Fast-Track Your Wine Knowledge — and Save $85 Get both the WSET Level 1 Award in Wines and the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines in one enrollment, fully self-paced, with both examinations included. Bought separately the two on-demand courses are $289 and $595 — $884. This bundle is $799. Start with Level 1, where you build the tasting method and the vocabulary: how to describe wine accurately using the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting®, identify the main styles, store and serve wine correctly, and pair food and wine with reasons. Then move into Level 2, which adds the grape varieties, regions and production choices behind the style — Europe, the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, including sparkling and fortified wines, plus labeling law and quality assessment. Level 2 is the qualification the wine trade most commonly asks for. Level 1 is what makes reaching it straightforward. What is Napa Valley Wine Academy’s pass rate? 96.5% at Level 1 — from 1,269 candidates — and 95.1% at Level 2 Wines, from 1,106 candidates, first attempts only in the 2024–25 academic year. See our pass rates for every WSET level. Bundle facts Price: $799, against $884 for the two courses bought separately — a saving of $85 Format: both courses fully self-paced. No cohort, no start date, no scheduled class. There are no live webinars on either course. Access: 12 months from purchase, covering both courses, both eBooks and both exam registrations Study time: 8–12 hours for Level 1 and approximately 28 for Level 2 — around 40 in total. WSET Total Qualification Time is 6 hours and 28 hours respectively. Textbooks: the WSET Level 1 digital textbook downloads from your first module; the Level 2 eBook is read through the WSET Global Reader on web, iOS or Android Tastings: six wines for Level 1 and twelve for Level 2, sourced by you from our recommended lists, or bought as tasting kits from our partner Small Lot Bottles Level 1 exam: 30 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes. Pass mark 70% — 21 of 30. Graded pass or fail; no Merit or Distinction at this level. Resit $150. Level 2 exam: 50 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes. Pass mark 55% — 28 of 50. Merit 70–84% (35–42), Distinction 85%+ (43–50). Resit $220. Both exams are included — registration and WSET exam fee, for the same student, registered within 12 months of purchase Note: the courses are on demand, the exams are not. Both are remotely invigilated by WSET at pre-scheduled times, with the first available dates typically about 30 days out and places capped per sitting. Prerequisite: none for either level. No previous wine knowledge required. The student must be at least 21 years of age. Please note: on-demand courses cannot be cancelled and all sales are final, and both courses must be used by the same student. Want live sessions instead? Our Level 1 instructor-led course and Level 2 instructor-led course run as cohorts with live webinars and can be cancelled up to 14 business days before they start. Next step: the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines. Perfect For Wine lovers ready to go beyond casual tasting. Hospitality, retail and tasting-room professionals who need the credential the trade actually asks for. Anyone who already knows they want Level 2, and would rather not stop and decide again after Level 1. ➡️ Download the Level 1 Course Specification ➡️ Download the Level 2 Course Specification ➡️ View currently available Level 1 exam dates and Level 2 exam dates
