Beginner Level Course
The The WSET (Wine & Spirits Education Trust) courses are ideal for wine enthusiasts, trade professionals, or those interested in entering the industry. For professionals and consumers alike, the WSET courses provide an easy-to-understand, professional approach to learning about wine regions and wine styles in a comprehensive way. You will also learn how to systematically taste wines in a way that sets you apart as we taste through the main grapes around the world. Its certifications are globally recognized and respected.
Lindsay will be teaching this course in Sedona, AZ. She is a Master of Wine and has over 16 years experience teaching wine classes. She gets very excited about teaching tasting and especially loves newbies to help set them up with high level tasting skills and good habits and help them understand how to properly break down a wine. One of her signature "golden statements" is "Wine always tells you about itself (where it's from, what grape, etc,) you just need to learn to listen to what it's saying." As an MW her approach is constantly linking the "why" to the "what". It's fun to list flavors, but what do they tell you about the wine's story?
Decanter Tasting Room is situated in the Village of Oak Creek Collective and has quickly become a favorite among both visitors and locals alike; perhaps because no other tasting room in the Verde Valley showcases a new wine region to explore every month. The owner, Ken Ewing, an avid wine and travel lover, sees his regional tasting method as a way for his customers to “travel locally” and explore the world of wine quite literally.
Lindsay and the Ewing family are excited to share their passion and skills with the community in Sedona at Decanter Tasting Room. We sincerely looks forward to making some new friends and sharing laughs in the classroom with thirsty Sedona wine enthusiasts. Thanks for supporting the family business and Wine Smarties as we debut these amazing courses!
Begin your wine journey
With the world's most recognized provider of wine certification courses
For individuals new to wine, this level provides a hands-on introduction to the world of wine. You'll explore the main types and styles of wine through sight, smell, and taste, while also gaining the basic skills to describe wines accurately and make food and wine pairings.
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Learn the Systematic Approach to Tasting and understand how to describe wine using the level 1 tasting grid.
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Explore the main styles of wine like dry vs sweet, sparkling and fortified.
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Learn about common wine grapes and their characteristics, like Chardonnay, Cabernet, Riesling, Syrah and more.
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How to serve and store wine + principles of food and wine pairing are also explored.
WSET Level 1
in Sedona AZ at:
Live course and exam. All inclusive (books+exam+instruction)
Upcoming dates below
Decanter Tasting Room, Sedona AZ
Saturday, August 26th, 9:30-4pm
$399 fee includes exam, books, and instruction and tasting wines in class. Decanter early bird discount $350 per person.
*Please note: the enrollment deadline to order your books + exams in time for any date is 2 weeks before the class date to get early bird rate (by August 11th).
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Some of our 5 Star Reviews
After taking the WSET course, I feel much more confident in social settings or in the company of wine gurus as I Now have a great foundation for understanding the various grapes and regions of the world
DK
Absolutely amazing learning environment. She teaches with excitement and passion for wine. I highly recommend any of her courses to anyone in the industry or just wanted to know more about wine!!
Adam B
Lindsey is extremely knowledgeable about wine, and she's pretty funny as well. The class was casual and fun, and of course involved lots of wine drinking, so it was a blast. Highly recommend.
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