WSET Level 2 in Wines – Recommended Tasting Samples

Bellow you can find our recommended tasting samples that will help your training during WSET Level 2 in Wines course. This is the list we use during our clasroom courses

Module 1. Tasting technique

StyleWines
Pinot GrigioVoscarini Pinot Grigio delle Venezie
Oaked white Chardonnay, Semillon, Chenin BlancCampillo Blanco Fermentado en Barrica DOCa
Gewürztraminer AlsaceAllimant-Laugner Gewürztraminer Grand Cru Praelatenberg
Low tannin red, light Valpolicella, Beaujolais VillageDomaines Chermette Origine Vieilles Vignes
BaroloMarengo Mario Barolo

Module 2. Pinot Noir, Zindanfel

StyleWines
Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Beaune, PommardDomaine Louis Boillot Volnay Les Grands Poisots
Domaine Vincent Girardin Pommard Les Vieilles Vignes
New World Pinot NoirLeefield Station Pinot Noir
Red ZinfandelCycles Gladiator Zinfandel

Module 3. Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Sémillon, Furmint

StyleWines
White ZinfandelCimarosa Zinfandel Rose
Dry Australian RieslingJim Barry Riesling Watervale Clare Valley
German Spatlese RieslingGut Hermannsberg Niederhausen Steinberg Riesling Spätlese
Dry or demi sec Chenin Blanc or Dry SemillonDomaine Vincent Careme „Tendre” Vouvray
Tokaj or SauternesOremus 5 puttonyos Aszú 2010

Module 4.Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Gewürztraminer, Albarino, Viognier

StyleWines
Chablis Premier CruLouis Michel & Fils Chablis Montee de Tonnerre Premier Cru
Puligny-Montrachet, Mersault, Pouilly-FuisséJean Marc Boillot Mersault
Pierre Vessigaud Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes
Chardonnay New WorldCycles Gladiator Chardonnay
Sancerre or Pouilly-FuméJean-Max Roger Cuvee Genese Sancerre Blanc
Marlborough Sauvignon BlancLeefield Station Sauvignon Blanc
Albariño or Pinot Gris or Viognier La Rioja Alta Lagar de Cervera Albarino

Module 5. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah

StyleWines
Merlot (IGP or high volume)Cimarosa Merlot 2019
Saint-Émilion Grand CruChâteau Haut-Brisson Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé
Haut-Médoc Cru ClasséChâteau Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Grand Cru Classé
Cabernet Sauvignon New WorldHeirloom Vineyards Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
Northern Rhône SyrahSt Cosme Crozes Hermitage
Barossa Valley ShirazHeirloom Vineyards Barossa Valley Shiraz

Module 6. Grenache, Tempranillo, Carmenere, Malbec, Pinotage

StyleWines
Generic CdRCellier du Rhone
Chateauneuf-du-PapeRoger Sabon Chateauneuf du Pape Prestige
French or Spanish rosé or Rioja JovenChâteau de l’Escarelle Palm
Rioja ReservaRemelluri Reserva
Mendoza Malbec or Chilean CarmenèreBodega Catena Zapata Catena Appellation Paraje Altamira Malbec
Premium South African PinotageL’Avenir Provenance Pinotage

Module 7. Italy

StyleWines
Gavi or Soave or VerdicchioTenuta Sant’Antonio Scaia Garganega-Chardonnay
Fiano or Soave or VerdicchioBenito Ferrara Fiano di Avellino ”Sequenzha”
Barbera d’AstiMario Marengo Barbera d’Alba ”Vigna Pugnane”
Valpolicella ClassicoCastellani Michele Valpolicella Classico
Chianti Classico RiservaCastellare di Castellina Chianti Classico

Module 8. Sparkling, fortified

StyleWines
ProseccoBorgo Molino Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
CavaRaventos i Blanc Blanc de Blancs
ChampagneChampagne Philipponnat Royale Reserve Non Dose NV
AstiFontanafredda Asti Spumante
Fino, OlorosoValdespino Oloroso Viejo Don Gonzalo
LBV, TawnyRamos Pinto Late Bottled Vintage 2015