#wsetlevel2

[vinowithanaccent]

You’re up Merlot… #merlot #grapeparents #grapeknowledge #wineoftheday #winegeek #winelover #wineofinstagram #instawine #wineeducation #wineenthusiast #wsetlevel2 #wset2 #winetasting #winenerd #winexperience #winearomas (at Culpeper, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClgogECLc07/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[grapexpectationsblog]

Grape Xpectations is an educational academy that trains and educates its students in Beverages: Wine & Spirit. As is their procedure, they conduct WSET 1 & WSET 2 courses in India and issue certificates to those who pass the examination.

[floridawineacademy]

Today we had Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from around the world for WSET Level 2. #wsetmiami Hoje provamos otimos vinhos feitos com Chardonnay e Pinot Noir para a aula do WSET nivel 2. #floridawineacademy #miami #florida #wine #wineeducation #winecourse #wineclasss #wset #wsetglobal #wsetlevel2 #wsetintermediate (at Miami, Florida)

[tasteletssee]

"When I am inside writing, all I can think about is how I should be outside living. When I am outside living, all I can do is notice all there is to write about."-Sarah Kay, What we build | My Gin column in the August issue of Marie Claire SA is next to Bonang. I cartwheel every time. | Thank you Lynette Botha, Edwain Steenkamp and Marie Claire South Africa team for the g-inspiration. Hello August, let's dance. | #tasteletssee #wsetlevel2 #MarieClaireSA #Gin #Fillitwithhope #HopeonHopkins #southafrica #GinandTonic #fitchleedes #gabrielboudier #saffrongin #France #ClemengoldGin #robertsonwinevalley #zandvlietwines

[willneedsmust-blog]

@brittridd and I doing some #winestudy. Doesn't it look hard? If you haven't heard of Auvigue they've got some lovely white Burgundies. Plus, we studied a little Beaujolais. The bottles: Auvigue Saint-Véran & Pouilly-Fuisse plus Hirsch Chénas. #wset #wsetglobal #wsetlevel2 #wsetlevel3 #selfie📷 #latergram #beaujolais #burgundywine #crubeaujolais #whiteburgundy #winenotes #silverspring #willneedsmust (at Silver Spring, Maryland)

[nakshadil-blog]

Feeling after the WSET training course! 😝 #wanttospeakaboutwineallday #wine #winelover #wsetlevel2 #joke #london #noblerot #holborn #girl (at Noble Rot Restaurant and Wine Bar)

[senioritosebastien]

Now that I have a legit reason excess drinking every week.. ❓ . . . . . . #WSET #wsetdiploma #wsetglobal #wsetlevel2 #wine #sprits #education #test #international#internationalwinecenter #level#2 #instagram #instafashion #instadaily #tasting #photography #photooftheday #potd #visual #iso (at International Wine Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoCklHsBBEf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u3rjhw2kkkyp

[itswinebyme]

Wine School!

Last night was my first time back in an official classroom as a student since I graduated college in the '90s. Earlier this year, I signed up for the WSET class with no expectations. It's mostly for fun and for some intellectual stimulation, but I'm keeping an open mind, and eager to see if this leads anywhere.

The six-week class I'm taking at the Capital Wine School is all about preparing you for the exam. There's an official study guide and workbook and I have a feeling there will be quite a bit of memorization in my near future. It's also very focused on how to taste using the specific WSET method. I already know I need help in this area, and I was reminded of that with the very first wine we tasted (why did I pick up vanilla notes in a wine that never saw any oak? oy!). 

I don't want to use this space to rehash each class, but I think it would be fun to leave behind some tidbits I found noteworthy. That includes answers to random questions asked in class, or little factoids our instructor decides to share. So let's get started:

Food is the culprit for most negative interactions with wine.

Italy is having one of its worst vintages since the 1950s because they've had too much rain this year. Their yields are about 15 percent less than where they should be. 

Stones in the soil can help with heat retention.

Don't confuse acidity with finish. Wait for the fruit and other flavors of the wine to appear after the sides of your tongue stops twitching from the acid.

Just because you might taste the residual sugars in a wine, does not mean it's a sweet wine.

That feeling of warmth down your throat and into your chest when you drink a glass of wine is the alcohol. More warmth, the higher the alcohol content.

Super Tuscan wines were created in the 1960s when winemakers didn't want to adhere to the rules of the Italian DOC. Those winemakers soon discovered their wines were far superior, and continued to make them. It allowed them to charge more for their wine, even without the official protected of designation status.

[vinowithanaccent]

A Pierre Leboeuf Grand Cru @heleneleboeuf … can’t wait to pop it 🤤🥂 #champagnelover #champagnegrandcru #aychampagne #ilovefrance #wineoftheday #winegeek #winelover #wineofinstagram #instawine #wineeducation #wineenthusiast #wsetlevel2 #wset2 #winetasting #winenerd #winexperience #winearomas https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_G-I_riDS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vinowithanaccent]

Always learning with the best tools… I 💜 @winearomas @lenezduvin_official #wineoftheday #winegeek #winelover #wineofinstagram #instawine #wineeducation #wineenthusiast #wsetlevel2 #wset2 #winetasting #winenerd #winexperience #winearomas #lenezduvin (at Culpeper, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkbE9m4LsHc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vinowithanaccent]

Lusciously wonderful PX… so much going on here, prunes, roasted nuts, raisins, caramel… 🤤🤤 #sherrywine #pxsherry #pedroximenez #jerez #dessertwine #sweetwine #fortifiedwine #wineoftheday #winegeek #winelover #wineofinstagram #instawine #wineeducation #wineenthusiast #wsetlevel2 #wset2 #winetasting #winenerd #winexperience #winearomas https://www.instagram.com/p/CkbA29gLQlK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vinowithanaccent]

I've only owned up to magnum bottles but I wouldn't mind trying to get something a bit bigger 🤔... but not too big. Cheers! ---------- Vino 101 - let's go back to basics and make wine education easy... 🍷 #winebottlesizes #wineoftheday #winegeek #winelover #wineofinstagram #instawine #wineeducation #wineenthusiast #wsetlevel2 #wset2 #winetasting #winenerd #winexperience #winearomas https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYWnInsb51/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vinowithanaccent]

Serving a wine at the right temperature enhances the whole experience… 🤤 ---------- Vino 101 - let's go back to basics and make wine education easy... 🥂 . . . . . . . . . #winetemperature #wineglass #wineeducation #wset2 #wsetlevel2 #winequestions #vineyardeducation #winelover #winenerd #learningaboutwine #wineknowledge #letsdrinkmorewine #vineyards #winelovers #winearomas #coravinlover https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciz_HQ1raFG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vinowithanaccent]

How about a big bike made with champagne bottles… zoom in for details 😍🥂🇫🇷 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #champagneregion #champagnebottles #ilovefrance #summer2022 #wineoftheday #winegeek #winelover #wineofinstagram #instawine #wineeducation #wineenthusiast #wsetlevel2 #wset2 #winetasting #winenerd #winexperience #winearomas https://www.instagram.com/p/CidTHPWp1bc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vinowithanaccent]

And of course, while visiting Chablis I had to do it… This 2019 Billaud-Simon Grand Cru Valmur will do just (more than) fine. Valmur is a central climat of the Chablis Grand Cru hill and the wine produced from this vineyard is considered to be one of the best expressions of Chardonnay in Chablis. I was advised to hold on this one for a bit longer than a 1er Cru, maybe 10 to 15 years 😩… should’ve gotten more bottles 🥲 @vinsdechablis @domainebillaudsimon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #chabliswine #chablisgrandcru #frenchwine #burgundyregion #wineoftheday #winegeek #winelover #wineofinstagram #instawine #wineeducation #wineenthusiast #wsetlevel2 #wset2 #winetasting #winenerd #winexperience #winearomas https://www.instagram.com/p/CgexJl5rmzT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vinowithanaccent]

These vineyards around Colmar in Alsace region... what a beautiful landscape 😮😍❤️🇫🇷 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #alsaceregion #frenchvineyards #landscapephotography #grapevines #tourism #ilovefrance #wineoftheday #winegeek #winelover #wineofinstagram #instawine #wineeducation #wineenthusiast #wsetlevel2 #wset2 #winetasting #winenerd #winexperience #winearomas https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgcrny5PBDb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=