From en rama sherry to prestige Champagne, the WSET has finally revealed every bottle featured in its 2025/2026 Diploma tasting examinations.
Administered globally between October 2025 and June 2026, blind tasting exams across the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines includes six units, three of which feature tasting exams.
The exams comprise of Units D3 (Wines of the World), D4 (Sparkling), and D5 (Fortified) test students' ability to identify quality, style, and origin in the WSET Level 4 Diploma.
Notably, January’s D5 Fortified Wines exam featured Barbadillo Manzanilla Pasada En Rama De La Pastora, WSET's first en rama sherry included in its Diploma exam.
The en rama style is bottled directly from the cask with minimal intervention, and are typically unfined and unfiltered
Every featured bottle undergoes blind evaluation by panel members including Masters of Wine, WSET Diploma graduates, and senior educators to ensure precise quality standards.
Flights were also designed to test both classic regional knowledge and contemporary wine trends.
Wines were selected from 11 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Australia, South Africa, Argentina, New Zealand, England and the United States.
In total, 39 wines were poured for tasting:
- 24 for D3: Wines of the World
- 9 for D4: Sparkling Wines
- 6 for D5: Fortified Wines
The full list was as follows:
D3: Wines of the World
France
• Domaine Chatelain / Pouilly Fumé ‘Les Chailloux’ Silex / 2023 / Loire Valley
• Georges Dubœuf / Beaujolais Villages Domaine des Trois Vallons / 2022 / Beaujolais
• Maison Jean Loron / Domaine de Cornillac Beaujolais / 2024 / Beaujolais
• Domaine de Colette / Moulin-à-Vent ‘Le Mont’ / 2023 / Beaujolais
• Domaine la Bouïsière / 2022 / Gigondas, Southern Rhône
• Schlumberger / Princes Abbés Gewurztraminer / 2023 / Alsace
Germany
• Dönnhoff / Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese / 2023 / Nahe
Italy
• Monte del Frà / Valpolicella Ripasso Classico ‘Lena di Mezzo’ / 2021 / Veneto
• Pio Cesare / Dolcetto d’Alba / 2024 / Piemonte
• Vigne Marina Coppi / Sant’Andrea Barbera / 2022 / Piemonte
• G.D. Vajra / Barolo Ravera / 2020 / Piemonte
Spain
• Campo Viejo / Reserva / 2018 / Rioja
• Torres / De Casta Rosado / 2024 / Catalunya
USA
• Groth / Sauvignon Blanc / 2023 / Napa Valley, California
Portugal
• Quintas do Homem / Vale do Homem Branco / 2024 / Vinho Verde
Argentina
• Luigi Bosca / Torrontés / 2025 / Salta
South Africa
• Klippenkop / Pinotage / 2023 / Robertson
• Lismore Estate / Chenin Blanc / 2022 / Western Cape
• Ataraxia / Sauvignon Blanc / 2025 / Walker Bay
Australia
• Grosset / Polish Hills Riesling / 2024 / Clare Valley, South Australia
• Petaluma / White Label Cabernet Sauvignon / 2019 / Coonawarra, South Australia
• Tyrrell’s / Vat 1 Semillon / 2018 / Hunter Valley, New South Wales
• Thistledown / Old Vine Grenache / 2023 / South Australia
New Zealand
• Esk Valley Estate / Sauvignon Blanc / 2024 / Marlborough
D4: Sparkling Wines
France
• Henriot / Brut Millésime / 2015 / Champagne
• Taittinger / Comtes de Champagne / 2014 / Champagne
Germany
• Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan / Riesling Brut / NV / Pfalz
Italy
• Cantina Sacchetto / Extra Dry / NV / Veneto
• Ca’di Alte / Prosecco Rosado / 2024 / Veneto
Spain
• Sumarroca / Gran Reserva / 2021 / Catalunya
USA
• Louis Roederer / Quartet Rosé / NV / Anderson Valley, California
England
• Hambledon / Brut / NV / Hampshire
Australia
• House of Arras / Brut Elite 1601 / NV / Tasmania
D5: Fortified Wines
Portugal
• Blandy’s / 10 Year Old Sercial / NV / Madeira
• Henriques & Henriques / 10 Year Old Malvasia / NV / Madeira
• Blandy’s / Duke of Clarence / NV / Madeira
France
• Domaines de Bernardins / Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise / 2023 / Rhône Valley
Spain
• Barbadillo / Manzanilla Pasada En Rama De La Pastora / NV / Jerez
• Bodegas Lustau / Amontillado del Puerto Almacenista Gonzàlez Obregón / NV / Jerez
Kanpai!
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