Name: IWSG Level 1 Fine Spirits Sommelier Seminar (2 Day/Austin Metro, TX)
Start: 2025-08-31T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-01T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Uncorked Vintage Academia

$IWSG Level 1 Fine Spirits Sommelier Seminar (2 Day\/Austin Metro, TX)$

International Wine & Spirits Guild Fine Spirits Sommelier Seminar (12 contact hours)
About this Event

The Uncorked Vintage Academia is the only International Wine & Spirits Guild authorized spirits program provider in Texas.

This Fine Spirits Sommelier certification seminar open to anyone over 21yo

Better understand and appreciate fine spirits with this professional introductory Fine Spirits Seminar by the International Wine & Spirits Guild.

You will develop knowledge of distilled fine spirit terms and concepts, historical overview, production techniques, technical and descriptive evaluation, or bolster your basic knowledge of the fine spirits covered.

Seminar Overview:

-Taste 23+ fine spirits, including:

French Brandies
Scotch Whisky & Irish Whiskey,
American Whiskies - Bourbon
Traditional and CongemporaryVodkas, and
Tequila and Mezcal.

-Receive 100+ pages of educational material designed specifically for this seminar

-Earn a diploma, IWSG membership card, and IWSG membership pin

-Meet other fine spirits enthusiasts & professionals.

Depending on your background and professional needs,

we offer the option of earning a Fine Spirits Sommelier Award (for the professional) or a Fine Spirits Connoisseur Award (for the enthusiast) upon examination.

Cost: $700 course + $50 exam (optional)

For more info:

[email protected]

This is not a mixology seminar - it is a seminar to learn about fine spirits (consumed neat or straight).

-Presented by Oscar A. Montes Iga: Guild Certified Senior Wine & Spirits Instructor; Guild Master Candidate, Certified Wine and Spirits Specialist by the Society of Wine Educators, Certified Executive Bourbon Steward, Master of Agave Spirits by the Agave Spirits Institute, a United States Bartenders' Guild Certified Spirits Professional, a Single Malt Whisky Diplomate by the Edinburgh Whisky Academy, and a Wine & Spirit Education Trust Advanced Spirits Awardee.

- - - - GENERAL TASTING ROOM COURTESY ETIQUETTE:Please avoid wearing perfume and cologne, scented lotions and creams, heavy lipstick, distracting make-up, or heavily fragranced hair, deodorant, or aromatized body products.the fine print- Liability Waiver will be asked to be signed prior to seating.