Wine education is undergoing a major overhaul. Technology including AI, is changing the way education is delivered. In the past, people had one of two choices: come to a scheduled in-person class or self-study. The change, hastened by COVID, offers anyone interested in WSET certification to learn about wine, become a sommelier or just gain expertise for any beverage job tremendous flexibility.
Online learning now comes in multiple forms:
- Live webinar classes with tasting kits
- Recorded classes with kits that can be watched at a student’s convenience
- A suite of lectures, study support materials, and tasting and theory exercises that are accessed at will to improve exam success
- Pure self-study
- A combination of coming to an in-person course and using online resources
For example, WSET level 3 Wine participants who choose an in-person course option that may meet weekly, can also view class presentations at their own leisure with class wine lists. That means if they miss a week’s class, they actually won’t miss the material discussed, as it is online to watch whenever they want. People who take an online class can now choose to get a tasting kit and taste along with other students and a teacher during a webinar – live or recorded.
AI is now able to use materials to help create practice exam questions. Students can develop their own study support and improve the range of study options.
Ten years ago, taking a wine course online was a difficult prospect. Today, someone who wants to become a wine expert or build sommelier skills can come to an in-person course and also have a digital component, or the can take a purely online course that allows them to interact at their own pace with other students.
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The future of wine education continues to quickly evolve and offer more benefits to anyone interested in developing wine expertise!