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WSET Level 3 and Diploma students
Build focused tasting repetition outside the pace of a formal course, with dedicated practice on individual structural and sensory elements.
Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business.
根據香港法律，不得在業務過程中，向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類
Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律，不得在業務過程中，向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類
AWSEC Wine Sensory Series
Palate Calibration Workshops
Train your senses. Trust your palate. A focused workshop series for wine learners and professionals who want sharper, more confident tasting judgement.
Programme Overview
From theory to sensory confidence
Wine knowledge becomes truly useful when it can be felt, compared, and described in the glass. Each Palate Calibration Workshop isolates one tasting element and gives it focused attention through guided comparison, sensory anchors, and expert facilitation.
0Seven standalone workshops across structural foundations and sensory evaluation.
0Carefully selected wine in every session
0Learning categories
Who Is This For
For tasters who want precision, not guesswork
The series supports structured wine study, exam preparation, trade refreshers, and personal tasting development. Attend one session for a specific skill, or follow the complete series for a broader sensory foundation.
Exam candidates
Sharpen the ability to identify, calibrate, and express tasting evidence quickly and reliably under assessment conditions.
Wine lovers and trade professionals
Refresh the foundations, expand tasting language, and develop a more confident relationship with what is in the glass.
Workshop Series
Choose the skill you want to calibrate
Explore the full series or focus on the skills you want to strengthen first. Open each workshop for a quick preview of what you will practise in class.
01
Structural Foundations
Sweetness
Develop a reliable ability to identify and differentiate sweetness levels from bone dry to luscious.
Work with six wines across the sweetness spectrum, using structured exercises to distinguish dry, off-dry, medium-sweet, and sweet styles with confidence.
02
Structural Foundations
Acidity
Learn to distinguish refreshing acidity from acidity that gives wine genuine structural potential.
Compare six wines chosen for contrasting acid profiles and develop a framework for assessing freshness, structure, and age-worthiness.
03
Structural Foundations
Tannin
Move beyond "tannic" and read tannin through weight, texture, integration, and quality.
Explore wines showing a range from assertive youthful tannin to fine-grained, polished texture, then practise precise tasting language.
04
Structural Foundations
Body
Build a consistent framework for assessing body and the drivers behind it.
Examine the effect of alcohol, residual sugar, extract, and varietal character through comparative wines at different weight levels.
05
Structural Foundations
Sweetness in Sparkling Wine
Read sparkling wine sweetness from Extra Brut to Demi-Sec and understand dosage.
Taste across the dosage spectrum and learn how acidity, bubbles, and winemaking choices shape the final perception of sweetness.
06
Sensory Evaluation
Aromas in Wine: Primary Flavours
Develop aromatic vocabulary for fruit, floral, and herbaceous characters derived from the grape.
Work with aroma families, sensory anchors, and expressive wines to build vocabulary and tasting memory for WSET-style assessment.
07
Sensory Evaluation
Finish and Length
Develop a consistent method for evaluating persistence of flavour after swallowing.
Compare wines with contrasting finishes and practise the sustained attention required to assess length, complexity, and quality.
Session Dates
Category 1 begins Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Category 1 meets every Tuesday from 18 August 2026 through 15 September 2026. Category 2 dates will be announced soon for students planning their next tasting practice.
- 18 Aug 2026Workshop 1 - SweetnessStructural FoundationsRegister
- 25 Aug 2026Workshop 2 - AcidityStructural FoundationsRegister
- 1 Sep 2026Workshop 3 - TanninStructural FoundationsRegister
- 8 Sep 2026Workshop 4 - BodyStructural FoundationsRegister
- 15 Sep 2026Workshop 5 - Sweetness in Sparkling WineStructural FoundationsRegister
Pricing and Packages
Select a pathway through the series
15% off
6 winesCarefully selected to achieve each workshop learning objective.
Tasting toolsStructured tasting notes and practical sensory frameworks.
Expert guidanceFacilitation, comparison, and Q&A throughout the session.
AWSEC networkAccess to alumni updates and future event announcements.
Asia Wine Service & Education Centre
Train with intention. Taste with confidence.
Ready to plan your tasting practice? Contact AWSEC for registration, schedule updates, and WSET Diploma student discount support.
