This is a highly respected accreditation by the Wine Scholar Guild, that is officially endorsed by the Spanish Trade and Investment government agency.

  • Learn more about Spanish wine than you ever thought possible
  • If you pass this course you can use the letters SWS after your name which is great for your career prospects or just to prove your expertise in Spanish wine
  • Make better wine-purchasing decisions
  • Great for those working in hospitality or retail with an extensive Spanish wine listing
  • Certificate, pin badge and right to SWS post nominals
  • A gorgeous full-colour study manual
  • One year’s access to the Wine Scholar Guild’s online e-learning resources. This contains quizzes, tests, and games to help you revise
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Additional Information

This is a rigorous and specialist course that goes into great depth about all Spanish wine appellations how their identities are shaped. It comes in 2 formats: Five weeks, made up of day release sessions on five consecutive weeks. Or 8, 2.5 hour evening sessions over 8 weeks. There is a one-hour exam at the end consisting of 100 multiple choice questions. To pass, you need to get 75% or more.

On completion, you’ll receive the right to use the French Wine Scholar post nominals (FWS), a certificate and pin badge.

We are licensed by the Wine Scholar Guild to provide this classroom course using their materials.

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What's included?

There is, of course, lots of wine tasting – in fact you will taste over 45 wines including some rare and unusual ones.

Samples will include wines from Pais Vasco, Ribeira Sacra, Toro, Rueda, Yecla, Jumilla the Canarian & Balearic islands- to name just a few. For the full list of regions we cover, and what you’ll be learning, please view the full course page.

You’ll also be given a detailed, beautiful ,full colour textbook featuring background history on each region, access to the Wine Scholar Guild’s online revision resources and guided tuition from a WSG qualified Educator.

Spanish Wine Scholar | Manchester
From £875.00

Location: 113 Portland Street, Manchester
Duration: 8 weeks (1 evening a week)
Next course: February 25, 2025
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm

  • Over 40 wine tasting samples, including rare and unusual regions like the Canary & Balearic Islands
  • A copy of the Spanish Wine Scholar study book
  • Access to the WSG’s online learning portal containing videos, quizzes, downloadable maps & more
  • First attempt at the paper exam
  • Certificate, pin badge & right to use SWS post nominals on completion
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