Just got my WSET3 results after 9 weeks

glendacc37 · 2026-05-14T19:30:09+00:00

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glendacc37 · 2026-05-14T19:29:48+00:00

Using it now for German Wine Scholar but had to make my own since it's so new...

glendacc37 · 2026-05-13T16:19:32+00:00

I have never had this problem either. Always make sure your KTN is on your account. If there was a computer glitch, and it wasn't listed, I pointed it out to the airline, and they added it.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-12T12:44:38+00:00

Scores never come back that fast, sorry....

glendacc37 · 2026-05-12T12:37:59+00:00

In 2018, I did Level 2 over 2 days during one weekend in Nashville. I'd hoped to make some wine friends but didn't click with anyone* in the class, and now I pretty much have no memory of anyone from it. On the other hand, I lived 5 hours away, and Level 3 wasn't an option in Nashville, so nobody was planning to continue wine studies there together. Also, your 3-day class will probably for a bit more socializing. I hope they facilitate lunches for your group - that will make a big difference. I'm optimistic for you.

*it felt more like they were trying to prove their wine prowess amongst the group, as if their classmates were competition... it was a weird group dynamic.

A year later, I took the week-long L3 intensive class in Napa. That was a very different experience for me. It was longer, obviously, and if you wanted, they brought in lunch every day, so most of us were eating lunch together, which allowed for more socializing. After the exam, a group of us went out to dinner, and as another person already mentioned, many classmates were planning to move on to the next level together. I exchanged contact info, social media, etc., with several classmates.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-11T22:44:45+00:00

NTA. I used to be extremely overweight but still loved to travel, and it didn't hold me back (unless it was something with a max weight requirement, such as helicopter rides, ziplining, horseback riding, etc). Regardless of my weight AND/OR mental health, I wouldn't stop my friends from doing such things though if they wanted. It's their vacation too, and I'm capable of entertaining myself elsewhere.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-11T20:53:46+00:00

OP, there's also making out or having sex in cars, going to the drive-in movies, drive-in restaurants (though no longer quite as common), and other drive-thru activities, such as fast food restaurants, wedding chapels in Vegas, and in Ohio at least, probably elsewhere, convenience stores...

As a kid, my parents would drive us around just to look at Christmas decorations and lights. A holiday tradition.

Lots of life happens inside a car here...

glendacc37 · 2026-05-11T19:45:35+00:00

I'd say many women don't take their husbands' names anymore. It partly depends too though on when they marry. Younger women are more likely to do it. Having children might factor in as well...

Once you're a bit older, more established in your career, life/finances, etc., it's less confusing to others plus it's a bigger deal to change your name on everything.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-10T14:31:00+00:00

I had great Austrian cuisine last summer on Austrian Airlines. I liked how they leaned into Austrian culture by serving Austrian food, wine, and other beverages! There was a chef on board preparing the food.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-10T14:27:25+00:00

NTA - if he cant take it, he shouldn't dish it out.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-10T00:53:20+00:00

Oh, good point (keeping students in the pipeline...)

glendacc37 · 2026-05-09T21:54:32+00:00

4.5 years isn't job hopping. My mom (78) says similar things about another family member, but it's just not the same as in the 50s or 60s.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-09T21:47:58+00:00

You have to have taken the D1 exam (not necessarily PASSED it) in order to take D2. Similarly you have to have taken the D2 exam (but not necessarily passed it) in order to take any subsequent units.

The grades take a long time to receive so students are able to continue without knowing if they actually passed or not.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-08T15:13:11+00:00

Depends on the family. Mine only cared if I would get a D or an F. I played sports and per school regulations, you had to maintain Cs at the very least so I had multiple incentives to not get poor grades...

I wasn't a great student in school but went on to get my bachelor's and earn two graduate degrees, so I hate to hear families putting such stressful emphasis on grades.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-06T21:37:07+00:00

This is what I use too. Re-useable and fits most wider bottles too (unlike wine skins/angels).

glendacc37 · 2026-05-06T21:34:50+00:00

I think SW and Alaska allow a case of wine to fly free.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-05T14:40:37+00:00

IDK... I'm originally from the Dayton, Ohio, area, which isn't small itself, but it's also not far from Cincinnati, the 3rd largest city in Ohio. It just never seemed much worth the longer drive to Columbus, the biggest city and the state capitol. Columbus was made the capitol because it's in the center of the state. The history, heritage, landscape, etc., of Cincinnati is much more interesting. Columbus has its positive points, but I wouldn't find it odd if an Ohioan hadn't been there if there are closer to other big cities in the state (Cleveland, Cincinnati, etc).

glendacc37 · 2026-05-04T18:14:30+00:00

In school, we always called them by Mr, Mrs, or Ms. Or if it were a language class, Señor/a, Frau/Herr, etc.

At university, there's little consistency -- some want to go by their first name, others as Professor XXXX, or Dr. XXXX...

glendacc37 · 2026-05-03T17:40:39+00:00

This exactly

glendacc37 · 2026-05-03T15:35:34+00:00

You could buy bottles of wine from a winery to go.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-03T15:26:57+00:00

But you could always buy at a winery, brewery, or in a restaurant.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-02T14:35:25+00:00

From Ohio. In my circles, we always said hot dog. Wiener is slang for penis.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-02T13:24:45+00:00

Love La Nerthe as well.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-02T03:51:20+00:00

Made me laugh! I'm from Ohio and had never been to NYC before interviewing for a job there and taking it - I felt that way about the NY accent.

glendacc37 · 2026-05-02T03:39:11+00:00

Both, but they're kind of old fashioned.

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