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WIN a Study Trip Scholarship to Italy!

WIN a Study Trip Scholarship to Italy!

Top Italian Wine Scholar student at IWEG Drinks Academy in Toronto will WIN a Study Trip Scholarship to Italy!

IWEG, our exlusive Program Provider in Toronto, is pleased to announce the Italian Trade Commission in Canada as its first Gold Sponsor with the sponsorship of the new Italian Wine Scholar program beginning at IWEG in October 2016. 

This partnership will make possible a host of exciting and educational activities throughout the academic year that will enhance the student experience and help our students achieve their personal goals through the program. Additionally, the top performing Italian Wine Scholar graduate at IWEG will also receive a study trip scholarship to a consorzio (specific wine region) in Italy!

"The Italian Trade Commission has launched a Canada-wide campaign to promote authentic Italian food and wines to consumers and professionals. We have identified IWEG as a valuable partner in a project that seeks to promote a better and stronger awareness of Italian wines among members of the trade and the public. We are delighted to sponsor a wine education program that is exclusively about Italian wines and provides a level of knowledge at a professional level with an internationally recognized certificate" said Pasquale Bova, Trade Commissioner, of the Italian Trade Commission in Canada.

"The Italian Trade Commission is a valuable partner for IWEG, enabling us not only to enhance the student learning experience but also to provide unique ways to help our students achieve their personal and professional goals", said Paul Miles, Executive Director of IWEG.

Italian Wine Scholar 

The Italian Wine Scholar is an Italian wine course designed to provide committed students of wine with the most advanced and comprehensive specialization study program on Italian wine bar none!

IWEG is one of the first international schools and the first school in Canada to offer the Italian Wine Scholar program. 

Our Italian Wine Scholar instructors Nancy Reynolds and Rose-Anne St. Jean are ranked globally in the top 3 for academic achievement with the Wine Scholar Guild. (Number 1 is IWEG WSET Diploma alumnus Donald McEachern!)  


Italian Wine Scholar - Unit 1 
Date: Tuesdays, October 18th - December 6th @ 7PM
Location: IWEG Drinks Academy
Register Now!

 

Julien Camus

Founder & President @ Wine Scholar Guild

Julien worked as Trade Attaché for wines and spirits at the French Embassy in Washington DC (2004-2006). In this role, he recognized the need for French wine education as a means to spur consumer demand and interest in his country’s wines.

To that end, he founded the Wine Scholar Guild in August of 2005,an organization dedicated to the promotion of French wine and culture through education. Julien invited national importers of French wine to join the organization as Industry Members and 25 key French wine importers did so immediately.

After leaving the embassy, he has devoted his energies to developing the Wine Scholar Guild and its network of program providers around the globe. Julien holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration with a major in International Marketing from the Strasbourg Management School.

In 2019, Julien was one of the "Future 50" award winners, an award created by WSET and IWSC to acknowledge professionals under 40 who have made a significant contribution to the industry.

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