We have been offering the Wine and Spirit Education Trust’s courses and qualifications since 2002 in Switzerland in the following languages: English, French, German and Italian. We are specialised in product knowledge in the following sectors:
- Wine (both Swiss and International wine regions – since 2002)
- Spirits (all spirits categories from around the World – since 2004)
- Beer – courses covering both product knowledge as well as maintaining the beer lines and the service of all styles of beer, since 2020
- Brewing both product knowledge and also production in practice – since 2018
- Distilling – Introduction to Distilling in practice, since 2022 is part of our regular course offering. Our advanced distilling in practice course is currently in the development stage
- Sensory Analysis – we offer sensory analysis courses to improve your sensibility in recognising faults, flavours and aromas in the sensory evaluation of the following products:
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- Beer
- Whisky and Whiskey
- Wine
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Choosing your course:
Whether you are a “professional” and require a professional qualification to prove your knowledge in the workplace and improve your chances of promotion
or a consumer who wishes to learn more in a structured (educational) manner
All our courses are designed to provide you with a “professional level of knowledge” – in other words, if you are interested in gaining “product knowledge” and what makes a wine, spirit, or beer different, or worth more than a similar product, by registering and completing our courses you will be able to decide in an objective manner, whether the wine, beer or spirit is worth the cost, or to be to explain to others, how it was made.
For our “practical production” courses: brewing and distilling, you will be able to understand how to produce a product which is safe for human consumption, gain control over the production process and know how to avoid any contamination during the production process. You will also be able both produce and explain how the product was made and what parameters were observed in order to produce the same “quality” time after time…
Financial assistance:
For those of you who are employed by, or are responsible for a restaurant, hotel, bar or nicht club (subject to the L-GAV / CCNT) in any of the following Cantons, there is a possibility of being subsidised for the course fee.
The Cantons we currently have an agreement with are:
- Fribourg
- Geneva – it is possible to apply for “a grant or a loan” from the Canton
- Jura
- Neuchâtel
- Valais – ritzy further and continuing education
For managers and employees of a restaurant, bar, hotel or nightclub in a Canton that does not offer a subsidy for continuing education, we offer a 10% discount on the price of the course at our main premises and also in the Canton of Ticino. Please contact us to find out more.
For the Cantons with which we have an agreement, contact us and we will assist you in the process. We look forward to welcoming you to the next course.
To view our courses by category (for the whole year), we suggest that you go to our “Shop” directly by following this link…
If you wish to view the dates of our courses by date, please look below:
Course calendar – courses coming up
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L1 Intro. distillazione
L1 Intro. distillati
Formazione champagne
N1 Bier, Bierservice
N1 Intro. distillation
N1 – Intro. vin et vins suisses
N1 – bière, service bière
L2 – WSET® Beer
All our courses are designed in a modular basis which builds on the knowledge acquired in the previous module.
The modules can be taken as stand-alone courses, or completed in succession building your knowledge in order to gain a qualification.
All our courses are organised in disciplines –
- Product knowledge: – Wines, Spirits, Beer
- Wines:
- Level 1 – Introduction to wine and Swiss wine
- Level 2 – WSET® Award in Wines
- Level 3 – WSET® Award in Wines
- Level 3 – Advanced Certificate in Swiss Wines
- Spirits:
- Level 1 – Introduction to Spirits
- Level 2 – Certificate in Spirits
- Level 2 – WSET® Award in Spirits
- Level 3 – WSET® Award in Spirits
- Beer:
- Level 1 – Introduction to Beer and Beer Service
- Level 2 – Certificate in Beer
- Level 2 – WSET® Award in Beer
- Production – Brewing – the technical details of the production process
- Certificate – Brewing in Practice
- Seminars in Brewing
- Production – Distilling – the technical details of the production process
- Level 1 – Introduction to Distilling and aromatisation of spirits
Seminars / Workshops – on specific subject areas with a view to increase our knowledge without the pressure of an examination
- Level 1 – courses are introductory to the subject matter – the teaching and assessment all take place on the same day (one day course) – beginner level
- Level 2 – courses go deeper into the subject matter and generally cover a wider range of information. Course duration usually three days with the examination on the last day of the course – intermediate level
- Level 3 – courses are based on a sound prior knowledge of Level 2 and then go much further, where you are expected to be able to explain which production methods have been used in order to produce a specific product – advanced level
- Level 4 – courses make use of factual and theoretical knowledge in broad contexts within a field of work or study and you are able to analyse contexts and adapt solutions and take management decisions according to circumstances – expert level
Should you require our assistance in choosing an appropriate course, or require more information on our courses, please do not hesitate to contact us.
To choose a course and register, please follow this link…