Memoire Online - Wine education in the wine country

	Australia	France	Spain	UK	US
Wine consumption	22.3 (increasing)	53.8 (decreasing)	30.8 (decreasing)	20.9 (increasing)	9 (increasing). Source :
per capita (2006 source OIV)					Trade data and analysis
Vocational	Wine courses are electives in	Wine courses are	Wine courses are	No specific courses in the
syllabus (state)	all levels of education.	mandatory and included in all levels of the syllabus.	included in syllabus and are mandatory	mainstream education	No specific, common programs, but some college
Accredited	- Certificate II in hospitality			- Diploma in food and	or university offer whether
programs	- Certificate III in hospitality	- CAP (Certificat	- Grado medio servicios	beverage operations :	elective units through
	- Certificate IV in hospitality	d'aptitude professionnel) (2 years program) (1800	en restauracion 120 hours through the	table drink service	hospitality programs or sometimes a full wine
	- Diploma in hospitality	hours + training period)	2 years studies. (2000	- BTEC levels 4 and 5	program including wine
		- Baccalauréat	hours including	higher national	service (e.g. Santa Rosa
	- Advanced diploma of	professionnel and Brevet	training period)	certificate: beverage	Junior college). Emphasis
	hospitality	de technicien (3 years		preparation and service	is also done on wine
		programme)	- Grado superior	(unit 5: food and	foreign countries
	Hospitality students can	- BTS (brevet de	restauracion	beverage operations
	graduate without studying	technicien supérieur) (2	A complete unit of 5	management.	Hospitality programs are
	wine	or 3 years programme)	hours per week on the	Elective). Apply	mainly undertaken at
	Students often come back to		second year	sensory evaluation	university
	study wine while in the	An average of 1 hour per	(sommellerie). Wine	techniques to assess
	workforce (e.g. : WSET)	week devoted to wine (apart	service is done on the	beverage acceptability	Degrees or non-degrees
	Special unit on international wines (only in Sydney for the moment)	wine service in restaurant) Minimal courses on international wines	first year	(unit 27. Elective) (source : edexcel)	courses
Specific Sommelier courses	Only in Sydney (TAFE) : Certificate III in hospitality specialised in the role of sommelier	- Mention complémentaire sommellerie (certificate) - Brevet professionnel sommelier (advanced diploma)	- University degree in sommellerie (Pablo Olavide university. Seville). Great emphasis is done on foreign vineyards. (fees around 2000 €). It is not compulsory to have an hospitality background - Sommelier and wine culture courses (Logrono)	Only through private programs	Private schools. Wine evaluation and service certificate (not only dedicated to the sommelier job) (Santa Rosa Junior College)
Waiting culture	No waiting culture. Waiters are usually university students. Waiting as a career is not officially recognised	Waiting is strongly linked to the food culture (e.g. : Vatel). But the job is now less attractive and no longer seen as enhancive as before		Not seen as an attractive job. Perceived as a servile job	No waiting culture
Sommelier	Sommelier Australia (ASI	Union De la Sommellerie	Unión de Asociaciones	The Academy of Food and	Sommelier society of
association	observer)	Française (UDSF) (ASI member)	Españolas de Sumilleres (UAES) (ASI observer)	wine service (ASI member)	america United States sommelier association American sommelier association
Legal drinking age	18	16 (changing)	18	18 (16, 17 with a meal)	21
Number of WSET centres (source : west.com)	18	15	2	87	29
private schools, programs	Court of Master sommelier, WSET	Few private sommelier courses. WSET. The Macon Davayé School is the only public school in France which authorized to prepare 3 different levels of the WSET exam (included diploma)	WSET The Wine Academy of Spain (TWAS) is a private organisation devoted to the promotion of the Spanish wines	WSET (accredited by the QCA) Importance of the Master of wine	Society of wine educators (non-profit organization) International sommelier guild (Master sommeliers similar title as master of wine in UK and Sommelier diploma program, 6 month International program)

5.1. Australia

«In Australia education is delivered through a network of Training Packages designed for each industry. The package is the Tourism Hospitality and Events Training Package and has a number of qualifications leading to job outcomes.» (Clive Hartley Senior Head Teacher, Food & Beverage/Event Management TAFE, Sydney).

- Waiting as a career is not officially recognised as an apprenticeship by the government - Only few restaurants can afford to employ a sommelier. The role is usually taken by the owner or the restaurant manager

- Wine lists in many suburbia and country towns are very small and offer only local wines

- The hospitality industry has never officially recognised the job (sommelier). - Many Australians tend to find the sommelier intimidating.

- Things are changing and the Sommelier Association is becoming more important - Hospitality students can graduate without studying wine

- Each qualification is devised and discussed by bodies with representatives in the hospitality industry. The number of wine units are increasing

- Students leaving the courses do not have the skills and knowledge to be able to talk confidently about wine

- Customers in Australia are becoming more knowledgeable and that can be a disadvantage for the students

- Students come back to college to pick up specialist knowledge on wine and enrol in short courses

- Conduct a product tasting for alcoholic beverages 40 hours - Provide specialised advice on imported wines 40 hours

- Provide specialised advice on Australian wines 40 hours - Manage the sale of service of wine 80 hours

Wine education in the wine country

5. A snapshot of wine education through 5 different countries (public educational system. Vocational diplomas)

5.1. Australia