Learn Wine & Sommellerie in London

What you can realistically reach: A WSET Level 2 or 3 intensive (a few days to a couple of weeks) genuinely earns a recognised qualification and a structured tasting method. The Diploma, MW and MS titles are years beyond that — worth not confusing with a short course.

Schools in London

Checked by hand against each school's own course pages. No school paid to be listed.

• WSET School London
  WSET Level 1-4 Award/Diploma in Wines (and spirits, sake, beer)
  WSET School London is the flagship teaching centre of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust at the International Wine & Spirit Centre on Bermondsey Street, running the full ladder of WSET wine, spirit, sake and beer qualifications from Level 1 through the Level 4 Diploma.
  https://www.wsetglobal.com/wset-school-london
• Wine & Spirit Education Trust (HQ, Bermondsey)
  WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines
  The Wine & Spirit Education Trust, established in 1969 and headquartered at 39-45 Bermondsey Street, London, is the awarding body whose qualifications are taught in 70+ countries, culminating in the Level 4 Diploma in Wines spanning roughly 18 months to two years.
  https://www.wsetglobal.com/
• Institute of Masters of Wine
  Master of Wine (MW) Study Programme
  The London-based Institute of Masters of Wine administers the Master of Wine study programme, a minimum three-year course built around five-day residential seminars, theory papers and 12-wine blind tasting exams leading to the MW title.
  https://www.mastersofwine.org/
• Court of Master Sommeliers
  Introductory Sommelier Certificate (2-day course + exam)
  The Court of Master Sommeliers, with its European arm running UK courses, offers a tiered sommelier path beginning with a two-day Introductory Sommelier Certificate covering viticulture, winemaking, spirits, service and blind tasting, taught by Master Sommeliers.
  https://courtofmastersommeliers.org/

The room

• Group — Classroom-sized groups with structured blind-tasting flights.
• A normal day — Theory and regional study in the morning, guided tasting in the afternoon, exams at set points.
• Who comes — Trade professionals and serious enthusiasts, mixed ages.

Want the rest — a normal day, first hour to last? Ask the school; a serious one answers in two minutes.

The credential

WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines (and beyond, the Master of Wine / Master Sommelier title) · Certifying body: WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) / Court of Master Sommeliers

A recognised qualification an outside body stands behind is not the same as a certificate a school prints itself. We name which it is — you should ask the school the same.

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What I check before I send you anywhere

I'm Arnaud. I cook for a living, and I've spent fifteen years on the water — so I know the difference between a real school and a good-looking website. I built the Atlas because I got tired of the second kind. Here is what a place has to clear before it goes on here, and what I'll tell you straight when it doesn't.

• The craft is actually alive there. A working scene, with people who do this every day — not a demo put on for visitors.
• There's a real teacher behind it. Named, still practising, and certified where the craft has certificates.
• The credential is what it claims to be. A state diploma and a certificate a school prints itself are not the same thing. I check which, and I say which.
• I tell you how sure I am. Most pages here are verified by hand. A few say "still checking" — I'd rather admit that than pretend.
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• If I wouldn't send a friend, it isn't on the map.