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:
- French Wine Scholar™
- Italian Wine Scholar™
- Alsace Master-Level
- Bordeaux Master-Level
- Bourgogne Master-Level
- Champagne Master-Level
- Rhône Master-Level
- Provence Master-Level
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