Gareth Lawrence, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s (WSET) longest-serving member of staff and one of its most respected educators, has passed…
Gareth Lawrence, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s (WSET) longest-serving member of staff and one of its most respected educators, has passed…
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has announced the first course providers to offer its Level 1 and Level 2 Awards in Beer, after outlining plans to introduce the qualifications last October. From next month, the WSET School London and The Drink School will be the first to offer in-person…
The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) has added two new perry guides to its education platform, Learn & Discover. Released as part of CAMRA’s first Perry Month this October, two beginners’ guides are now available to CAMRA members and non-members. Both guides were written by Adam Wells, perry expert and founder of the Cider Review. Wells is also the author of CAMRA title…
Occasion led sampling, education and improved accessibility are vital to the future of the low/no category, according to Club Soda’s newly-released impact report, which centres around its pop-up alcohol-free off licence. Following the establishment of the Club Soda alcohol free off-licence in December 2021, the mindful drinking organisation has shared its learnings from the four months that it held residence at Great Portland…
Trade charity The Drinks Trust has announced a partnership with Equal Measures – an organisation dedicated to helping create opportunities in the drinks industry for ethnic minorities and marginalised groups. The partnership will offer educational courses and mentoring to individuals, as well as supporting businesses to improve their internal practices. Equal Measures founder Deano Moncrieffe, who co-owns London’s Hacha Bar, said the two organisations have…
Richard Hemming MW’s recent article questioned the value of wine education, on the grounds that it neither boosts wine sales nor benefits the consumer. As a fellow Master of Wine (MW) and a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) educator and employee, I want to present my own viewpoint. WSET is not the only organisation offering wine education globally; clearly, I can only respond from…
Educating consumers about wine has become such an ingrained objective in the trade that we never question its value. The WSET programme is our holy doctrine; denying it seems sacrilegious. The principle behind wine education makes sense: a consumer who is educated about wine will spend more on it because they will appreciate the difference. Accordingly, wine schools have been popping up all over the…
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is launching Wine Education Week as part of its 50th anniversary campaign. Wine Education Week, which will take place September 9-15, aims to engage with the growing population of wine consumers worldwide, encouraging them to learn more about wine. The Week will be supported by a global network of brand ambassadors including: Olly Smith in the UK; Terry…
