WSET Level 2 Award in Wines (Intensive)

16, 23, 30 Jul 2025 (Wed) | 10am – 4pm (1 hour lunch break) | Exam: 13 Aug 2025 | $8000

Want to be able to taste, enjoy, select, and assess wines with confidence and professionalism? Level 2 will answer these questions you may have:

• Why wines are in different style and quality?
• How to identify principle white and red grape varieties and styles?
• What are the key wine producing countries and regions
• Why sparkling wines sparkle?
• How are sweet and fortified wines made?
• How to read wine labels?

Speaker:

Philip Wong
Philip is an accountant turned wine specialist. The attributes of an accountant reinforce him to look for evidence in each wine he tasted that expresses its origin and reflects the underlying culture, climate, soil, winemaking practice and beyond. His passion lies in wines from all around the world. Having attained DipWSET, Philip was also awarded the Wine Australia Prize for the Asia-Pacific region. As an MWM Wine School Educator, he has been organising tasting workshops with a focus on Australian, Canadian and Japanese wines and a speaker at numerous local and international wine fairs and events. He has his own wine blog and contributes articles to newspapers and wine magazines regularly. He is also as a wine and management consultant to various restaurants in Hong Kong.

Course Structure

15 tutoring hours

42 wines for tasting

WSET Level 2 Award in Wines Specification 

Examination

60 minutes
50 multiple-choice questions
55% passing grade

Prerequisite

No previous knowledge required, but completion of WSET Level 1 or equivalent recommended.
All applicants must be over 18+