about our
Wine Courses & Education
With SommWine’s online wine courses you learn from home when it suits your schedule. Right from the basics of tasting and describing wine, to wine and food pairing and when to pay more money for a bottle, these courses cover everything!
WSET certified wine courses are offered in Whistler, Canada. Classes are held once a week. Click here for more information on the next classes.
Which winemaking course should I take?
We have segregated our wine education format into two courses to help each one of you learn the basics in a short span of time. In case you find it difficult to choose any of these, feel FREE to reach out to our experts.
SommWine Courses...
- Online Videos
- Choose Your Own Topics; Just The Ones That Matter To You Most
- Practice What You’ve Learned Through Online Quizzes, Games + Flashcards
- Access Help From Colleagues And Your Instructor By Posting Your Queries In An Online Forum
- Learn At Your Own Pace
- Focuses On Sustainable Wines And Producers
WSET®-certified courses
- Certification Is Recognized In 70 Countries
- Classroom Instruction
- Structured In-Class Tastings According To The Systematic Approach To Tasting
- Textbook And Exam Included
- Certificate And Pin Provided Upon Completion
- Certificate And Pin Provided Upon Completion
Who these wine courses are for...
Sommwine
designed for people in any occupation who want to describe wine accurately and confidently and to choose the correct wine for all occasions
focuses on sustainable wines and producers
WSET
especially for people wanting a career in the wine trade as sellers, buyers and retailers
great for people who work for international hotel chains
Who these courses are NOT for...
SommWine
WSET
not for people who want a wine course that is recognized all over the world
not for people who are looking for information about sustainable or organic wines
not for those who require meeting in a classroom
not for people who don’t live near Whistler, BC because you must attend classes and an exam there