Objectives
Obtain WTA level 2 to acquire precise knowledge of tasting mechanisms and techniques
Periods
Dates: 17 to 19 February 2026
Duration and timetable: 3 days, i.e. 24 hours, including 1 hour of testing
Price
1190 euros TTC - (lunch included)
Public, prerequisites
- People with a minimum score of B for the WTA 1
- Winegrowers, Merchants, Brokers
- Oenologists, technical managers, wine merchants
- Communication managers
- Wine tourism managers, sommeliers
Level
Experienced amateur and professional
Number of places
- Minimum : 9 participants
- Maximum : 40 participants
Program
Day 1:
- Practical rules and techniques of tasting, vocabulary
- Notion of the physiology of taste
- Individual sensitivity, taster performance and learning
Day 2:
- Influence of tasting conditions
- Cognition and tasting
- Volatile compounds and aromatic perception
Day 3:
- Elementary flavours
- Taste balance
Includes: two tastings a day
A simple, friendly lunch is the perfect way to discover wine and food pairings.
Target skills
Trainers
Details
Contact
- Be able to organise a tasting in accordance with practical rules
- Gain a better understanding of your sensory abilities
- Be able to identify the factors influencing the taster's judgement
- Be able to identify and recognise the aromas in a wine
- Be able to describe the flavours of a wine
- Gilles de Revel, Professor, University of Bordeaux, ISVV
- Axel Marchal, Professor, University of Bordeaux, ISVV
- Sophie Tempère, Associate ProfessorUniversity of Bordeaux, ISVV
- Michael Jourdes, Associate Professor, University of Bordeaux, ISVV
Teaching methods
- Presentations with discussion and exchange
- Tastings
- Trainee booklet
- Level 2 WTA test (30-minute MCQ + 30-minute tasting test)
Validation procedures
Certificate of attendance or WTA2 level certificate if you have taken the test
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