Monthly bulletin | December 2019

MONTHLY BULLETIN *December 2019 - News & Updates*

ITALIAN WINE SCHOLAR™ UNIT 1 |ONLINE
15-Week, Instructor-Led Format starts January 20th
Get a head start!

Master the wines of Northern Italy through 15 weeks of self-study fully supported by a comprehensive study manual, interactive e-learning modules for each region, and live review webinars… Unit 1 & 2 can be taken in any order.

Join this online course, designed to provide wine professionals and committed students of wine with the most advanced and comprehensive specialization study program on Italian wine bar none!

Register now and gain instant access to the online material!

FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR™|ONLINE
15-Week, Instructor-Led Format started December 2nd
Still time to register & catch up!

The French Wine Scholar™ program is the industry's most respected certification course on the wines of France. We provide true tech support, stellar instruction from world-renowned instructors, a flexible schedule of study designed for busy professionals and all the necessary tools to master French wines.

The 15-Week, Instructor-Led Format provides the convenience and flexibility of an online study program with interactive live “classroom” instruction delivered to a global student network via computer or tablet.

Register & catch up...don't miss out!

Classroom Learning | WHERE TO STUDY

Nothing can beat live classroom instruction with extensive tutored tasting!

Find an Approved Program Provider near you among the 80+ wine schools in 30 countries offering WSG programs.

Recent additions include: More than Wines (Valencia, Spain), Wein Werkstatt (Basel, Switzerland), Université du Vin (Suze la Rousse, France), WineVision (Seoul, South Korea).

BLOG| The Wine Quality System of Spain by Rick Fisher

Spain began linking wine to “place” early on. As far back as the beginning of the 20th century, the need for wine regulations became self-evident. The country was experiencing rampant wine fraud; quality wines were being diluted with bulk wine on a regular basis.
Rioja was a leader in the charge for legislation to guarantee wine origin. In 1902, a Royal Decree defined...

PODCAST| Timothy Magnus on Bourgogne

Bourgogne wine expert Tim Magnus discusses his genuine passion for the appellations, crus, and communes of Bourgogne, as well as his appreciation for the differences between them.

While explaining strategies for choosing a Bourgogne wine for various budgets, Timothy explains how, “there’s life beyond Mersault and Puligny Montrachet” and why there’s a Fixin revival of sorts.

UPCOMING MEMBER WEBINAR|
Irpinia Who's who
with Tom Hyland | Dec 11

The province of Irpinia represents the heart of the Campanian wine industry. On the map, this is the province of Avellino, but vintners here refer to this territory by its ancient name of Irpinia.

Become a WSG member to watch this webinar and access 2 live webinars a month & 150+ recordings (Videos & MP3). Don’t miss out on another webinar!

LATEST NEWS | WSG President Julien Camus wins Future 50 award

Congratulations to WSG President Julien Camus, winner of one of the “Future 50 Awards” organized by Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC)! The "Future 50" is a list of 50 talented and enterprising professionals that represent the next generation of leaders within the global wine, spirit and sake industries.

LATEST NEWS | INTERVIEW
Géraldine Gossot from Université du Vin (Suze la Rousse, France)

Meet Géraldine Gossot, Director of l'Université du Vin in Suze la Rousse, new French Wine Scholar™ program provider in France!

L'Université du Vin is one of the oldest wine education centers in France. Created 41 years ago, thanks to the energy of local wine growers...

WSG SCHOLARSHIPS | for Master of Wine Candidates

Each year, the Wine Scholar Guild awards a full scholarship for each of the following programs to three students of the Institute of Masters of Wine: French Wine Scholar , Italian Wine Scholar and Spanish Wine Scholar study & certification programs.

These scholarships allow students preparing for the Master of Wine exam to further and strengthen their French, Italian or Spanish wine knowledge.

Applications are open until December 15