There is a Level 1 Wine Course that we could have done but after speaking to other people, Level 1 is extremely basic and in order to do Level 2 you do not need any prior knowledge so we decided to skip the first one and head straight to the second course. Ultimately it gives you all the building blocks that you need to discover what it is that you love about wine! One week is devoted to spirits, one to sparkling wines, one to sweet and fortified wines and 5 to various grape varieties with the exam on the ninth week. You’ll learn to taste and what to look for, aromas, flavours, acidity, tannin levels etc and whether a wine is complex or has a long finish. It also provides you with all the knowledge you need to taste wine effectively. This means when you read a wine list in the future you’ll have much more of an idea about what each wine should taste like. It also teaches you about all the different grape varieties and what you can expect from them. WSET stands for the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust and the wine course focuses on all aspects of wine and spirit making (from planting, to harvesting, to distilling and fermenting) and gives you an insight into why weather, geography, climate, soil conditions etc are so important in determining what a wine will taste like. I was interested in finding out more about the whole process, the different varieties and grapes and just gain a more in-depth knowledge of the subject. Before the course I’d always had an interest in wine but never knew much about it other than which wines I like. To that effect, last year Dan and I decided to enroll ourselves in Level 2 of the WSET Wine Course, along with our friends Matt and Jonas. But what with? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you choose. That’s all that matters that’s our one imperative need. It can make or break a meal depending on whether or not it enhances or clashes with the food and Charles Baudelaire summed it up best when he said ‘One should always be drunk. Opening a good bottle of wine with friends is my idea of a perfect night in (or out). It has the ability to bring people together, it has huge historical importance and to me it is one of the most enjoyable ways to spend an evening. It’s delicious, decadent and one of life’s simple pleasures.
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