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The KZN School of Wine is the only establishment in the province accredited to offer certification under the UK based Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET®). These wine qualifications are recognised globally as the leading accreditations in wine. With approved programme providers in over 73 countries, WSET is the largest and most internationally recognised in the world.
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WHY WSET?
Gaining a WSET qualification means that not only have you met some of the most demanding and rigorous criteria in wine education, but you’ve also got something in common with the vast majority of wine professionals anywhere in the world.
Reasons to study with WSET:
Trusted brand – WSET has been the market leader in wine courses for over 40 years. Internationally recognised – WSET is the only wine qualification within South Africa that will be recognised around the world.
Comprehensive – The student materials include everything you needed to pass the exam. No need to purchase other expensive wine books.
International wines – The wine courses are primarily focussed on wines around the world with the vast majority of samples coming from outside South Africa. WSET gives students the opportunity to taste and familiarise themselves with wines that one does not usually have readily access to.
Suitable for industry professionals and enthusiastic amateurs alike – WSET works on various levels of understanding from the absolute basics to intensive and demanding content, covering and adapting to all levels of wine knowledge.
Rigorous – all exams are set and marked in London, UK. This means that your qualification is unbiased, impartial and on a par with others around the world.
Looking ahead – if you are interested in furthering your wine studies, ultimately ending up as a Master of Wine, then WSET is the prerequisite and direct route for all further studies.
WSET is aimed at:
Wine enthusiasts wanting to learn more about international wines
Waiting staff and sommeliers needing a solid knowledge of wine to enhance a diner's experience
Yacht staff looking to gain a position as head steward on Super Yachts.
Wine Reps and Sales staff
Chefs and chef schools looking for a greater knowledge of the role food and wine play together
Wine judges and writers
Anyone working in and around Wine!!
Gaining a WSET qualification means that not only have you met some of the most demanding and rigorous criteria in wine education, but you’ve also got something in common with the vast majority of wine professionals anywhere in the world.
Reasons to study with WSET:
Trusted brand – WSET has been the market leader in wine courses for over 40 years. Internationally recognised – WSET is the only wine qualification within South Africa that will be recognised around the world.
Comprehensive – The student materials include everything you needed to pass the exam. No need to purchase other expensive wine books.
International wines – The wine courses are primarily focussed on wines around the world with the vast majority of samples coming from outside South Africa. WSET gives students the opportunity to taste and familiarise themselves with wines that one does not usually have readily access to.
Suitable for industry professionals and enthusiastic amateurs alike – WSET works on various levels of understanding from the absolute basics to intensive and demanding content, covering and adapting to all levels of wine knowledge.
Rigorous – all exams are set and marked in London, UK. This means that your qualification is unbiased, impartial and on a par with others around the world.
Looking ahead – if you are interested in furthering your wine studies, ultimately ending up as a Master of Wine, then WSET is the prerequisite and direct route for all further studies.
WSET is aimed at:
Wine enthusiasts wanting to learn more about international wines
Waiting staff and sommeliers needing a solid knowledge of wine to enhance a diner's experience
Yacht staff looking to gain a position as head steward on Super Yachts.
Wine Reps and Sales staff
Chefs and chef schools looking for a greater knowledge of the role food and wine play together
Wine judges and writers
Anyone working in and around Wine!!
Laurie Cooper (Smorthwaite)
The KZN School of Wine is situated in the KZN Midlands. Based on a Wine Estate, It is the ideal place to extend your love for wine and experience the wine making process first hand!
All courses are taught by WSET accredited educator, Laurie Cooper.
Laurie is the winemaker at Abingdon Wine Estate in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. She is a WSET Diploma graduate and member of the Associate Institute of Wines and Spirits (AWIS).
Laurie founded the KZN School of Wine in January 2015, realising the need for more wine education in KwaZulu-Natal. Laurie is a recipient of the Codorniu Raventos scholarship for achieving the top mark globally for the sparkling wine diploma exam. She is a distinction graduate from the Michael Fridjhon Wine Judging Academy and has served as a judge for the SAA wines selection panel as well as the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show and London based IWSC.
Class numbers are limited and kept intimate to ensure students get the most out of the personalised tuition offered. All classes will be held on KZN's own Abingdon Wine Estate offering top class facilities for wine tasting, classroom lectures and lunch overlooking the vineyard.
All courses are taught by WSET accredited educator, Laurie Cooper.
Laurie is the winemaker at Abingdon Wine Estate in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. She is a WSET Diploma graduate and member of the Associate Institute of Wines and Spirits (AWIS).
Laurie founded the KZN School of Wine in January 2015, realising the need for more wine education in KwaZulu-Natal. Laurie is a recipient of the Codorniu Raventos scholarship for achieving the top mark globally for the sparkling wine diploma exam. She is a distinction graduate from the Michael Fridjhon Wine Judging Academy and has served as a judge for the SAA wines selection panel as well as the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show and London based IWSC.
Class numbers are limited and kept intimate to ensure students get the most out of the personalised tuition offered. All classes will be held on KZN's own Abingdon Wine Estate offering top class facilities for wine tasting, classroom lectures and lunch overlooking the vineyard.
