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AWS Level2 in Wines - Certified Junior Sommelier
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AWS Level 2 in Wines - Certified Junior Sommelier™
  • Classroom Cost: $795.00
  • Online Cost: $495.00

Course Details

Duration:

Classroom: 24 hours. Online ZOOM: 24 hours. Online Selfstudy: Led by an Online Educator with 12-month access. The program includes 24 hours of total learning, with 18 hours of live, guided instruction and 6 hours of structured self-study. Your self-paced hours include videos, quizzes, and short assignments—all of which will be reviewed and graded as part of your assessment.
Includes:

What’s Included with Your Course

Discover, taste, and grow your confidence with the Academy of Wine & Spirits.

Every course includes:

  • A comprehensive digital textbook
  • Classroom learning, self-paced online study, or live Zoom classes, depending on your course
  • An online examination
  • A verified digital certificate and badge upon successful completion, with lifetime access
  • Classroom courses also include carefully selected samples, depending on your course.
  • Your credentials are always ready to verify, download, print, and share—on LinkedIn, your CV, or wherever your next opportunity takes you.

Make It Extra Special

Choose the Premium Certification Pack at checkout for a printed course booklet, premium printed certificate, and Academy of Wine & Spirits lapel pin.

Learn anywhere. Celebrate your achievement for life.

What is Covered:

Evolution of wine through ancient, monastic, and modern eras

Detailed grape chemistry: sugars, acids, phenolics, esters, and fermentation behavior

Vineyard factors: climate zones, soil types, slopes, and sustainable practices

Advanced vinification: fermentation management, maceration, oak vs steel, amphora, MLF

Sparkling wine methods: Traditional, Charmat, and ancestral

Sweet wine production: botrytis, ice wine, late harvest, passito

Fortified wines: Port, Sherry, Madeira, solera systems

Global classification systems: AOC, DOCG, Prädikat, AVA, and beyond

In-depth exploration of classic and emerging wine regions worldwide

Extended varietal analysis: major and lesser-known grapes with climate/style expression

Structured professional tasting using BLIC (Balance, Length, Intensity, Complexity)

Deep fault recognition and stylistic variation evaluation

Advanced food and wine pairing theory and real-world matching

Wine list design: balancing style, price, and market needs

Cellar management: stock rotation, preservation systems, and aging potential

Staff training, upselling, and customer communication fundamentals

Tasting Samples:

A curated selection of benchmark wines representing key styles, grape varieties, and regions—including sparkling, sweet, and fortified wines. Minimum of 30 professionally sourced samples designed to build advanced tasting confidence.

Who Should Attend:

Sommeliers in training, hospitality professionals, retail wine staff, distributors, and committed private collectors seeking serious, structured wine knowledge.

Assessment:

50-question multiple choice quiz  and graded tasting note evaluation using the BLIC (Balance, Length, Intensity, Complexity) method.

Certification:

AWS Level 2 – Certified Junior Sommelier™, internationally accredited and UK-certified via CPD.

Course Cost:

Classroom: $795
Online: $495

What’s Next:

AWS Level 3 – Certified Sommelier™, internationally accredited and UK-certified via CPD.

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