WSET Approved Programme Provider · Richmond, Melbourne

WSET Level 2 Award in Wine

Our most popular course. Explore the world's major regions, grapes and winemaking techniques through 40+ guided tastings.

✓  3 days or weekly✓  40+ wines tasted✓  No Level 1 required✓  Globally recognised
WSET Level 2 Award in Wine

WSET Qualification

WSET Level 2 Award in Wine

The WSET Level 2 Award in Wine is Melbourne Wine School's most popular course and it's not hard to understand why. You'll work through the world's major wine regions, grape varieties and winemaking techniques, tasting more than 40 wines in the process. By the end, you'll have a genuine, confident understanding of what makes wine taste the way it does.

No Level 1 required. The course is designed to work for complete beginners and experienced tasters alike. Whether you're looking to formalise your knowledge, advance in the hospitality industry or simply get more out of every bottle you open, the Level 2 delivers. It's the qualification most of our graduates say changed how they think about wine entirely.

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Course details

About this course

The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines is Melbourne Wine School's most popular course, and the qualification most of our graduates say changed how they think about wine entirely. Across 16 hours of live teaching at our Richmond location, you'll work through the world's eight principal grape varieties, the major regions where they are grown, and how style and quality are shaped from vineyard to glass.

No Level 1 required. The course is designed for complete beginners as well as those with prior wine knowledge. Whether you're looking to formalise your knowledge, advance in the hospitality industry, or simply get more out of every bottle you open, the Level 2 delivers a genuine, confident understanding of what makes wine taste the way it does.

What's included

Face to face

16 hours of live teaching at our Richmond location

40+ wines tasted during the program

WSET Level 2 textbook and study workbook

Course registration and exam fees

What you'll cover

The Level 2 covers eight principal grape varieties of the world, the regions where they are grown, and how style and quality are shaped from vineyard to bottle. Topics include:

Eight principal grape varieties and their characteristics, regions and resulting wine styles

How environmental factors, viticulture and winemaking shape wine style and quality

Sparkling wine styles and how they are produced

Fortified wines: how they're made and the principal styles of the world

Reading wine labels and understanding what they tell you about style and quality

Storage, service, food pairing and the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting

Certification and exam

The Level 2 is assessed by a single closed-book multiple choice examination, sat in the final session of the course immediately after the last teaching block:

Multiple choice paper (50 questions) Closed book
Duration One hour
Pass 55% to 69%
Pass with Merit 70% to 84%
Pass with Distinction 85% and above

Successful candidates receive a WSET digital certificate and WSET digital badge, both issued via Accredible. The qualification is Ofqual regulated and recognised globally in the wine and hospitality industry. Results are released approximately four weeks after the exam date.

Exam resit fees

Exam resit $250
Non-attendance of registered exam $50

Booking and cancellation

Bookings are not secured until full payment is received and the enrolment form is completed and returned. Course bookings close 15 working days prior to the start date.

Cancellations are refundable up to 20 working days before the course start date, less a $75 administration fee and the cost of any study materials supplied. Materials must be returned unopened for a refund to be issued.

If Melbourne Wine School cancels a course, affected students will be offered a place on an alternative date or a full refund. Students have up to 12 months to attend a rescheduled course before their fees are forfeited.

Entry requirements

All attendees must be at least 18 years of age. There are no formal prerequisites for the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines and the course is designed to work for complete beginners. WSET Level 1 certification is not required.

Policies

Zero tolerance

Melbourne Wine School has a zero-tolerance policy for threatening behaviour or acts of aggression and violence, physical or verbal, towards any member of our staff. Any violation will result in removal from the course without refund.

Illness

If you are unwell on the day of your course, a doctor's certificate is required. Without one, standard non-attendance fees apply and full course fees must be paid to re-enrol.