CERTIFY IT. STUDY FROM THE COMFORT OF HOME WITH THE SOCIETY OF WINE EDUCATORS!
WEBINAR COMING SOON:
Insider's Guide to the CSW Exam
Please join us on Sunday Sept. 6th
at 4:00 pm Central Time!
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
WINE INDUSTRY & HOBBYISTS
Access to Virtual Conference, Prep Classes, and Members-Only Webinars
CERTIFICATION SPOTLIGHT
CERTIFIED SPECIALIST OF SPIRITS
The CSS tests a candidate's spirits knowledge and mastery of key elements.
Sunday, August 30th – 4:00 pm central time: Absolute Beginners—presented by Jane A. Nickles, CSE, CWE.
Are you just beginning your wine journey? Are you befuddled by the fact that Zinfandel is a red grape? Do you confuse your AVAs with your AOCs? Do you have no idea what I am even talking about? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this webinar is for you!
We will start at the absolute beginning by defining wine, learning the basics of wine production, clearing up differences between white and red (and rosé), and figuring out the “alphabet soup” of AVAs, AOCs, and DOCs. This one-hour session is ideal for wine newbies who have signed up for our October CSW prep class, but everyone is welcome! Grab your favorite wine and taste along with us!
This webinar is free and open to the public, however, you will need to register in advance. To secure your spot, please contact Jane Nickles at jnickles@societyofwineeducators.org.
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.
HOSPITALITY/BEVERAGE SPECIALIST (HBSC)
CERTIFIED SPECIALIST OF SPIRITS (CSS)
CERTIFIED SPIRITS EDUCATOR (CSE)
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.
