Dear Students
This is a guide to the various certified wine courses available, so you can compare, contrast and decide which course is the most suitable for you.

Each fellow wine course provider mentioned is highly professional and deeply respected by APWASI.

This comparison is based solely upon our opinion .

All APWASI courses that are taken on their own, upon completion earn you the designation APWASI specialist for that country. Eg, You study Italy and upon successfully passing you are an APWASI -Italy Specialist

x in the table above means you need to pass all these courses to get these higher designations

Provider	APWASI		WSET	SWE	WSG
	Asia Pacific Wine and Spirit Institute		Wine and Spirit	Certified Wine	Wine Scholar
			Education Trust	Educators	Guild
Courses
Equivalent	Wine Essentials 1		WSET Level 1	CSW	NIL
What is Wine	x (sections)		x (sections)
Styles of Wine	x (sections)		x (sections)
How to taste wine	x (sections)		x (sections)
How to store wine	x (sections)		x (sections)
Classic grapes 1	x (sections)		x (sections)
Growing conditions	x (sections)		x (sections)
Pairing of Wine	x (sections)		x (sections)
Wine glassware	x (sections)		x (sections)
Wine culture	x (sections)		NIL	x (section)
Wine etiquette	x (sections)		NIL	x (section)
Online wine tasting	x (sections)		NIL
Future of wine	x (sections)		NIL
Sparkling wine	x (sections)		NIL
	WIne Essentials 2		WSET Level 2
Style quality price	x (sections)		x (sections)
Classic grapes 2	x (sections)		x (sections)	x (section)
Sparkling wine	x (sections)		x (sections)	x (section)
Fortified wine	x (sections)		x (sections)	x (section)
Labelling terms	x (sections)		x (sections)
Viticulture	x (sections)		NIL	x (section)
Vinification	x (sections)		NIL	x (section)
Wine composition	x (sections)		NIL	x (section)
Wine faults	x (sections)		NIL	x (section)
Consumer Wine Course	Course	คอลัมน์1	NIL	NIL	NIL
	All 5 courses earn	APWASI Old World	WSET Level 3
		Wine Professional
France		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)	x (full course)
Italy		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)	x (full course)
Spain		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)	x (full course)
Portugal		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)	Please note
Germany		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)	their courses
	All 8 courses earn				are longer
		APWASI New World
		Wine Professional
Wines Of Canada		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)
Wines of USA		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)
Wines Of Chile		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)
Wines of Argentina		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)
Wins Of South Africa		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)
Wines Of Australia		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)
Wines of New Zealand		x (full course)	x (section)	x (section)
Wines Of China	All 5 courses earn	x (full course)	NIL	x (section)
		APWASI Spirits		Their sections are less indepth
		Professional		and shorter per section
Brandy and Cognac		x (full course)		All these sections make up one course.
Tequila		x (full course)
Whisky		x (full course)
		APWASI Fortified
		Wine Professional
Port Wine		x (full course)
Sherry Wine	All 4 courses earn	x (full course)
		APWASI Luxury
		Professional
Cigars		x (full course)
Caviar		x (full course)
Foie Gras		x (full course)
Truffles		x (full course)
Sparkling Wine		x (full course)
IceWine		x (full course)
		APWASI Certified	WSET DIPLOMA
		Global Wine & Spirits
		Professional
		Viticulture	Viticulture
		Vinification	Vinification
		Business of the World	Business of Wine
		Wines of the World	Wines of the World
		Sparkling Wines	Sparkling Wines
		Fortified Wines	Fortified Wines

Notes for WSET
If the topic is mentioned more than once in other course offerings, it means the sections are shorter and become more in-depth with each higher level you study. Their courses are progressive with each level. APWASI courses are singular stand alone so the information is contained in one complete course eg, Each country wine course, port, sherry or sparkling wine.

Notes for Certified Wine Educator
Their singular courses like the CSW covers a larger topic area. Given the large content covered the material provided is different in volume and depth compared to other course providers.

Notes for Wine Scholar Guild
Their course offerings are limited to 3 specific countries currently