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CERTIFICATE SPOTLIGHT
The Beverage Specialist Certificate
The HBSC may be completed as an online, self-study program.
The Society of Wine Educators offers online prep classes for the Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Exams. These classes are offered free-of-charge to Professional Members of SWE who hold a current exam attendance credit.
The Online Prep Classes are guided, instructor-led courses intended to prepare you – as much as humanly possible – for a successful sitting of the CSW or CSS Exam.
The CSS Online Prep Class, is scheduled to begin the week of June 1, 2020. The live, online webinars that are offered as a part of these classes will be held on Tuesdays (at 10:00 am central time and repeated at 7:00 pm central.
The CSW online prep class will begin the week of June 14, 2020. The webinars to accompany these classes will be held on Mondays (at 10:00 am central time and repeated at 7:00 pm central).
To register, please contact Jane at jnickles@societyofwineeducators.org
NEW: Digital Wine Map Exercises
Use for any Wine Certification!
Are you studying for the Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Certified Wine Educator (CWE) exam?
Are you a studying for any type of wine course or certification?
Are you worried about all those maps?
Have you been searching for some interactive wine map activities?
If so, there’s a new learning activity just for you: Digital Wine Map Exercises by SWE! This digital product includes over 800 graphic wine map flashcards along with more than 20 “drag-and-drop” exercises—all based on the wine maps published in the Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) Study Guide.
In some cases, we have included political maps of certain areas to assist with basic geography (such as the states of Australia, and the autonomous communities of Spain). Enrollment in this activity costs $19 and lasts for one year of unlimited use.
CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH SWE'S CERTIFICATIONS:
CERTIFIED SPECIALIST OF WINE (CSW)
The Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) Exam is a rigorous exam, which tests a candidate's wine knowledge and mastery of key elements within the worlds of viticulture and wine production.
CERTIFIED SPECIALIST OF SPIRITS (CSS)
The Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Exam tests a candidate's spirits knowledge and comprehension of key elements within the world of distillation and spirits production.
CERTIFIED WINE EDUCATOR (CWE)
The Certified Wine Educator (CWE) Exam is a unique certification that not only tests a candidate's wine knowledge, but also validates his or her tasting acumen and teaching ability.
CERTIFIED SPIRITS EDUCATOR (CSE)
The Certified Spirits Educator (CSE) Exam is a unique certification that tests a candidate's knowledge of Spirits, as well as his or her tasting acumen and teaching ability.
CWE Study Site
Studying for the Certified Wine Educator just got easier! The CWE Study Site—a study resource for CWE candidates.
New and improved! We have recently added several new features to our CWE Study Site! We’ve added a suite of advanced wine quizzes based on the CSW Study Guide (but positioned to be much tougher than a typical CSW question) and a series of “Match Game” quizzes focusing on rivers, mountains, towns, valleys, and grapes.
The CWE Study Site is useful for anyone preparing for the theory portion of an advanced wine certification, and specially provides a detailed study program for the theory portion of the CWE Exam—all based on the texts and other resources included in the Recommended Reading List for the exam. Suggested study schedules, critical thinking questions, and suggested essay drills are included—along with a plethora of quizzes based on the suggested study modules.
Use of the site is available for $19.00, which entitles the user to unlimited use for 2 years.
