Napa Valley Wine Academy

My wine journey wouldn’t exist without this fabulous school! A perfect mix of exceedingly high standards, cozy personal attention and deep relationships with the industry that yield the best instructors around, the Napa Valley Wine Academy can take you from newbie to international certification within months. As a local with this incredible resource right in my backyard, I’m always amazed at how far fellow students have traveled to take these classes. The world of wine is vast and complicated, but with classes that have both regional focus and broad international views, with classes just for your fun edification as well as for official certification tracks for somms and sellers, the Napa Valley Wine Academy makes it all wonderfully accessible.

Should a wine enthusiast pursue international WSET International advanced certification? Absolutely! Napa Valley Wine Academy will provide all the instruction and coaching you need to achieve certification. Excellent materials, instructors, and sample wines will help you achieve your goal. Check out their full selection of courses! Well worth flying out to Napa from Minnesota for a concentrated 4 day course + test.

Excellent instructors from a pool of industry professionals. Great networking opportunities. I completed WSET through level 3 here. Wines chosen for tasting were well curated — very representational of the country of origin. Great experience all around.

Recently completed the WSET level 3 Harvest Boot Camp and I came away with a lot of knowledge about wine and the industry. The instructors were very helpful and the visits to wineries provided hands on experiences that were top notch. I would definitely recommend taking this course.

I just completed the WSET Level 3 Harvest Boot Camp at Napa Valley Wine Academy. This was an amazing class and all of the instructors were top notch. I can’t imagine taking this course any other way. The integration of classroom time with winery visits really helped to reinforce many of the concepts being taught. There are a lot of options available to take the WSET 3, but I cannot imagine a better or more fun way of learning. I would highly recommend this course to anyone seeking out an opportunity to take the WSET 3 in a fun and professional environment.

Had a great week at the Harvest Boot Camp. The Level 3 WSET class can be taken anywhere, but the set up at Napa Valley Wine Academy included hands on experiences that cannot be replicated. The time in the vineyards, wineries, with the winemakers, and participating in the process of making wine… those were the real highlights. And spending a week with folks from all over the country who have a common bond and passion for wine was awesome!

If you are really looking for a place to study with some of the best wine educators in the United States (if not the world), then Napa Valley Wine Academy should be your absolute first choice. With programs like the WSET, CSW, and American Wine Studies course, this organization definitely leads in providing top notch educational experiences for both the novice as well as wine professionals alike.

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They offer a unique 2 hr class called «Wine 101, know before you go.”(wine tasting).
Almost everything you want to know about wine tasting.
Highly recommended!