Description
WSET Level 1 Award in Sake
This course is designed to provide a sound but simple introduction to sake. The WSET Level 1 Award in Sake qualification will assist those who need a basic familiarity with the main styles and categories of sake. Students will leave the course with hands-on sake knowledge gained from in-class sake tastings.
In preparation for your upcoming course, please review the online specification provided.
This course provides a textbook, activity sheet, tasting samples, and the exam. Upon successful completion you will receive a WSET certificate and a lapel pin, and will be able to use the associated WSET certified logo.
Course Date and Time
Saturday, February 1, 2025
- Online Lecture: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm PT | 1:00 pm – 6:30pm ET (45 min break is included)
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Online Exam: 10:00am – 10:45am PT | 1:00pm -1:45pm ET
Please adjust accordingly for your own timezone.
Along with the online sake lecture and instructions, students will experience 15 sake samples guided by the instructor to illustrate the variety of key sake styles.
If you are nearby Los Angeles, you can pick up your sake samples in person at:
Los Angeles Mutual Trading
4200 Shirley Avenue
El Monte, CA 91731
(213) 830-9557
If you are outside of the Metropolitan Los Angeles area, the sake tasting can be shipped to you.
After your registration is completed, be sure to be in contact with Sake School of America administration to arrange your sake sample delivery.
Prerequisites
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Important Notice
- You must be age 21 or over to take this course and exam.
- Registration will close when the course reaches capacity or the enrollment deadline (January 17, 2025) has passed. Please be advised, late registration may incur additional charges for textbook rush order shipment fees.
- Students will receive ZOOM information after registration.
Exam
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Online Exam: 10:00am – 10:45am PT | 1:00pm – 1:45pm ET
The WSET Level 1 Award in Sake assessment is a closed-book examination of 45 minutes’ duration and consists of 30 multiple-choice questions worth one mark each.
Those taking the course will receive an ONLINE exam – you MUST have two devices with cameras to qualify for this option.
Our online exams are referred to as “remote invigilation exams” or RI exams. Below are some helpful links regarding our WSET RI Exams.
What to expect before and during an RI Exam
RI Exam Checklist for Students
Common Causes of RI Exam Re-sits
Results are graded as follows: Mark of 70% and above is deemed a Pass. Mark of 69% and below is considered Fail.
Main Concepts
- Exercise 1: What is Sake?
- Exercise 2: Overview of Sake Production
- Exercise 3: Categories and Grades of Sake
- Exercise 4: Introduction to Tasting
- Exercise 5: Making Different Styles of Sake
- Exercise 6: Reading Japanese Kanji
- Exercise 7: Specialty Styles of Sake
- Exercise 8: Storage and Service of Sake
- Exercise 9: Sake and Food
Instructor: Atsuko Glick
Master Sake Sommelier, Sake Service Institute
Certified WSET L1 and L3 Award in Sake Educator, Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Sake Sommelier (Kikisake-shi), Sake Service Institute International
International Sake Lecturer, Sake Service Institute International
International Sake Sommelier (Kikisake-shi), Sake Service Institute International
Sake Adviser, Sake School of America
Certified Sake Professional, Sake Education Council
Shochu Adviser, Sake School of America
Atsuko Glick is a Japanese native who found herself in California teaching others how to bake bread and brew kombucha. Her love for fermentation led her to the world of alcohol. She enjoys every single step of the fermentation process. Being able to see one thing transform into another is a truly magical thing to Atsuko. Having worked in travel industry, Atsuko learned to make the impossible possible just like the magic of fermentation.
