5 May 2010 -

Cellar staff brush up on their wine knowledge

Three of the key Cellar Door and sales staff at Mt Difficulty Wines recently completed the Wine and Spirit Education Trust’s (WSET) Intermediate Certificate in Wines and Spirits.  Emma Lawton (pictured 1st from left), Jacqui Rose-Anderson (pictured 4th from left) and Nicki McDonald (pictured standing right) all completed the intensive course, tasting (and spitting) fourty wines over the two days, before sitting an exam on the third morning.  All passed, despite their initial nerves after the exam!

The WSET is based in the U.K. but organises wine education courses, spirits courses and wine tastings for professionals and enthusiasts in 50 countries worldwide. The course was run by Paul Tudgay at the Queenstown Resort College and was the first occasion that a WSET course has been held in the South Island.

This course covers the major grape varieties and where they are grown around the world. Students are taught how to taste wine professionally using the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting.