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.
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.