The 2024 Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) Study Guide and Workbook are now available!
- Click here to view the 2024 CSW Study Guide via Amazon.
- Click here to view the 2024 CSW Workbook via Amazon.
CSW Exam Availability:
- 2024 Study Guide: CSW Exams based on the 2024 edition of the Study Guide will be available through December 30, 2026.
- 2023 Study Guide: CSW Exams based on the 2023 edition of the CSW Study Guide will be available through December 30, 2025.
- 2022 Study Guide: CSW Exams based on the 2022 edition of the Study Guide will be available through December 30, 2024
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
Online Prep Course: Our next instructor-led CSW Online Prep Courses are scheduled to begin the week of January 12, 2025. 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:
- Click here for an addendum listing the substantive changes between the 2024 and 2023 version of the CSW Study Guide: CSW Study Guide 2024 – Addendum
- Click here for an addendum listing the substantive changes between the 2022 and 2023 versions of the CSW Study Guide: Addendum for the CSW Study Guide 2023
- Click here for an addendum listing the substantive changes between the 2021 and 2022 versions of the CSW Study Guide: Addendum for the CSW Study Guide 2022
If you have any questions regarding the CSW Study Guides or Exams, please contact our Director of Education at jnickles@societyofwineeducators.org