Course information
The first block session of the WSET Diploma in Wines International at Weinakademie Österreich in Rust will take place from Wednesday 21 May to Saturday 31 May 2025. This session will include study trips to Austrian wine regions that focus on international varieties in Wachau and Kamptal and on indigenous red wines and noble sweet wines in Burgenland.
The second block session (Thursday 16 October to Thursday 23 October 2025) will also be held in Rust. This session will also include a visiting programme. Furthermore Diploma students will be invited to attend the annual Weinakademiker graduation ceremony at Esterházy Palace.
Leading member wineries of Istituto Grandi Marchi (IGM) will support the Italian Diploma session, which will be held in Florence, from Tuesday 7 April to Saturday
11 April 2026.
During the Diploma block in Florence students will have the opportunity to taste wines from members of Istituto Grandi Marchi. They will be invited to Antinori´s Tignanello winery and other leading premium wineries in Tuscany. A special field trip will take students to leading wineries in Bolgheri.
Furthermore students will be invited as VIP guests to attend the prestigious OperaWine event ahead of Vinitaly 2026 in Verona.
Course dates 2025/26
AUSTRIA, Rust/Vienna &
ITALY, Florence
Course venues:
Weinakademie Österreich, Seehof, A 7071 Rust
Florence (course venue tbc)
Course fee:
The course fee for D 1 - 7 is EUR 8895.-. For payment by instalments the course fee for D 1 - 7 amounts to EUR 9045.-. The first instalment (EUR 4525.-)
ahead of the course start, the second (EUR 2260.-) ahead of the 2. Diploma session and the third (EUR 2260.-) ahead of the 3. Diploma session. Accomodation is not included in the course fee.
Bursaries:
For more information please visit:
www.weinakademie.at/Diploma_Bursary_Scheme25.pdf
Registration deadline: Monday, 24 March 2025
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