EVE® Certificate of Introduction to Wine Tasting and Culture

Would you like a certification that gives you solid wine foundations, but you don’t have the time to attend classroom sessions — or you simply don’t live near a training centre?

Then this distance learning programme is for you.

The Certificate of Introduction to Wine Tasting and Culture is a certification designed to teach you the wine tasting method, the key grape varieties, the different types of wine, and the essential guidelines for building successful food and wine pairings.

Learning objectives

• Master the tasting method: learn and apply a structured, professional wine tasting method.
• Know the key grape varieties: recognise and describe the main grape varieties used in winemaking.
• Identify wine types and styles: tell apart and classify the different types of wine.
• Pair food and wine: apply the essential principles for creating harmonious food and wine pairings.

Once you have enrolled, you will receive:

• Your access to the virtual Campus (within 48 working hours), where you will find all the course modules.
• Your study book and a tasting case containing 11 vinottes (11 wine samples of 2 cl each).
• A link to book your 1-hour LIVE session with a qualified tutor. Several dates are available, and a replay is sent to you after the session. The LIVE is designed as an interactive complement to your learning: a chance to talk directly with your tutor and with other wine lovers.

Candidates for the Certificate of Introduction to Wine Tasting and Culture sit a 1-hour exam at the end of the course. It is taken entirely online, from home.

The exam combines multiple choice questions, case studies and a blind tasting.

To be awarded the certificate, you must score at least 55/100 in each of the three parts.

Grading

• 55/100 — pass
• 65 to 75 — pass with credit
• 75 to 85 — pass with merit
• 86 and above — pass with distinction

Exam pass rate: 99%

Every exam question is drawn from the course modules, and the learning materials contain everything you need to answer them.

If you do not pass, you may resit the exam (a resit fee may apply).

Course duration: 8 hours (6 hours of tuition + 2 hours of personal study).

Oenologists, sommeliers, wine experts — our tutors are wine professionals with extensive teaching experience.

There are no entry requirements for the Certificate of Introduction to Wine Tasting and Culture.

It is designed for wine lovers who want to learn a proper tasting method and the fundamentals of wine. It is the ideal first step before moving on to an intermediate-level certification with confidence.

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A gift box will then be sent to the delivery address given with your order, ready for you to hand to the recipient.

Gift boxes are dispatched as quickly as possible — within 3 working days of your order.

If this is a gift, please email us at [email protected] with the first name, surname, date of birth, postal address and email address of the person who will be taking the course. Access is personal to each student, so we need these details in order to open the course.

The COAM is a registered training organisation and the leading provider of distance learning in wine education — with teaching quality as its signature.

Recognised certifications

Qualiopi, the French national quality standard certifying the quality of the processes used by providers of skills development programmes.

Innovative teaching for over 20 years

The COAM has more than 60,000 satisfied customers across 12 countries, built over more than two decades.

For over 20 years, we have been shaping the way wine education is delivered:

• The leading provider of distance learning in wine education
• Creator of the only French-language distance learning WSET programme, approved by the prestigious Wine and Spirit Education Trust
• Founder of the first educational wine blog and podcast, “Le Vin Pas à Pas”, with more than 30,000 subscribers
• Creator of the first wine learning box, the Masterclasses de la Dégustation

Whether you are a wine professional, a passionate amateur, or looking for a career change — if you love wine and want to learn, you are in good hands.

The COAM commits the skills and resources needed to support learners with disabilities throughout their course.

Our learning environments are accessible and adapted for people with disabilities.

Would you like to discuss how we can make your course work for you? Email us directly at [email protected].