CDU event
WSET Level 2 Award in Wines
| Presenter | Adam Chapman | |
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Simone Triggianese
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| Location | Palmerston campus, Karawa Training Restaurant | |
| Open to | CDU staff and students, Public | |
The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines is intended for people who have little or no prior knowledge. It is suitable wherever a good level of wine knowledge is required to underpin job skills and competencies, for example in the customer service and sales functions of hospitality, retailing and wholesaling industries. It is also useful for those who have a general interest in wine and wish to broaden their knowledge.
Successful candidates will be able to describe and compare the styles of wines produced from internationally and regionally important grape varieties, interpret wine labels from the main wine-producing regions of the world and give basic guidance on appropriate selection and service, as well as understand the principles of wine tasting and evaluation.
Level 2 is for students wanting to know more about what is behind the label of wine both in Australia and around the world:
- How is wine made?
- What factors influence wine style?
- What are key white and black grape varieties and their characteristics?
- What are the important wine-producing regions of the world in which particular grapes are grown?
- How are sparkling, sweet, and fortified wines produced?
- What does label terminology convey?
- What are the best food and wine pairing principles?
- What are the principal categories of spirits and liqueurs, and how are they made?
- How to describe wine using the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine® (SAT).
Who is this course aimed at?
- assistant restaurant managers
- bottle shop managers
- sales reps
- wine connoisseurs/wine enthusiasts.
How much pre-study is required?
4-8 weeks.
Cost per course
$875.00. This includes wines, lectures, books, exams, and a certificate upon passing.
What is included in the price?
WSET Level 2 book, practical book, approximately 50 wines and an exam of 50 multiple-choice questions (Global Certificate and PIN if a pass is achieved).
Who is Adam Chapman?
Adam Chapman has been active in the wine and spirit industry for 35 years, mostly as a winemaker for wineries in France and Australia (Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley, South Burnett Valley and the Granite Belt). He has held leadership roles for numerous wineries, notably two large Queensland wineries/distilleries where he developed projects between $2-$30 million operations from green field start-up sites.
This is where his skills and attention to detail have created demonstrable success, not only in winemaking, blending and tasting, but also in winery design, process flow streamlining, eco installations, waste management and plant installation, and environmental building design, including co-generation and tri-generation.
For the last ten years, his focus has been on wine and spirit education, teaching the WSET wine and spirit courses from Level 1 to Level 3 in wines, and Level 1 to Level 3 in spirits. Adam was the first educator in Australia to teach Level 3 in wines and Level 3 in spirits.
Adam is also a content writer for Certificate IV in Artisan Fermented Beverage (Distilling), as well as an Australian Distillers Assoc, Distillery Safety Course.
He is currently head distiller at a new distillery on the Sunshine Coast. Avid WHS Safety in Distilleries.
CAVU Distilling (Sunshine and Sons – Gin and Vodka).
CAVU Distilling (Nil Desperandum – Rum).
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