Wine Courses in Victoria
Take a wine certification course, for business or pleasure at our multi-award winning wine school
Overview
Fine Vintage is a leading provider of wine education in North America, run by James Cluer, Master of Wine.
In Victoria we offer best-in-class certification courses from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) as well as Fine Vintage specialization courses.
Below you will find our course schedule, pricing, and full course descriptions. Enrollment takes less than 2 minutes. Required by the trade, desired by the enthusiast, get excited and register for your wine course today. Only $100 is due at the time of registration. The balance is paid 3 weeks before the course starts.
Location
Hotel Grand Pacific
The wine courses are run at the Hotel Grand Pacific which is located in the heart of downtown Victoria at 463 Belleville Street, on the city’s historic downtown Inner Harbour. See map.
Instructors
Our wine classes are instructed by industry-leading professionals including Shrawan Khanna, Chris Giroux and Lynn Coulthard. We are renown for our outstanding wine tastings, exceptional instruction and high pass rates. Meet your instructors.
WSET Courses
The WSET courses are the gold standard in professional wine education.
The Level 1 is the perfect place to start.
Specialty Courses
by Fine Vintage
We offer a range of outstanding specialization courses so you can develop expertise in an area of particular interest. All of these award internationally recognized Fine Vintage certificates.
Online Courses
by Fine Vintage
The prestigious Fine Vintage Online certification courses are internationally renown, and can be entirely completed from the comfort of your home or office. Don’t let time or distance stand in your way.
Instructors
Location
The wine courses are run at the Hotel Grand Pacific which is located in the heart of downtown Victoria at 463 Belleville Street, on the city’s historic downtown Inner Harbour. View larger map
Hotel Grand Pacific
463 Belleville St, Victoria, BC V8V 1X3, Canada
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Tasting Glasses
When you come to our WSET Level 1 course we give you a beautiful set of 6 professional tasting glasses and a carry bag, included in the course fee. These are yours to keep forever.
When you attend other courses we offer please bring your own tasting glasses back to use at the class.
If you need to get more glasses before a new course then you can purchase more for $45 a set.
If you do not start with the WSET Level 1 course then you need to purchase a set for $45 when you register.

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