820c\" data-id=\"1928820c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51af6924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51af6924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fresno State University (USA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8ee958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f8ee958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is Fresno State?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Home to a 120-acre vineyard and bonded winery, Fresno State&#8217;s viticulture and oenology program emphasizes practical application of knowledge learned. The program formally started in 2000, and you will be truly immersed in the winemaking environment of California, with a campus situated in the San Joaquin Valley, at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What wine-related courses does Fresno offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>There\u2019s a traditional 4-year undergraduate program and a M.S. in Viticulture and Enology. This 30-unit program provides in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of plant physiology, microbiology, and grape and wine chemistry, as well as technical writing and formal presentation of research reports.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fresnostate.edu\/jcast\/ve\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their courses here<\/a> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b22e628 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b22e628\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c1220b4\" data-id=\"1c1220b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57535d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57535d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-492c0a53\" data-id=\"492c0a53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f29249f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f29249f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-317c4a86\" data-id=\"317c4a86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d07487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33d07487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sonoma State University Wine Business Institute (WBI) (USA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18565903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18565903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>While Fresno State emphasises practical grape growing and winemaking, at Sonoma State the focus is on wine business and management. It was an innovator in offering a wine-oriented MBA, and now has several more flexible options, including online study. The school has great connections with the local wine industry. Founded in 1996 the WBI provides cutting-edge research that informs industry best practices as well as The WBI offers online and in-person wine-focused degrees and industry certifications.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What programs does the <\/strong><\/span><strong>Institute<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> offer and are they for me?<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Study options include certificates in Wine Business Management, Wine Entrepreneurship, Wine Industry Finance &amp; Accounting, and Wine Sales Management. This is in addition to the Professional Wine MBA, the Executive Wine MBA, and the Global Executive Wine MBA.<\/p><p>The Professional Wine MBA includes a business intelligence data analytics challenge, a capstone project, and courses taught by advanced practitioners active in the local wine industry, which is among the most renowned in California. Students develop an ability to synthesise and present analyses for managerial decision making. You can complete the program on a one-year, full-time, or two-year, part-time basis.\u00a0<\/p><p>A purely online course is the Wine Business Management Certificate, which emphasises Wine commerce and trade, wine marketing and sales, eCommerce, business issues associated with viticulture and winemaking, strategy in building a wine business, finance, accounting, and management in practical application to the wine industry, and regulatory issues concerning wine. There are two required classes, Introduction to Wine Business (4-weeks) and Survey of Key Drivers in Wine Business (8-weeks). Then you can choose from advanced electives for 16 weeks of study.\u00a0 These are instructor-led online classes, and if you miss a class, everything is recorded for later review.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/sbe.sonoma.edu\/winebiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their courses here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e060a3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e060a3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e8262c7\" data-id=\"5e8262c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CMS-red-wine-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CMS-red-wine-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CMS-red-wine.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42209e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42209e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3165bf01\" data-id=\"3165bf01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1518251d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1518251d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ba8779f\" data-id=\"6ba8779f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43b02709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43b02709\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e4a25ab\" data-id=\"5e4a25ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5d9f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5d9f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Burgundy School of Wine &amp; Spirits Business (France)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6150f3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6150f3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is the Burgundy School?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This is a well-recognized business school offering advanced degrees and MBAs in the heart of the world&#8217;s most famous wine region. This pioneering school is ranked #1 in France, with programmes taught in English or French. There are great opportunities for wine-world networking and an international student body. Classes are frequently enhanced with case studies, workshops, field trips, conferences, and guest lectures.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What wine courses does Burgundy <\/strong><\/span><strong>School of Business <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">offer and are they for me?<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>You can apply to four specialised programmes:<\/p><ul><li>Master of Science Sustainable Wine Tourism &amp; Gastronomy<\/li><li>Master of Science Wine Management<\/li><li>MBA Wine &amp; Spirits Business<\/li><li>Specialised master\u2019s in international Trade in Wines and Spirits (only offered in French)<\/li><\/ul><p>The school also teaches WSET Levels 2 and 3.<\/p><p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bsb-education.com\/bsbs-programmes\/school-of-wine-and-spirits-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their courses here<\/a><\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a5f2e0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a5f2e0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6606987b\" data-id=\"6606987b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6197a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d6197a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf3580a\" data-id=\"1bf3580a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67d86b8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67d86b8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c86b2ae\" data-id=\"7c86b2ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b78650d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b78650d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">George Brown College (Canada)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a198736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a198736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is George Brown College?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>George Brown is among Canada\u2019s premiere hospitality-oriented schools. It offers a Wine Specialist Certificate and professional sommelier training for the industry, in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS).<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What wine courses does GBC offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>CAPS<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong> Certified Sommelier Program<\/strong><\/span> provides advanced professional development for those aspiring to be sommeliers. There are pre-entry requirements including knowledge from either the college\u2019s own wine courses or WSET Level 3. It takes a little over one year to complete. There is an entry exam.<\/p><p>The <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Wine Specialist Program<\/strong><\/span> explores the major wine regions of the world. Enhance your in-depth knowledge and understanding of the variety of wines available and how they are made. Learn how style is affected by regional differences and production variations; develop your palate and wine appreciation through critical tastings guided by industry experts in a professional setting. Courses in beer and spirits are intended to round out your expertise. The College also offers WSET Levels 1-3.<\/p><p>You can also take individual classes. Quite a few wine courses have online options, including Wines 1 &amp;2, Sensory Evaluation of Wines, Grape Varietals, French Wines, and Food &amp; Wine Pairing. These are instructor-led courses.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/coned.georgebrown.ca\/courses-and-programs\/subject\/wine-and-spirits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their courses here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59940994 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59940994\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60af2afe\" data-id=\"60af2afe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5043389a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5043389a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ea782c5\" data-id=\"1ea782c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65dbb8d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65dbb8d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17e6e7ba\" data-id=\"17e6e7ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9d82f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a9d82f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Johnson &amp; Wales University, College of Culinary Arts (USA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508218b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"508218b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is Johnson &amp; Wales?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Johnson &amp; Wales University is a major, well-recognised culinary school in the US. It has two campuses, one in Providence and one in Charlotte.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What wine classes does J&amp;W offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This leader in beverage education has thousands of candidates who have been certified by various credentialing organisations. Johnson &amp; Wales currently provides courses to help candidates pass the Society of Wine Educators\u2019 Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Certification and The Certified Specialist of Wines (CSW). Johnson &amp; Wales is accredited as a WSET APP. \u201cA successful career is marked by an appropriate education verified by a credible certification program that is recognised both by the public and one\u2019s peers.\u201d<\/p><p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jwu.edu\/academics\/programs-by-campus\/providence-programs\/wine-and-beverage-education.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their programs here<\/a><\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1574d6a4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1574d6a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dacc62e\" data-id=\"4dacc62e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d97372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d97372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/universities-vineyard-1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9895\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/universities-vineyard-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/universities-vineyard-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/universities-vineyard-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/universities-vineyard-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/universities-vineyard-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/universities-vineyard-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/universities-vineyard.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-592502dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"592502dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f91adc\" data-id=\"5f91adc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a45cca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a45cca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29bae253\" data-id=\"29bae253\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63e11895 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63e11895\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e77adf1\" data-id=\"7e77adf1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42875b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42875b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NMIT Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (New Zealand)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45dc9718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45dc9718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is NMIT?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>A technical school, <i><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">NMIT recently was accredited to offer degrees and not just diplomas, <\/span>in viticulture.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What vi<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>ticulture programs does NMIT offer and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><i><\/i>T<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">he Bachelor of Viticulture and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">Winemaking offers a three-year full-time degree, which can be studied part time. They also offer shorter diploma courses in viticulture, wine production, wine science, wine chemistry, international wine industry and wine appreciation or bar work courses.<\/span> The programs include:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmit.ac.nz\/study\/?q=viticulture&amp;action_search=Submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check here for more info<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46867c49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46867c49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19b19856\" data-id=\"19b19856\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d27246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16d27246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-457c57ee\" data-id=\"457c57ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17f7dce8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17f7dce8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53bce444\" data-id=\"53bce444\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aca48d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aca48d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lincoln University (New Zealand)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641fcd43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"641fcd43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is Lincoln University?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This major research university with a 140+ year history offers everything from various wine-related undergraduate degrees to doctorates.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What are the <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>study programs and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>In the 3-year, bachelor\u2019s students gain a sound understanding of basic science followed by advanced viticulture and wine science, pest and disease management, biometrics and wine chemistry. There\u2019s also graduate diploma, honour\u2019s bachelor, and Master\u2019s program options in viticulture and oenology. Lincoln grants the following degrees:<\/p><p><a title=\"Check their programs here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lincoln.ac.nz\/study\/study-programmes\/programme-search?q=wine&amp;term4=84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their programs here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f00c8b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f00c8b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1773e7d1\" data-id=\"1773e7d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e621985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e621985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55fcbb6b\" data-id=\"55fcbb6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-441be91a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"441be91a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7685db87\" data-id=\"7685db87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157e287c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"157e287c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle College (USA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fb03c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70fb03c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is the Northwest Wine Academy?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">Established in <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">Seattle<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> in 2004, <\/span><\/i>this is a community college w<i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">h<\/span><\/i><i><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">ere you can study in associate degree or certificate programs <\/span><\/em><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">while also gaining practical experience in the Academy\u2019s own winery<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> producing around 100<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">0 cases a year<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What are the wine course at the Academy and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">There are two broad emphases: Wine<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">making and Marketing &amp; Sales. <\/span><\/i>Certificates and degrees () can be earned in either area. The education is oriented towards wine professionals for the wine, food service, and hospitality industries. They also provide assistance with securing internships.<\/p><p><a title=\"Check their courses here\" href=\"https:\/\/nwwineacademy.southseattle.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their courses here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21b6c170 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21b6c170\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14372296\" data-id=\"14372296\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4891d290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4891d290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9871\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-purple-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43534ba8\" data-id=\"43534ba8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22f1690b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22f1690b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f443ede\" data-id=\"3f443ede\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fcf9a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fcf9a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Washington State University, Wine Science Center (USA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3487b00e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3487b00e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Who is Washington State University?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><i><\/i>This major research university offers <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">scientific and hands-on approach to winemaking and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">grape growing<\/span>,<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> prepar<\/span>ing <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">students for careers in the dynamic wine-producing regions of the Pacific Northwest and the global wine industry. <\/span>S<span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">tudents<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> apply <\/span>classroom <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">knowledge <\/span>and <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">gain practical <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">experience through required internships in vineyards and wineries. These internships and other applied learning activi<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">ties like field trips, student research, projects, and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"> volunteer opportunities also provide students with critical networking opportunitie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">s where they make connections that translate to the job market.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>What are WSU\u2019s programs and are they for me?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><i><\/i>A <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">2+2 program gives students a platform to create their <\/span>own <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">unique learning experience. Two campuses provide students with the flexibility of b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">eginning their journey on the Pullman or the Tri-Cities campus. A unique feature of this major<\/span> is that <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">students from each campus will come together to spend their last two years in the Tri-Cities, home <\/span>to the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center, among the most technologically advanced wine research facilities in the world.<\/p><p><i><\/i><i><\/i>Degree programs include:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Bachelor\u2019s in Wine Business Management<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Bachelor\u2019s i<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>n Viticulture &amp; Ecology<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Advanced degrees<\/strong><\/span> involving various wine-related fields, from wine chemistry, economics, and soil quality to integrated pest management, up to the PhD level.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Certificates in En<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>logy and <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Viticulture<\/strong><\/span>; you can also take specific courses one by one, in a self-directed manner, which can be done remotely. An example is <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"><strong>Wine Sensory Evaluation<\/strong><\/span>.<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check their programs here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-456d7cc8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"456d7cc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eea3117\" data-id=\"4eea3117\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67621c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"67621c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f88f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19f88f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57544ea6 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57544ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Frequently asked questions about wine education\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6830624f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6830624f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7352ffaa\" data-id=\"7352ffaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931964e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"931964e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9875\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-479f2feb\" data-id=\"479f2feb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-970524f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"970524f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d8d29\" data-id=\"3a6d8d29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a21f326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a21f326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the best wine qualification for beginners?\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130a62e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"130a62e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For most beginners, WSET Level 1 or Level 2 is the best place to start, and we teach both in Barcelona and online. You can find more details on our <a href=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wset-courses-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSET courses page.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c831a16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c831a16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a69e274\" data-id=\"6a69e274\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e432bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e432bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9875\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1344ae74\" data-id=\"1344ae74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbb1f5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbb1f5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd4d857\" data-id=\"4bd4d857\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fb7510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50fb7510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which wine qualification is best for becoming a sommelier?\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bd0d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33bd0d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2009If your goal is to become a sommelier, the Court of Master Sommeliers is the most directly service\u2011focused path. WSET is also valuable because it builds strong theory and tasting knowledge, so many professionals use WSET and CMS together rather than choosing only one.\u2009<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b8d9305 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b8d9305\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e75898a\" data-id=\"2e75898a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c6a9df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67c6a9df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9875\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e7b2312\" data-id=\"5e7b2312\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-281c24e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"281c24e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e2c3edf\" data-id=\"4e2c3edf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1441884e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1441884e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference between WSET and Wine Scholar Guild?\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7b0ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7b0ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2009WSET gives you a broad, structured education in the global wine world, from beginner to advanced levels. Wine Scholar Guild is more specialised and is best for students who already understand the basics and want deeper knowledge of a specific country such as France, Italy or Spain.\u2009<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f0486c8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f0486c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7431e9e2\" data-id=\"7431e9e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c4a559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36c4a559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUSH-VINE-BAROSSA-1600x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9980\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUSH-VINE-BAROSSA-1600x710.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUSH-VINE-BAROSSA-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUSH-VINE-BAROSSA-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUSH-VINE-BAROSSA-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUSH-VINE-BAROSSA-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUSH-VINE-BAROSSA-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUSH-VINE-BAROSSA.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d019ded elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d019ded\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f82ebaf\" data-id=\"4f82ebaf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c77f334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c77f334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9875\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33c5c2b2\" data-id=\"33c5c2b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20ea5158 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20ea5158\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55789cb8\" data-id=\"55789cb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e17c3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e17c3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Can I study wine without working in hospitality?\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d75e7da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d75e7da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2009Yes. Many wine students are enthusiasts, collectors, or people considering a career change rather than current hospitality professionals. Qualifications like WSET are designed to work well for both trade and non\u2011trade students, so you can study even if you do not work in restaurants or hotels.\u2009<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-654ad456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"654ad456\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-118157e7\" data-id=\"118157e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c952f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c952f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9875\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37120eb6\" data-id=\"37120eb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bb25832 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bb25832\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d8c37e6\" data-id=\"2d8c37e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af81400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2af81400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Which wine qualification is best for a career in wine?\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e69e877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e69e877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2009The best qualification depends on the career path you want. WSET is often the best all\u2011round starting point for careers in retail, distribution, education and production, while the Court of Master Sommeliers is more focused on restaurant service and sommelier roles, and Wine Scholar Guild is ideal for deeper regional specialisation.\u2009<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c725\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7347aad3\" data-id=\"7347aad3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d2b4ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58d2b4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9875\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ffeea6\" data-id=\"76ffeea6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4345014d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4345014d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78e4dcd2\" data-id=\"78e4dcd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efda0f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3efda0f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009Should I study wine in a classroom or online?\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a45c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a45c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2009Classroom study gives you more structured teaching, live tasting and interaction with other students, which most people find easier for deeper learning. Online study can be cheaper and more flexible, and it works well if you do not live near a wine school, but some online courses include less guided tasting.\u2009<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-654c2d90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"654c2d90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c7b2858\" data-id=\"6c7b2858\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e53486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e53486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9875\" alt=\"- Rack and Return\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon.png 115w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rackandreturn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RR-lime-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" title=\"- Rack and Return\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a10720c\" data-id=\"3a10720c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f159faf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f159faf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-729d94c\" data-id=\"729d94c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539c51ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"539c51ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2009How long does it usually take to study wine seriously?\u2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c2b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62c2b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2009An entry\u2011level qualification like WSET Level 1 can be completed in a single intensive day, while WSET Level 2 and national Wine Scholar courses typically require several days or weeks of study. Advanced programmes such as WSET Diploma, CMS Advanced and the MW study programme take many months or years of sustained work.\u2009<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These courses are perfect for anyone with a strong passion for the wines of a particular country and for advanced students who want to enhance their overall knowledge.\u00a0However, there is no overarching qualification given for passing all three Spain, Italy, and France wine courses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7252107 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7252107\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b86b95d\" data-id=\"b86b95d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aabb0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9aabb0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"What is the best wine qualification for beginners?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"For most beginners, WSET Level 1 or Level 2 is the best place to start. 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