Online tasting course

• 8 pre-recorded video tutorials
  • Introduction (same as the preview) [5 minutes]
  • Tutored tasting: white wine flavour compounds [25 minutes]
  • Tutored tasting: wine faults [30 minutes]
  • Tutored tasting: red wine flavour compounds [20 minutes]
  • Blind tasting and blending exercise – white wine [5 minutes]
  • Blind tasting and blending exercise – red wine [5 minutes]
  • Faults in red wine [5 minutes]
  • Adding red wine compounds to white wine [5 minutes]
  • Flavour compounds in water & triangle test [5 minutes]
• 10 flavouring vials (€290 value): consisting of 3 white wine flavours, 3 red wine flavours and 4 wine faults. These will be shipped to you.
• Supporting material: PDF of 30+ pages, containing detailed information about the 10 flavours and faults.
• Personal coaching session: 15-minute video call with Sietze Wijma, offering you the opportunity to ask questions. This call is scheduled after you completed the pre-recorded part of the course.

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• Improved recognition of key wine flavours and faults
• Understanding the origins of these flavours and faults
• Identify personal associations with flavour compounds
• Finding out your personal sensitivity to the flavours
• Link aromas and flavours to wine styles
• Knowing how viticultural and winemaking factors affect flavours

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- Wine students preparing for tasting exams
- Sommeliers who want to sharpen their tasting skills
- Winemakers who seek to deepen their understanding of how winemaking choices affect flavour
- Wine educators looking to expand their knowledge and share it with others
- Wine judges responsible for assessing wine quality consistently
- Wine importers, buyers, retailers and other wine professionals, who need to describe flavour accurately and spot faults

After completing the purchase, you will get access to the learning materials through a personalised link.

The flavouring vials will be send to you within 1-2 working days after signing up for the course. The vials will be shipped to you via DHL Express. Depending where you are located in the world, the vials typically take 1-5 working days to arrive.

You will use the flavouring vials to make additions of the compounds to a neutral base wine. Your wine samples will then be smelled and tasted, using the videos as a guide. All content is pre-recorded, so you can learn at your own pace.

There is 1.5-2 hours of pre-recorded material. You will also dedicate time to tasting exercises while you have paused the video. You will likely spend a total of 2-3 hours completing the course.

There are no entry requirements, though you will likely find it easier to follow the material if you have prior knowledge (WSET 2 or equivalent). Familiarity with processes such as malolactic fermentation, carbonic maceration or skin contact is recommended.

It is recommended that you don't know the flavours in advance, this will benefit the learning experience. If you really want to know, find them here.

You will have access to the materials for 12 months.

We ship worldwide.

Yes, it includes the flavour compounds and shipping costs. If you are outside the European Union, you might be charged a customs fee upon receipt of the flavour compounds.

No, you will not receive wine, you should purchase a base wine yourself. It can be an inexpensive wine. You should get one bottle of white wine and one bottle of red wine.

White wine: A neutral white wine, such as Pinot Grigio, Ugni Blanc, Soave or unoaked Chardonnay.

Red wine: a neutral red wine, such as Languedoc Merlot, Côtes du Rhône, Bardolino or an entry-level Pinot Noir.

The base wines do not need to be refrigerated – they can be at room temperature.

You will need 8 identical wine glasses. Since you will be working with smaller volumes of wine (50 ml per sample), somewhat smaller glasses are recommended (white wine glasses or ISO-type glasses).

Each kit contains enough flavouring material to repeat the course an additional two times. You could also keep the leftover flavouring material to test other people. For repetitions, you will need to get additional bottles of wine.

Normally you can use a flavouring vial up to 15 times, though in this course, each vial is used multiple times across different exercises. The flavour is added to wine, to water, and used to create some blends.

The vials last 12 months when kept refrigerated, even if part of the flavouring liquid is already used up.

No equipment is needed. The vials contain a built-in pipette.