Italian Wine Scholar (IWS)

Name: Italian Wine Scholar (IWS)
Start: 2024-08-24T14:30:00+08:00
End: 2024-08-24T19:00:00+08:00
Location: MWM Wine School by Debra Meiburg MW

Schedule

Sat Aug 24 2024 at 02:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

MWM Wine School by Debra Meiburg MW | Hong Kong, HK

24, 31 Aug, 7, 14 Sep | 2:30-7pm | MWM Wine School
Exam: 14 Oct (Mon) at 7:30 p.m
🇮🇹 🍷Why Italian Wine Scholar
👑Master the wines of Italy at a professional level
👑 Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4), Master of Wine, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).
👑 Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith, IWS).
Regions to cover:
📍 Valle d’Aosta, Lombardia
📍 Liguria, Emilia-Romagna
📍 Piemonte (Northern Piemonte, Monferrato, Alba)
📍 Trentino, Alto Adige
📍 Veneto
📍 Friuli Venezia Giulia
and..
💡 History, culture and traditions
💡 Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines
💡 Topography, geography and soils
💡 Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles
💡 Viticulture and winemaking
💡 Wine industry trends and economics
💡 All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations, wine styles and specificities
Pre-requisites?
- No pre-requisites, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).
Examination
- 90 minutes
- 100 multiple-choice questions
- 75% passing grade
To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.