Level Two Sommelier Certification

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Level Two Wine Certification
Level Two Wine Certification

Level Two Sommelier Certification

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Original price was: $650.Current price is: $499.

This program was crafted from Keith Wallace’s 30 years of experience as a winemaker, professor, and wine instructor. His process ties together organic chemistry, neuroscience, and sensory science into an incredibly fun (and occasionally mad-cap) adventure in wine education.

Level Two focuses on sensory wine tasting, varietal components, winemaking, and blind tasting. The eight-week program is prerecorded and available on demand, with 180 days of access beginning with your first login.

The Level Two Sensory Wine Kit is required. Students also supply approximately 24 wines from a provided wine list.

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Level Two Sommelier Certification

There is one skill that all professional winemakers and master sommeliers possess. Like a skeleton key, it opens many doors. Not only can this skill give you entry to the trade, but it also supercharges your appreciation of fine wine. This skill has a simple name with layers of meaning: blind tasting.

Here at the National Wine School, we bring you the skills typically only available to Advanced sommeliers. By the end of this program, you will be able to separate the layers of flavor of wine into its core components: primary fruit, winemaking techniques (including barrel aging), differences between wine styles, and varietal fingerprints.

The Level Two program features Keith Wallace, founder of the Wine School of Philadelphia. This program was crafted from his 30 years of experience as a winemaker, professor, and wine instructor. His process ties together organic chemistry, neuroscience, and sensory science into an incredibly fun (and occasionally mad-cap) adventure in wine education.

Wine Course Curriculum

The Level Two program is organized into eight weeks:

Week One: Sensory Wine Tasting

  • Introduction to taste and aroma
  • Aroma and taste
  • Flavor compounds
  • Sensory wine tasting
  • Weekly quiz

Week Two: The Essentials of Acidity

  • Understanding acids
  • White wine grapes
  • White varietal components
  • Weekly quiz

Week Three: The Effects of Condensed Tannins

  • Cabernet versus Merlot
  • Red wine flavors
  • Red wine grapes
  • Red varietal components
  • Weekly quiz

Week Four: Old World vs. New World

  • Old World versus New World
  • Stylistic differences in the Old and New Worlds
  • Weekly quiz

Week Five: Varietal Fingerprint Lab

  • Varietal lab
  • Blind tasting preparation
  • White wines
  • Red wines
  • Wine flaws
  • Weekly quiz

Week Six: Winemaking Basics

  • Basics of vine and wine
  • Winemaking
  • Winemaker decisions
  • Wine faults
  • Weekly quiz

Week Seven: Blind Tasting Lab

  • Blind tasting
  • Weekly quiz

Week Eight: Exam Preparation

  • Exam preparation
  • Level Two final exam

Wines and the Level Two Sensory Kit

There are additional costs for this online wine program. You are required to supply the wines and have the Level Two Sensory Wine Kit.

We provide a wine list for the course. Students should expect to work with approximately 24 wines over the eight-week program.

The Level Two Sensory Wine Kit is required and is purchased separately.

Prerequisites

The prerequisite for this program is the Level One Sommelier Certification.

If you have already completed qualifying WSET or CMS coursework, you can transfer your credentials to the National Wine School rather than repeating the corresponding NWS prerequisite.

How the Online Course Works

The course follows an eight-week curriculum, but you have 180 days to complete it.

Your 180 days begin the first time you log into the course.

Lectures are prerecorded and available on demand. The program also includes online course materials, quizzes, tasting exercises, AI assistance, and support via email.

This means you can follow the eight-week format or work through the program on your own schedule within the 180-day access period.

Important Exam Information

Do not take the final exam until you are ready. There are no practice exams.

The Level Two final exam includes both theory and blind tasting. The blind-tasting portion uses four to six wines.

A score of 70% is required to pass.

Your course includes one exam attempt. If you do not pass, you have the option to retake the exam for a fee.

Level Two Sommelier Certification

Students who successfully complete the course and pass the final exam earn the National Wine School Level Two Sommelier certification.

Level Two is the second stage of the National Wine School sommelier pathway.

Level One → Level Two → Level Three → Sommelier Pin

Students must also complete Level Three before becoming eligible to apply for the National Wine School Sommelier Pin. The pin requires a separate application and fee.

Continue to Level Three

After completing Level Two, the next program in the sommelier pathway is Level Three Sommelier Certification.

Level Three builds on the tasting skills developed in Level Two and continues the path toward Sommelier Pin eligibility.

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