Beverage Specialist Certificate
Society of Wine Educators

Taste & Compare Academy offers a program from the Society of Wine Educators representing the SWE's recognition that the holder has attained a broad base of knowledge about the beverage industry equivalent to an entry-level hospitality professional.

The entire package offered by Taste & Compare includes the BSC Study Guide (pictured), a comprehensive teaching presentation by highly professional educator/specialists, and arranging for examination sittings with the Society.  All at one cost.

The curriculum for the Certificate Study Guide is as follows:




Chapter One:       Beverages in the Marketplace
Chapter Two:       Nonalcoholic Beverages
Chapter Three:     Wine Defined
Chapter Four:       Wine Service Defined
Chapter Five:        Grape Varieties
Chapter Six:          Reading the Wine Label--Old World Wines
Chapter Seven:     Reading the Wine Label--New World Wines
Chapter Eight:       Beer, Sake, Cider, & Perry
Chapter Nine:        Spirits & Liqueurs
Chapter Ten:         Mixology
Chapter Eleven:    Alcohol and Health
Chapter Twelve:    Glossary
Chapter Thirteen:  Bibliography

The examination for the BSC consists of 40 questions, completed in one hour, with a pass score of 60% or higher.

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