French Wine Scholar™ online | Independent Study Format

The package includes:

The FWS study manual, access to the FWS online course for one year and registration for the FWS online exam-sit. Does not include the one-year membership subscription.

Detail of the package:

French Wine Scholar study manual, 6th Edition

A 274-page, full-color study manual on the wines of France
The most current and comprehensive resource on the wines of France (6th edition released in Dec. 2016)
Manual doubles as a reference book for wine professionals

One-year access to the FWS online course (e-learning modules)

The Wine Scholar Guild offers an interactive professional development program that is put into a measurable, meaningful format designed for maximum retention of content and ease of use.

Note: Online study program is in English only. Examination is available in all languages above.

Students study all French wine regions online... at their own pace!
Study materials are available 24/7 and registration is for one full year
Interactive e-learning modules with loads of illustrations and full audio narration
Interactive review quizzes for self-evaluation
Instructor Q&A forum for assistance as well as Student Community forums
Downloadable maps

Registration for the FWS online exam-sit

The exam is composed of 100 multiple-choice questions and must be completed in 60 minutes.
The French Wine Scholar credential will be conferred to those individuals who sit the exam and achieve a score of 75 or higher.
Online exam candidates must have a computer (tablet not compatible), a good internet connection, a webcam and a microphone with speakers for proctoring purposes.
Candidate has one year from registration date to take the exam. When ready, the candidate may contact 1 month in advance, WSG office manager Celine Camus at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule the exam.
Important notice: Candidates cancelling less than 10 business days prior to their scheduled exam date or not showing up the day of will incur a $99 re-scheduling fee.

List of the comments:

5 1 5 Hanhong Im
As I mentioned it, this program is very helpful and useful for people to study French wines. I will recommend it to other people.

5 1 5 Peter Essex
My knowledge of French wine, the geography, topology and history of the country has increased ten fold since I undertook French Wine Scholar. The level of detail in quite an easy to understand format is incredible. This course is a must for anybody interested or passionate about French wine and is incredibly enjoyable to boot.

5 1 5 Peter Essex
My knowledge of French wine, the geography, topology and history of the country has increased ten fold since I undertook French Wine Scholar. The level of detail in quite an easy to understand format is incredible. This course is a must for anybody interested or passionate about French wine and is incredibly enjoyable to boot.

5 1 4 Lara
The FWS course is insightful and beneficial with a logical structure as well as interesting anecdotes. As a wine educator, it helps me to broaden and consolidate my knowledge and understanding of French wine and regions. Looking forward to diving into the IWS and SWS courses in the future!

5 1 5 Pablo Dotta
It was an excellent program. A lot (I mean, a lot) of information, but really easy to approach. Now I feel stronger as a Sommelier.

5 1 5 Samuel Hilder
All in all I loved the course and look forward to the Spanish wine scholar.

5 1 5 Daniel Rogenski
The FWS program is structured in a way that will help you retain a lot of information for a very long time. It's in depth material is direct, easy to understand and absorb. I highly recommend the program to anyone wanting and develop their knowledge of french wine out of both personal or professional interest.

5 1 4 Jose Luis Alvarez
It is a very interesting program for the people who want to know more in details a complicated wine country as France. I'm very satisfied and I will try to do the other countries wine scholar.

5 1 5 Lisa Lehar
Any wine student or serious enthusiast needs to understand France. This program wraps up all of the French wine regions with a bow. The content is comprehensive and the text a great resource. Historic and geological information aids in comprehension and lends a flavor to the learning.

5 1 5 Johnny Lam
“The Foundation” illustrates basic knowledge of a wine lover should know such as viticulture & wine-making process. Information on when to drink and food traditions on each specific areas are also useful.

5 1 5 Nathan Reeves
Fabulous course, rather comprehensive in scope to provide an overview of all regions (beyond typical Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Champagne

5 1 4 Catherine Barber
The French Wine Scholar program provides a comprehensive survey of France's diverse wine regions. The combination of in-class instruction, online materials, and outstanding wines reinforced key material from the text. This class is a must for anyone who is serious about deepening their knowledge of French wine.

5 1 5 Andrew Knowles
The FWS was a fantastic course filled with great content. It really gave me a much deeper understanding of the regions and wines of France in a way I can use in my job every day.

5 1 4 Aron Veen
I would highly recommend the Wine Scholar Guild courses to anyone who drinks wine, works with wine, or travels to wine regions. The self study format is comprehensive with its detailed textbook, flashcards, practice exams and extra material. Questions are thouroughly answered within a day by the knowledgeable staff. Great addition to any wine education.

5 1 5 Martin Kucerak
This was a very in deepth course covering all the regions os France. Very informative for those who did winset3.

5 1 5 Kevin Welch
As an avid student of French wine, I entered the course feeling very comfortable about my knowledge of France. After going through this course, I found that my knowledge of French wine had expanded significantly. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and have recommended it to others. The manual and my notes will serve as references in the future. I'm very pleased I enrolled and look forward to taking other Wine Scholar Guild courses.

5 1 4 Bethany Greish
Excellent class for a broad understanding of French wines and growing regions. Very informative and in depth. Engaging and well organized material in manual. Fuels your curiosity and passion to learn more and focus on specific regions to further your French wine knowledge!

5 1 5 Carlos Mazon
Excellent course. The online material is fantastic, the study book is very well structured, the flashcards really useful, the exercises and all the support material and I do recommend this course for those who want to know better the French wine. It's a clear and direct professional view of the French Wine and has a lot of useful information to get a deeper, full understanding and apreciation of it.

5 1 5 John Person
Excellent course

5 1 4 Catherine Gregg
Wonderful potential for learning French Wine regions! Be prepared to study deeply!

5 1 5 Michael Borck
This is an excellent program for anyone that wants to dive more deeply into the wines of France. It’s a big subject. The class will act as an encouragement to learn more.

5 1 4 Bruno Ferrari
A well-rounded program, with very good information provided for each of the 14 wine-producing regions in France. The syllabus builds upon the more general material covered by other exceptional wine education providers, such as the WSET (Level 3 course). Finally, I believe classics matter, and if you would like to celebrate the wisdom of the precursors of classical wine, then the FWS certification is the go-to source for French wine education. À votre santé !

5 1 5 Jonelle Gingrich
The FWS course at Auberge du Vin is top notch. Recommend the course text book receive some TLC.

5 1 5 Moonsong Bang
Very satisfied. Thank you.

5 1 4 Neil Teague
The study materials, both printed manuals and online, are excellent resources for learning and studying the complexity of French wine appellations, and serve as valuable reference material on this topic.

5 1 5 Tadeu Rodrigues Barbosa
One can think that following a distance learning course on wine would be a big challenge! I don't think so, at least for this particular case - the French Wine Scholar certification course. And I took the Independent Study Format, that in fact wasn't that independent because the online resources are so amazing that I felt throughout the course as if I were closely accompanied by the people from the Wine Scholar Guild whenever I was logged. And I'm sure I was! Needed I anything, they were there to help. Studying on the book was also quite pleasurable and informative thanks to the layout, beautiful pictures and the content itself. All that I needed to delve deeply into the French Wine Industry.

5 1 4 Regan Murphy
Good program, wish I had more time to devote to learning about wine.

5 1 5 Dori Baker
The French Wine Scholar program is an incredibly in-depth, comprehensive course! For anyone who is interested in developing their knowledge of French wine, this course is a must!

5 1 5 Valeria Fontenelle
I found a great program very complete, exam was hard but in overall i had an amazing learning experience, will definitely do the SWS and IWS.

5 1 5 Supakorn Siddhichai
An excellent way to immerse yourself into the world of French wines.

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