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This skill is taught and assessed using the WSET Level 4 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wines® (the ‘Wine SAT’) and the WSET Level 4 Systematic Approach to Tasting Spirits® (the ‘Spirits SAT’) . The SATs are supported by the WSET Level 4 Wine-Lexicon (the ‘Wine-Lexicon’) and the WSET Level 4 Spirits-Lexicon (the ‘Spirits-Lexicon’), respectively. These resources are explained in detail in this document.  \nTHE TASTING EXAMINATIONS  \nThe Diploma tasting examinations are designed to test your ability to describe a wine or spirit accurately‘blind’ using the SAT methodology and then apply this information to evaluate its key features.  \nTasting is assessed for Units 3, 4, 5 and 6, with samples presented in flights of three.  \nUnit 3  \nIn the Unit 3 tasting examination you will taste and evaluate 12 wines in total. These are divided into four flights, with two flights on Tasting Paper 1 and two flights on Tasting Paper 2. Each flight has a mark allocation of 100 marks. You have one hour to complete each six-wine paper and there is a short break between the two.  \nThe wines used in the examination can be any of the wines listed in the Specification for Unit 3 and are not limited to the Recommended Tasting Samples. Any combination of white, red, or rosé wines is possible.  \nFor each wine you will be expected to write a comprehensive tasting note in accordance with the Wine SAT and then give conclusions about the sample and/or samples in that flight. The format of the Unit 3 tasting papers is shown in the table below.  \n\n| Unit 3 – Light Wines of the World |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Tasting Paper 1\u003Cbr>(1 hour) | Question 1 | Three wines from the same or predominantly the same grape variety. |\n|  | Question 2 | Three wines from the same region or country or which otherwise share a common link (e.g. maturation technique) . |\n|  |  |  |\n| Tasting Paper 2\u003Cbr>(1 hour) | Question 3 | Three wines from the same region/country but different quality levels. |\n|  | Question 4 | A ‘mixed bag’ of three wines which are unrelated. Candidates are typically asked to identify the grape variety/(ies) for each sample and/or origin. |\n\nYour grade for the Unit 3 tasting examination is based on your aggregate score across the 12 wines. The tasting examination and the theory examination are treated as separate components of the Unit 3 assessment. This means that you need to pass the tasting examination and the theory examination to achieve an overall pass for Unit 3. If you pass one examination but not the other you will only need toretake the examination you have failed.  \nUnits 4, 5, and 6  \nThe examinations for these units comprise a tasting question and a theory question on the same paper. Unlike Unit 3, your final grade for each examination is based on your aggregate mark for the tasting question and the theory question. 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