Our programming and certifications are designed specifically for North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In these countries we can support students in finding the appropriate wines for a course and send course materials, as needed.

That process is more difficult in other countries. Therefore, before registering for any course other than the L1 (that does not require wine or additional materials), you should verify with your local wine shop that they can access small producer wines from all the major wine regions.

Here are some examples of hard-to-find wines that you will need:

• Priorat from Spain
• Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara
• American-oak-aged Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia
• An American Chardonnay that was oak-aged but did not go through malolactic fermentation
• A Red Bordeaux from Blaye

There also may be an increased cost to ship our scent kit and exam materials internationally.