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WSET Level 1 Award in Sake Online Instructor-Led

$400.00

Live Online Meetings: Three 2-Hour Live Online Meetings with the instructor

Wish you could study in person with live instruction, but can’t make it to one of our locations? This course is for you. You’ll have access to all of our self-study materials, but you will also have three live sessions with the instructor as you work through the material in this course.

Can’t make the Live Online Meetings? The Live Online Meetings can also be accessed in recorded form after each session during the 3-week course.

Course Dates:

Live Online Meetings: Three 2-Hour Live Online Meetings with the instructor

Wish you could study in person with live instruction, but can’t make it to one of our locations? This course is for you. You’ll have access to all of our self-study materials, but you will also have three live sessions with the instructor as you work through the material in this course.

Can’t make the Live Online Meetings? The Live Online Meetings can also be accessed in recorded form after each session during the 3-week course.

Webinar Schedule

November 2026 Course Dates: Live Online Meetings Wednesdays: 11/04, 11/11, and 11/18 from 12:30-2:30pm EST

  • Exam Sunday, November 26th, 2026 at 12pm ET

About Level 1:

A beginner level sake class for people working in a career in the beverage industry or anyone who has an interest to learn about sake. This qualification offers an exploration around the main styles and types of sake through sight, smell and taste to understand the key factors affecting flavors and aromas. Upon successful completion of a short exam you will receive a Digital Level 1 WSET certificate and Digital Badge

What You’ll Learn:

  1. The basic principles of sake production

  2. The main types and styles of sake

  3. How to serve sake

  4. Factors affecting the flavor of sake

  5. How to taste describe sake using WSET’s Level 1 Systematic Approach to Tasting Sake®

The course will be based around a three-week, nine module online learning program with educator support available during this time. The course material should take about six hours in total to complete, plus revision time.

The course prepares the student for the Level 1 Sake qualification and they are guided by our WSET Sake educator. The three live online meetings are structured so that the students can engage with the material and ask any questions they may have, however students can also contact the educator any time for the duration of the scheduled course, should they have any additional questions. Each module on the online learning platform includes a series of independent activities to help students understand sake production and different styles of sake.

Students are advised to taste a range of sakes during their studies. All the required sakes for the course can be found the Specification. In addition, the student will be able to review sake tasting with the instructor during the Live Online Meetings.

For the complete specification for this course click here.

Cost: $355

Price includes all study materials, examination (one attempt), and tuition.