The wines and spirits used for the Diploma exams held on Wednesday were posted to the WSET’s website. So, I went to check my answers against the actual samples.

For the sparkling wines, I was grateful to see that the first wine was indeed Prosecco, which is what I had changed my tasting note to reflect. I was not correct with the other two, misidentifying the Champagne with a Cremant de Loire and an Australian sparkler with Champagne. Oh well, I should receive partial credit on my notes and, fingers crossed, it will be sufficient for a pass. Maybe not a high pass, but a pass is a pass and I shouldn’t be greedy.

For the spirits, I seem to have gotten confused. The first was a flavored (bison grass) vodka from Poland, which I incorrectly identified as Rum. The next sample actually was a white Jamaican rum, which I thought was vodka. It’s sort of funny in one way, not so in another. Anyway, I really nailed the last one, not only correctly noting that it was a anise-flavored neutral spirit, but also identifying it as Pernod.

We have been advised that our scores will be sent to our program provider on January 17, which will then send them out to each candidate. Only then will I truly know how well or poorly I did.