Top Exam Scorers

Brandon Boudreau, Bordeaux ML

Nathalie Sibille Bordeaux
  • Having a program so rich with information coupled with leading renowned experts is a beautiful equation for enriching students like myself.
  • Sommelier at Georgian Room in Sea Island, GA
  • Certified Sommelier (CMS), Certified Specialist of Wine CSW, FWS
Congratulations to Brandon Boudreau for passing the Bordeaux Master Level exam with highest honors!About Brandon:I would say I'm an aspiring wine professional who is enthusiastic about every second of the process. I am very lucky to have found my passion at a young age, as I find fine wine to be...

Kevin Shaffer, Bordeaux ML

Nathalie Sibille Bordeaux
  • For anyone aspiring to reach the pinnacle of the industry, such as Master of Wine, the ML programs are a great way to prepare.
  • Key Accounts Manager at Vintage Imports (Bristol, PA)
  • FWS, IWS, ML Champagne, ML Bourgogne
Congratulations to Kevin Shaffer for passing the Bordeaux Master Level exam with highest honors! About Kevin:My interest in wine started while I was living at home after graduating from college. My father had a wine cellar that contained mostly classified Bordeaux wines from the 1960s and 1970s....

Jessica Hammer, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • With FWS, I’ll be using all that I’ve learned every day as a food and wine tour guide in Toulouse.
  • Founder of Taste of Toulouse
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Jessica Hammer, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Bordeaux Wine Campus. About Jessica: My passion for wine, and in particular French wine, was born during a French wine and cheese pairing workshop on a trip to Paris in 2015. The passion, the...

Desirée Rocha, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • Besides helping me select good French wines to share with friends and family, FWS brought me important technical knowledge that will make a big difference in case I decide to enter the wine industry in the future.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Desirée Rocha, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with The Wine School in Brazil!About Desirée: I am a wine enthusiast and I love wines because besides been a delicious drink, it helps us to relax, make friends and is usually related to lovely...

Sharad Desai, Rhône ML

Nathalie Sibille Rhone
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The Master Level programs are incredibly detailed and well constructed and allow me to enhance my practical tasting experience with in-depth theoretical knowledge.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Sharad Desai, for passing the Rhone Master Level exam with highest honors!About Sharad: I’m an enthusiast who discovered wine via Champagne about 20 years ago. I love cooler climate wines with relatively lower alcohol levels and have a passion for the wines of Burgundy, the...

Patric Andersson, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • Whichever route I choose, my FWS training will be a very good base as it is so deep and thorough at all levels.
  • CEO at Vinoteket Lothar
  • WSET Level 3, Certified Sommelier of CMS
Congratulations to Patric Andersson, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with the Scandinavian Wine Academy!About Patric: I have worked as a sommelier at several different restaurants in recent years with responsibility for wine lists and wine purchases. Today, along with...

Clyde Woode, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • My FWS will be immensely helpful in furthering my wine consulting business, which I plan to relocate to the Pacific Northwest in the near future.
  • Store Manager at Natural Grocer’s, Principal for Elite Wine Consultants
  • Society of Wine Educators (CSW)
Congratulations to Clyde Woode, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors!About Clyde:I have been a wine enthusiast since 1978 when I was a student in San Francisco. It started with an article on the top wineries in California written in Parade Magazine. Fascinated by the...

Joel Dicharry, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • Performing well in the FWS program has added a tangible level of confidence to my understanding of France, as well as giving me a host of resources to call upon as a member of the WSG through podcasts, webinars, pronunciation guides and reference materials.
  • Director of Fine Wine at Heritage Collection/Trinchero Family Estates
  • Society of Wine Educators (CWE, CSW), WSET-Level 3
Congratulations to Joel Dicharry, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Joel: I have been lucky enough to be a professional in the wine business for the last 23 years, working in a variety of positions from restaurant operations to wholesale trade. Currently I...

Rebecca Thompson, IWS

Nathalie Sibille IWS
  • I love Italy! The class has been great to help me plan my travels when visiting different wine regions.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • Certified Specialist in Wine CSW, FWS, Rhone ML, WSET level 2
Congratulations to Rebecca Thompson, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors!About Rebecca:I am a wine enthusiast – I’ve been studying wine for several years as a hobby. Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)French Wine Scholar (FWS)Italian Wine ProfessionalRhone Master...

Kelly Palmer, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • FWS is a beautifully constructed program. I was lucky to be able to enroll in the instructor led classroom program which at least for me is so much more beneficial than independent study
  • Bartender at Gibsons Restaurant Group
  • Introductory Sommelier Certificate (CMS)
Congratulations to Kelly Palmer, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with the American Wine School with highest honors!About Kelly: I am definitely both an enthusiast and a professional. I have been working in restaurants most of my life, but it wasn’t until I entered the world of “fine...

Ettore Donadeo, Bourgogne ML

Nathalie Sibille Bourgogne
  • With this program I finally feel I have a good understanding of Bourgogne, its history, geography, the stylistic differences between the villages.
  • Wine teacher at Caplan Wine Academy
  • WSET Diploma, Japan Sommelier Association Wine Expert certification
Congratulations to Ettore Donadeo, Bourgogne ML, for passing the Bourgogne ML exam with highest honors!About Ettore: I work in a wine school in Tokyo, a long way from Italy. I came here through a long and winding road, but I’ll try to be brief!I first came to Japan in 2008 after having graduated...

Andrew Belcher, IWS

Nathalie Sibille IWS
  • Like many of the other Wine Scholar Guild courses I have obtained a more comprehensive understanding of the history of the regions.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Diploma, FWS, Champagne ML, Bordeaux ML
Congratulations to Andrew Belcher, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors!About Andrew: I am a wine enthusiast. I love the back stories to the wines irrespective of whether they are classed as “New“ or “Old” World. Living close to London affords the me a number of...

Alberto Martinez- Interiano, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
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I found the program very comprehensive and rigorous, yet very well designed and approachable for people in the wine industry as well as serious aficionados.
  • Blogger at Vino Interiano
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Alberto Martinez-Interiano, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle College! About Alberto: I’m a serious wine enthusiast currently in the process of exploring opportunities to enter the wine industry. My...

Aaron Chuang, IWS

Nathalie Sibille IWS
  • Having completed IWS I am now more confident in teaching and writing wine articles on Italian wines
  • Chief Editor at Taiwan Wine Forum
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Aaron Chuang, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honorsAbout Aaron:I am a wine educator and wine event organizer in Taiwan and have worked with many famous winery owners and wine makers when they visited Taiwan. I am also the Rioja ambassador and wine...

Matthew Trowbridge, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • The French Wine Scholar program has not only deepened my knowledge of wine, but it has also steered my career path towards new and exciting opportunities.
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Matthew Trowbridge, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with the American Wine School in Chicago!About Matthew: I am passionate about wine and consider myself a wine enthusiast.My interest in wine started in my early twenties while working a summer...

Christopher Cassidy, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • I liked the course so much that I recently enrolled in the IWS Program and hope to do the SWS Program at some point as well.
  • Wine Enthusiast
Congratulations to Christopher Cassidy, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors!About Christopher: I live in Vermont but have family in California. After doing wine tastings in Monterey, Santa Barbara and Napa, I wanted to learn more about the industry and began taking...

Tristan Colenso, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • Having completed the French Wine Scholar (FWS), the depth in which this program goes into, really helped a lot when sitting the WSET exams particularly in the French Wine Sections.
  • Bartender & Wine Geek at The Golden Dawn Tavern of Power, Auckland, New Zealand
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Tristan Colenso, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with New Zealand School of Food and Wine! About Tristan:Yes, I am most definitely a Wine Enthusiast but isn’t anyone pursuing a career and or working in the wine industry a wine enthusiast? My...

Wanja Chomba, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • I immensely enjoyed the program's layout, intensity and focus. It was very thorough and I feel much more confident in my French wine knowledge.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3, Introductory Sommelier Certificate (CMS)
Congratulations to Wanja Chomba, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors!About Wanja:I am a wine enthusiast/hobbyist whose passion has only intensified with the FWS program. I immensely enjoyed the program's layout, intensity and focus. It was very thorough and I feel...

Janice Bergman Brown, FWS

Nathalie Sibille FWS
  • The FWS program offered added substantial depth and focus to my knowledge of the great wines of France.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 2
Comgratulations to Janice Bergman Brown, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors!About Janice: I am a bona fide wine enthusiast with a passion for languages, travel, wine, and learning. I have passed the WSET level 2 exam for wine and spirits. The FWS program offered...

Claes-Peter Stoldt, Bourgogne ML

Nathalie Sibille Bourgogne
  • The webinars with several world class Bourgogne authorities is a great source of inspiration & precious knowledge
  • Wine Enthusiast
Congratulations to Claes-Peter for passing the Bourgogne Master-Level exam with highest honors! About Claes-Peter:My passion for wine started traveling across Europe during holidays. Somehow all roads on the way to the final destination “happened” to pass through various wine districts. Since then...