Deborah Petrock Kirch, CSW, FWS

  • The FWS Online Course is so well done. It enabled me to study during every minute of free time that I had
  • Wine Specialist at Petrock's Liquors in New Jersey
  • CSW, FWS
Deborah Petrock Kirch, CSW, FWS

Congratulations to Deborah Petrock Kirch, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors!


"I received my envelope last evening and upon opening I was filled with Joy!  Highest Honors...

The FWS Online Course is so well done.  It enabled me to study during every minute of free time that I had.  Book learning is all fine and good.  But the live and then recorded webinars plus the online study program is stellar.  I was able to review by listening on the go!

Hats off to Lisa and Sharon for their highly skilled professionalism mixed with genuine sincerity. I was very sad the day of our last live webinar.

I look forward to completing my Rhône Master-Level program and going to France in June for the Rhône Study Trip.

This has been a life long dream to understand French Wine. I have studied other programs but this finally cemented the knowledge into my being. My family is in the retail wine business and on Saturday a customer came in with little time to spare and needed 4 bottles of quality Wine.  Price was no issue.  With confidence I selected 4 bottles and gave the customer enough background knowledge to be the star of their dinner party! She was so grateful and I was so happy to be able to provide that level of customer service.

Thank you again for offering such great wine education programs.

With Warm Regards,

Debbie"

Julien Camus

Founder & President @ Wine Scholar Guild

Julien worked as Trade Attaché for wines and spirits at the French Embassy in Washington DC (2004-2006). In this role, he recognized the need for French wine education as a means to spur consumer demand and interest in his country’s wines.

To that end, he founded the Wine Scholar Guild in August of 2005,an organization dedicated to the promotion of French wine and culture through education. Julien invited national importers of French wine to join the organization as Industry Members and 25 key French wine importers did so immediately.

After leaving the embassy, he has devoted his energies to developing the Wine Scholar Guild and its network of program providers around the globe. Julien holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration with a major in International Marketing from the Strasbourg Management School.

In 2019, Julien was one of the "Future 50" award winners, an award created by WSET and IWSC to acknowledge professionals under 40 who have made a significant contribution to the industry.

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