Begin your journey into wine with the WSET Level 1 Award. Perfect for beginners, this course provides a hands-on introduction to the world of wine. Explore the main types and styles of wine through sight, smell, and taste while developing your descriptive vocabulary using the WSET Level 1 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine® (SAT).
You will gain foundational knowledge in wine production, storage and service, and food and wine pairing principles. Upon successful completion, you'll receive a WSET certificate and lapel pin.
Course Features
- Tasting samples included, meeting qualification requirements
- Assessment: Closed-book exam with 30 multiple-choice questions
- Resit available for a $120 fee if not successful
- No prior entry requirements, but participants must be of legal drinking age for tastings
Additional Resources
Reasonable Adjustment
- Email [email protected] for assistance due to special educational needs or disabilities.
Terms and Conditions
- Visit our policies page for complete terms and conditions.
Parking & Access
- No onsite parking - metered and off-street options available nearby
- Entered via William Angliss Institute main entrance or designated course entry points
- Accessible via tram and train (Southern Cross, limited Flagstaff access on weekends)
You will learn
- Understand common wine types and their key characteristics
- Apply the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine®
- Learn wine service, storage, and food pairing basics
You will get
- WSET certificate upon successful completion
- Lapel pin as a course completer token
- Tasting samples during course sessions
Appropriate for
Anyone new to wine studies or seeking foundational wine knowledge; legal drinking age required for tastings.
What to bring
- Notebook and pen for note taking
- Photographic ID (passport, driver's license, or national ID card)
- A willingness to taste and explore wines
What to wear
Neat casual dress required
William Angliss Institute
William Angliss Institute is Australia's largest specialist centre for foods, tourism, hospitality and events education and training. From careers in restaurants to leading some of the world's biggest travel brands, you'll find our graduates all over the world.
We pride ourselves on our people who are passionate and dedicated. With long-standing industry ties, they contribute their knowledge and experience in delivering training of the very highest standard.
Highlighting our deep industry connections, 86.3% of employers stated that they would recommend William Angliss Institute (William Angliss Institute of TAFE (3045) 2020 RTO Performance Summary Report, Department of Education and Training, Victoria 2020).
Named Large Training Provider of the Year at the 2021 Australian Training Awards our position as a leader in education has been long standing, building on over 85 years of experience.
We provide training for local and international students based on campus or participating in workplace training. With around 23,000 students enrolling each year, we offer programs including short courses, VET in Schools, accredited traineeships and apprenticeships, certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas, short courses, graduate certificates, bachelor and master degrees. If you're looking to start your career or advance your position, we have training to suit your needs.
Our main campus in the heart of Melbourne is complemented by a campus in Sydney and offices in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, servicing both metropolitan and regional areas across the country and in every state and territory in Australia.
Internationally we continue to develop program offerings with four joint-venture campuses in China, a Tourism Continuing Education & Training (CET) Centre in Singapore, a partnership in Sri Lanka and two partnerships and a representative office in Vietnam.
We have also earned a strong global reputation through the delivery of innovative training solutions and consultancy services to clients across Australia and abroad, including off-shore project development work with industry, governments and development-aid agencies.
The National Centre for Vocational Education and Training (VET student outcomes 2023, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2023) reported:
- 84.6% of students who completed a course at William Angliss Institute stated that they would recommend us
- 92.4% of our graduates were satisfied with their training overall (higher than the average for TAFE Institutes in Victoria and TAFE Institutes Australia)
- 81.5% of course completers received at least one job-related benefit
- 92.1% of our graduates achieved their main reason for undertaking the training
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