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Wine Scholar Guild Top Exam Scorers for 2017

Wine Scholar Guild Top Exam Scorers for 2017

The Wine Scholar Guild is excited to announce the list of 2017 top exam scorers from around the world!

  • French Wine Scholar®: Riccardo Vanossi, FWS - 100 pts (Milano, Italy)
  • Italian Wine Scholar®: Chia-Jui Tsai, FWS, IWS - 99.5 pts (Taipei City, Taiwan)
  • Bordeaux Master-Level: Jeffrey G. Jones - 100 pts (Indianapolis IN, USA)
  • Bourgogne Master-Level: Bruce Smoller, FWS - 98 pts (Rochester NY, USA)
  • Champagne Master-Level: Andrew Belcher, FWS - 96 pts (Uxbridge, UK)
  • Rhône Master-Level: Erika Frey, FWS - 100 pts (Boston MA, USA)
  • Provence Master-Level: Jackie Ang, FWS - 98 pts (Oxford, UK)
  • Alsace Master-Level: Kari Dawson - 92 pts (Charlotte NC, USA)

Bravo!

Learn more about our recent high scorers and browse their testimonials.

We also would like to wave our hat to the following three individuals:

  • Nancy Reynolds, FWS, IWS (Toronto ON, Canada)
  • Rose-Anne St. Jean, FWS, IWS (Toronto ON, Canada)
  • Donald McEachern, FWS, IWS (Park Ridge IL, USA)

For having passed ALL programs currently offered by the Wine Scholar Guild, more often than not with highest honors:

 Check out our Alumni page

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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