Women of the Vine & Spirits is an Approved Program Provider of WSET Level 2 Award in Wines - Online and is proud to offer the course to our members and non-members.

Course fee of $625 includes your online ebook study materials, online course fees, online exam fees, any shipping fees associated with the shipment of your pin and certificate, and processing fee as well as what is listed below! WOTVS automatically offers the ebook for your study materials. Please note you are not able to print the ebook. You can opt to receive the hardcopy book, however there is a shipping fee of $25.

This is a five-week online course with a fixed start date and includes 12 months of access to the online learning material.

The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines is a beginner- to intermediate-level qualification exploring wines, suitable for industry professionals and wine enthusiasts. You’ll gain knowledge of the principal and regionally important grape varieties of the world, the regions in which they are grown, and the styles of wine they produce. Through a combination of tasting and theory, you’ll explore the factors that impact style and quality and learn how to describe these wines with confidence.

What you'll learn:

How to taste and describe wine using the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine®(SAT)
Understand the environmental influences and grape-growing options in the vineyard and how these will impact the style and quality of wine.
Understand how winemaking and bottle ageing influence the style and quality of wine.
Understand how environmental influences, grape-growing options, winemaking and bottle ageing influence the style and quality of wines made from the principal grape varieties.
Know the style and quality of wines produced from regionally important black and white grape varieties.
Understand how the production process can influence the styles of sparkling and fortified wines.
Understand the key principles and processes involved in the storage and service of wine, and in the pairing of food and wine.

This course will be a five-week, six-module online course with Online Educator support available during this time, with a recommendation of six hours study per week to cover the online activities and read the relevant chapters in the book. Regular access and participation in the course online activities is essential for this mode of study.

The course modules should be followed in order, but students are free to complete the modules at their own pace during this five-week period. Each module includes a series of independent activities to help students understand wine label terminology and recognize the styles produced by the main grape varieties in key wine regions.

Students are also advised to taste a range of wines during their studies. The list of recommended wines will be provided within each relevant module, but the full list of recommended wines can also be found in the course Specification document. Students can post their tasting notes in the Online Classroom for review the Online Educator. If a student chooses not to taste alcohol for health or religious reasons, or is unable to purchase or access the styles of wines, this will NOT be a barrier to successfully completing the qualification. Students enrolled in Women of the Vine & Spirits Qualifications can purchase discounted Wine Tasting Kits. See below for more information.

The course content should take a minimum of 28 hours of study. To obtain the WSET Level 2 Award Certificate in Wine qualification, students will need to successfully pass the Computer-based exam with remote invigilation made up of 50 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes. Results take four to five weeks to be released by WSET, and successful candidates will receive a WSET Certificate and lapel pin.

Read Course Specifications HERE.

WSET Online Classroom

Full 5-week Online Course

Module 1: Introduction to Wine Tasting, Pairing, Storage & Service
Module 2: Factors Affecting Wine Style & Quality
Module 3: Still Red Wines
Module 4: Still White Wines
Module 5: Sparkling & Fortified Wines
Module 6: Revision & Feedback Questionnaire

Includes 1 year of course access
Interactive discussion forum with other students taking course from around the world
Weekly Quizzes
Mock Exam
Educational Videos

Access to expert instructors

You will work through the online modules under the watchful eye of a WSET educator who is available to answer your questions.

WOTVS Added Offerings

Complimentary Individual Membership with WOTVS

Non-Members:
- Complimentary 6-month Individual Membership to WOTVS with purchase of Level 2 Qualification
Current Individual Members:
- Purchase of Level 2 Qualification: 12-months extended membership access added to your account

Membership will be granted one week prior to the start of your course date.

Benefits provided with WOTVS Individual Membership

Job Board – access to current positions being offered by some of the leading alcohol beverage companies
ALL Live Chats, Master Classes, and Trainings available to Individual Members on topics including Personal Development, Education, Professional Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Networking, Mentorship: C-Suite Series Insights and others.
Resource Downloads – including white pages and guides focused on best practices and industry specific topics
Groups (Pride Alliance, POC Alliance, Brewers, Vine to Wine, Distillers, Entrepreneurs, etc.) – participate in specific conversations with other like-minded professionals

Additional Exclusive Benefits for WOTVS Students

Mentorship and Career Pathing Live Chats through the C-Suite Insights Series*
Curated "Recommended Tasting Samples" list, selected by WOTVS Corporate Members
Exclusive discounts and promotions from WOTVS Corporate Member

*WOTVS Members are also invited to attend

NEW! Tasting Kits

Women of the Vine & Spirits has partnered with Vinovae/e-Tasting to offer our students a discounted rate on their Level 1 & Level 2 Wine Kits.

In order to learn the most about wine, we highly recommend including wine tasting during your online course. But we know it's not easy to find the right type of wine, nor is it convenient to buy all the wines you need.

Vinovae has developed WSET approved tasting samples that are perfect in quantity and quality to help your online wine tasting training. Vinovae wine samples will help you develop a better understanding of what you learn in the classroom.

Vinovae Tasting Kits can ship in the following States:

Open States: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, LA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT,
NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY
Limited by Select ZIPs: DE, IL, KY, MA, MI, NJ, OK, RI, TX
Unavailable: AL, AR, MS, SD, UT, VT

Customers can enter their ZIP code on the website to confirm delivery availability in their area.

Discount code provided to students one week before course start date.

Questions about enrolling, benefits or other?
Contact Kyndal Korsgaden at kyndal@womenofthevine.com