台灣酒研學院WSET® Level 4 Diploma in Wines 課程簡介

台灣酒研學院｜

WSET 葡萄酒第四級文憑課程簡介

Taiwan Wine Academy｜

WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines Introduction

查看2025 D3課表

重點資訊

2025開課資訊

【Diploma Online Intro】

02/17 18:00~22:00

【D1 Online Crouse】

02/24、03/03、03/10、03/17、03/24、03/31

【D1 Tasting only】

※Intro of Tasting for Distance Learning students

※04/28 1PM~4PM @WSD

D1 Exam - 2025/04/28

【D2 Online Crouse】

05/05、05/12、05/19、05/26

D2 Exam - 2025/06/11

課程費用

Diploma課程分成

單元1~單元6（簡稱D1~D6）

本文憑需要完成課程內容

並通過D1~D6單元的測驗以及論文撰寫

D1~D6 完整課程學費

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D1+D2課程總費用：新台幣$79,800元

*D1、D2無單獨販售*

授課方式

D1 and D2 線上授課

全英語教材+全英語授課

授課講師

【丁珮文Pey-Wen Ting】

What you'll learn

The Diploma is delivered in six mandatory units covering a broad range of topics

includingwine production, wine business, and still, sparkling and fortified wines of the world.

D1 – Wine production｜D1 – hours of study weighting 20%

Vine requirements
Anatomy of the vine and grape
Grape growing options, explaining and evaluating the different approaches and how these options affect grape yields, quality and the final wine produced
Natural factors in the vineyard and how they influence the vine’s ability to produce grapes for wines of different styles, quality levels and price
Winemaking and post-fermentation options and how they influence the style, quality and price of wines

D2 – Wine business｜

D2 – hours of study weighting 10%

The types of businesses engaged in wine production and the options for getting wine to the point of sale
Factors that contribute to the price of wine
Key considerations in wine marketing

D3 – Wines of the world | D4 – Sparkling wines |

D5 – Fortified wines

In each of these Units you will learn:

How grape-growing, winemaking, maturation, wine law and wine business influence the style, quality and price of the principal still wines (D3), sparkling wines (D4) and fortified wines (D5) of the world.
How to taste and evaluate still wines (D3), sparkling wines (D4) and fortified wines (D5) using the WSET Level 4 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine®(SAT)

D3 – Wines of the world: hours of study weighting 50%
D4 – Sparkling wines: hours of study weighting 5%
D5 – Fortified wines: hours of study weighting 5%

D6 – Independent research assignment｜

D6 – hours of study weighting 10%

The types of businesses engaged in wine production and the options for getting wine to the point of sale
Factors that contribute to the price of wine
Key considerations in wine marketing

Course Delivery

This qualification has a minimum requirement of 500 hours* of study time:

116 hours of delivery time with a WSET course provider (classroom or online)
370 hours of personal study and revision, including preparing an independent research assignment (D6)
Examinations for each unit (excluding D6) totalling 11 hours 50 minutes.

It normally takes between 18 months and 3 years to complete the Diploma. Each unit is weighted differently in terms of hours of study required, the table below shows the minimum guided learning time, private study time and the weighting applied against each unit.

Course Delivery

Unit	Weighting	Minimum guided learning time (Classroom or Online)	Minimum private study time
D1 – Wine production	20%	16 hours	80 hours
D2 – Wine business	10%	8 hours	40 hours
D3 – Wines of the world	50%	70 hours	170 hours
D4 – Sparkling wines	5%	8 hours	16 hours
D5 – Fortified wines	5%	12 hours	16 hours
D6 – Independent research assignment	10%	2 hours	48 hours+

*Time required to prepare the inthependent Research Assignment

*Delivery will vary by course provider; however, this is the minimum requirement that should be met.

2025 Diploma D3 Schedule

Date	Class 1 1400~1700	Class 2 1800~2100
2/9	Tasting technique reviewBordeaux 1	Bordeaux 2
2/16	South West France Beaujolais	Loire Valley
2/23		Burgundy 1
3/2		Burgundy 2
3/9	Northern Rhone	Southern Rhone
3/16	Hungary and Greece	Alsace
3/23		Review Workshop 1

Instructors: Matthew Stubbs MW, Robin Kick MW, Andrea MW, Joel Payne, Phil Reedman MW, Pey-Wen Ting, Jenny Lee, Fabio Toro

Date	Class 1 1400~1700	Class 2 1800~2100
4/13	Germany 1	Germany 2,Austria
4/20		South of France
4/27		North West Italy
5/4		North East Italy
5/11	Tuscany	Central and South Italy
5/25	Spain 1	Spain 2
6/8		Review Workshop 2

Instructors: Matthew Stubbs MW, Robin Kick MW, Andrea MW, Joel Payne, Phil Reedman MW, Pey-Wen Ting, Jenny Lee, Fabio Toro

Date	Class 1 1400~1700	Class 2 1800~2100
6/15		Portugal
6/29	California 1	California 2
7/6		Oregon, Washington, New York State and Canada
7/13		Chile
7/20		Argentina
7/27		Australia 1
8/3		Australia 2
8/10		New Zealand
8/17		South Africa
8/24		Review Workshop 3

Instructors: Matthew Stubbs MW, Robin Kick MW, Andrea MW, Joel Payne, Phil Reedman MW, Pey-Wen Ting, Jenny Lee, Fabio Toro

Date	Class 1 1400~1700	Class 2 1800~2100
9/6		ChinaD3 Wines of the World mock tasting examination
9/7		D3 Wines of the world mock theory examination
9/14		Examination technique workshop