CSW Study Guide and Exam Updates

Please note! SWE anticipates that the 2026 edition of the Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide and Workbook should be available by December 15, 2025.

The 2025 Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) Study Guide and Workbook are now available! 

CSW Exam Availability:

  • 2026 Study Guide: CSW Exams based on the 2026 edition of the CSW Study Guide will be available through December 30, 2028.
  • 2025 Study Guide: CSW Exams based on the 2025 edition of the CSW Study Guide will be available through December 30, 2027.
  • 2024 Study Guide: CSW Exams based on the 2024 edition of the CSW Study Guide will be available through December 30, 2026.

Online Prep Course: Our next instructor-led CSW Online Prep Courses are scheduled to begin the week of January 2, 2026. The aim of the prep course is to get attendees “as prepared as humanly possible” for a successful sitting of the CSW Exam. Online prep courses are available, free-of-charge, to Professional members of SWE who have a valid CSW Exam attendance credit.

The CSW Exam may be purchased via the SWE website: Click here to purchase the CSW Exam.

Study Guide Addenda:

Errata: Some copies of the 2024 CSW Study Guide have an erratum (two missing sentences) on page 115. This is in the section on the grape varieties of the Rhône Valley. Click here for more information: Errata – Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide 2024

If you have any questions regarding the CSW Study Guides or Exams, please contact our Director of Education at jnickles@societyofwineeducators.org

 

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