I returned home from vacation this weekend and found an evelope from the Interantional Wine Center waiting for me among all of the snail mail. It contained the results from my Unit 6 exam taken in November 2007 and revealed that I had Passed with Merit. This was my final exam for the WSET Diploma of Wine and Spirits credential.

However, before I can be completely done, I need to submit two more research papers for Unit 1. The papers, known as Coursework Assignments, are written on given topics and specifications and can be submitted in November or April. In May, the new set of topics is posted to the WSET website.

I spent the week between Christmas and New Year’s working on these two remaining papers, finishing one on Champagne Supply and Demand and the other on the Cooperatives in the Wine Industry. As they are not officially due until April, I will wait until March to see if they need any additional revisions based on current events and will then send them to the International Wine Center. I anticipate receipt of those scores in June or July, which, presuming that I successfully Pass both assignments, will be accompanied by notification of my achievement of the DWS credential.

In the meantime, I need to spend time studying my varietal identification in anticipation of an April test date for my re-take of that section of the CWE exam.