Testimonials from past Champagne Master-Level graduates
We thank the following students for their endorsements and testimonials:
Champagne Students Testimonials
Congratulations to Chrissa Chase, FWS for passing the Champagne Master-Level examination with honors! About Chrissa: Chrissa is Wine Director/Consultant/Educator for Traveling Somm. ''My love for wine began while I was…
Chrissa Chase, FWS
Wine Director/Consultant/Educator for Traveling Somm.
Thank you so much for creating exciting presentations and continued learning via webinars with stellar wine professionals.
Chrissa Chase, FWS
Wine Director/Consultant/Educator for Traveling Somm.
FWS, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Karen Crippen for having passed the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors! About Karen: Karen is currently a sommelier for Coop Wine Spirits Beer. ''From the age of 19,…
Karen Crippen
Sommelier for Coop Wine Spirits Beer
The Wine Scholar Guild provides more in depth information with relevant industry information from top leaders in the regions being covered and the curriculum expands on the basic information that has been provided through other levels of education that I have taken.
Karen Crippen
Sommelier for Coop Wine Spirits Beer
WSET Level 3, International Sommelier Guild ISG
Congratulations to Michelle Defeo, President at Laurent-Perrier US, for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors! You enrolled all your staff in the program. What was your objective and were…
Michelle Defeo
President at Laurent-Perrier US
Everyone in our company took this course, and even though some of us have decades of experience in the Champagne business, everyone still learned tremendous amount.
Michelle Defeo
President at Laurent-Perrier US
WSET Level 2
Congratulations Mike Dutch, FWS for passing the Champagne Master-Level Exam with highest honors! About Mike: Mike is Senior Consulting Software Engineer. ''I consulted with many customers throughout Europe when I…
Mike Dutch, FWS
Wine Enthusiast
The WSG programs are a great complement to the WSET Diploma units
Mike Dutch, FWS
Wine Enthusiast
WSET Level 3, FWS, Bordeaux ML, Sud de France ML, Certified sommelier (CMS), Certified Specialist of Wine CSW
Congratulations Andrew Paulsen for passing the Champagne Master-Level Exam with Highest Honors! About Andrew: ''From an early age I was a student of history with a memory like an elephant…
Andrew Paulsen
Sommelier Coordinator at Coop Wine Spirits Beer at the Crowfoot Tasting Centre location in Calgary
The Champagne ML program has provided me with a lot of fact and detail that I will be able to pass on in tasting and training seminars that I conduct
Andrew Paulsen
Sommelier Coordinator at Coop Wine Spirits Beer at the Crowfoot Tasting Centre location in Calgary
WSET Level 3, International Sommelier Guild ISG
Congratulations to Courtney Olson for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors. About Courtney: Courtney is sommelier in a restaurant in San Francisco. ‘’There has never been a more exciting…
Courtney Olson
Sommelier in a restaurant in San Francisco
The Champagne ML program was outstanding! The professionals that you have teaching are the leaders in their fields.
Courtney Olson
Sommelier in a restaurant in San Francisco
WSET Diploma, Certified Sommelier (CMS)
Congratulations to Lynn Larson-Greene for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors. About Lynn: ‘’As a wine enthusiast, I love how wine intersects with so many areas - world…
Lynn Larson-Greene
Wine Enthusiast
I always enjoyed champagne before this course, but the greater in-depth understanding I’ve gained has given me a new appreciation for both what is in the bottle and the region is comes from.
Chapeau to Stefanie Köhler for having successfully passed the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! Congratulations! About Stefanie: ''I’ve always had a thing for tasting. As a child I…
Stefanie Köhler
Wine Educator
The detailed insight – especially from experienced professionals who know this region as extensively as Essi Avellan, Peter Liem and Steve Charters – have helped a lot to see a different perspective and to form my own opinion on a wide range of subjects.
Stefanie Köhler
Wine Educator
WSET Level 3
Congrats to Andrew MacLeod for passing the Champagne Master-Level with the highest honors! About Andrew: ''I’m one of those sommeliers that have taken flight from the frenetic pace of restaurant…
Andrew MacLeod
Wine professional in retail
I found the Champagne ML program was perfect for the person looking for a more in-depth look at a region. The content is concise and the choice of presenters really makes the difference.
Andrew MacLeod
Wine professional in retail
WSET Level 3, International sommelier guild ISG
Hats off to Tina Isbell for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! About Tina: ''After a hectic career in the ever-changing world of digital advertising, I turned…
Tina Isbell
Wine professional organizing wine tours through my company, Vino Hound
The Champagne ML course, specifically, revealed the complexity of both the region and sparkling production, which I can’t wait to share with students – the bubbles taste even better when you understand what went into that glass!
Tina Isbell
Wine professional organizing wine tours through my company, Vino Hound
FWS, WSET level 3, Rhone ML, Bordeaux ML
Congratulations to Clara de Nijs from Netherlands for passing successfully the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors! About Clara: ''I had my first glass of champagne when I was fifteen years…
Clara de Nijs
Wine importer in Netherlands.
When I came across the WSG Champagne Master Level course, I found what I’d been looking for! This program has taught me more than I could think of beforehand: it truly covers every aspect having to do with champagne.
Clara de Nijs
Wine importer in Netherlands.
WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Mark Osburn for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! About Mark: ''I sometimes wonder if I enjoy the aspect of studying wine over drinking a…
Mark Osburn
Sommelier
I very much approve the depth of material the Champagne Master Level course went into. Every class offered by the Wine Scholar Guild will be a necessity when I start actively pursuing tougher accreditations down the road.
Mark Osburn
Sommelier
Cerified sommelier (CMS)
Congratulations to Sebastien Lafortune from Alberta, Canada for successfully passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! About Sebastien: ''I started in the restaurant business when I was 15…
Sebastien Lafortune
with my greater understanding of the region as a whole and how each house is quite different from the others, this will be an asset when buying new champagnes for our stores.
Sebastien Lafortune
Congratulations to Andrew Belcher for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! About Andrew: ''I am a wine enthusiast. My first real introduction to wines was years ago…
Andrew Belcher
Wine Enthusiast
Having visited the areas that I have studied or am studying does allow for a better context of the areas. The historical references are also very useful in putting everything in perspective.
Andrew Belcher
Wine Enthusiast
Congratulations to Kathryn Latour for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors! About Kathryn: ''I am a wine aficionado and student of wine. I teach Wine Marketing (and soon Luxury…
Kathryn Latour
Wine Marketing professional
The webinar presentations were fabulous, very insightful, from experts in the region
Kathryn Latour
Wine Marketing professional
Certified Sommelier (CMS), Diploma from the International Sommelier Guild
Congratulations to Christine Campbell for passing the Champagne Master Level exam with highest honors ! About Christine: “I am a wine enthusiast, a wine writer and instructor. Five years ago, I…
Christine Campbell
Wine enthusiast, wine writer and instructor
I am incredibly confident that my Master Level Champagne certification will assist me in my future studies both professionally and personally.
Christine Campbell
Wine enthusiast, wine writer and instructor
WSETLevel 3, FWS
Congratulations to Lim Yee Chuin, for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with highest honors ! About Lim Yee Chuin: "I am a wine enthusiast, who is especially in love with champagnes.…
Lim Yee Chuin
Wine Enthusiast
I am glad that I made the decision to take the Champagne ML exam, which is a step forward in achieving my dream in being a champagne specialist one day!