FWS

Anton Vamplew, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I am a very visual learner, so for me these resources made it an enjoyable learning experience... having joined the WSG too, it is clear there is a wealth of information available online, including great seminars.
  • Freelance Graphic Artist
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Anton Vamplew, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar program with highest honors! About Anton: In what seems like a previous existence, I made a living as an amateur astronomer (I am coming to the wine), which came from when, as a young lad, I used to gaze out at the starry...

Mari Osada, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • FWS’s approach to wine from a historical and geographical perspective is intriguing and led me to a deeper understanding of French wines.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Mari Osada, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Mari: My wine journey started 4 years ago. I wished I knew how to choose a bottle of wine at the liquor store or what’s written on the wine list at the restaurants. Back then, at various wine...

Gill Sykes, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program will enable me to run more French wine focused events. But most importantly for me it will enable me to run FWS courses at Wine House.
  • Manager, Wine House, Melbourne, Australia
  • WSET Diploma
Congratulations to Gill Sykes, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Gill: I am the General Manager, Chief Wine buyer and founder of our highly successful wine events and education centre under the Wine House brand. I sell premium wine in a dedicated shop in...

Adrian Howick, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I believe the French Wine Scholar has given me an invaluable in-depth understanding of French wines, which, in turn, has given me much greater confidence in selecting these wines...
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Adrian Howick, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Adrian: My passion for wine was fostered from a young age in Australia, when my father (a restaurant maître d’) subscribed me to a local wine magazine in my teens – one I still subscribe to...

Megan Farrell, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • ...as I take my second trip to Bordeaux... I’m looking forward to approaching the wines there with a newfound appreciation and understanding gained from this great program!
  • Senior Consultant/Project Director, Nordic Consulting
  • WSET Level 1, WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Megan Farrell, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Megan: While I’m not a wine professional, wine fits in with the two things I love most outside of my day job as an IT Project Director: Travel, and Story-Telling. My love of wine has...

Andromachi Gogou, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • By following the FWS program I have achieved higher professional standards in terms of wine knowledge and evaluation. It also gave me an invaluable opportunity to expand my business network....
  • Founder / Managing Director, Stigma Wines
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Andromachi Gogou, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Andromachi: Wine is the metamorphosis of environment, land, vine, knowledge and care into a bottle which can stimulate the palate. Two years ago and after my move from Greece to Belgium, I...

Marcos Iglesias, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • Wine Scholar Guild programs and webinars have been an excellent resource for my studies and appreciation of the wines of France, Italy and Spain.Wine Scholar Guild programs and webinars have been an excellent resource for my studies and appreciation of the wines of France, Italy and Spain.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Marcos Iglesias, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Marcos: I am an enthusiast who enjoys learning about the wines of Spain and France, although I also very much enjoy select South African and Australian wines. I love to read about history...

Kimberly Holland, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I highly recommend enrolling if you want a thorough understanding of the wine regions and the wines of France.
  • High School Principal
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3, CSW
Congratulations to Kimberly Holland, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Kimberly: I began studying wine seriously five years ago as a hobby. I took a class called, “Systematic Wine Appreciation of the Global Classics,” with Jörn Kleinhans of the Sommelier...

Paul Van Calster, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I have been a wine-enthusiast since the beginning of the 1980’s.
  • Owner, Wijnpassie Dentelles de Montmirail vof
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Paul Van Calster, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Paul: Born 31/12/1954. My professional career : 43 years in KBC (retail bank), from junior clerk till office-director with 12 employees. Then started my own small wine-company with direct...

Jennifer Rossi, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program has opened my eyes to the diversity of wines that France has to offer.
  • Manager (Management Consultancy), Sendero
  • WSET Level 1, WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Jennifer Rossi, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Jennifer: The so-called “wine bug” bit me a year after college when my then-boyfriend, now-husband and I traveled to Lake Tahoe in early June. Snowfall — as he describes it, a blizzard —...

Ulf Sundelin, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS education was exactly what I was looking for. Large in scope and thorough in its material.
  • Founder and Owner, Nåjd Wines
  • Certified Sommelier
Congratulations to Ulf Sundelin, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Ulf: My background is in the IT-business where I have cofounded and been a part of the executive board of a NASDAQ-listed consultancy company for seventeen years. As we now have sold the...

Kévin Faure-Lagorce, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I now feel very confident about talking and explaining to others why wine is one of France’s most beautiful treasures.
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Kévin Faure-Lagorce, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Kévin: Hello, my name is Kevin, I am 28 years old, born and still living in France. More precisely, in Charente, the French region where the “Cognac” is indigenous. The art of making...

Emma Foster, IWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The Italian Wine Scholar course provides so much more detail and depth of information than my previous wine studies.
  • WSET Level2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Emma Foster, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Emma: I fell into studying wine almost by accident – although I have always enjoyed a glass of wine with dinner, it was just out of curiosity and at the recommendation of a friend that I took...

Tomás Castro, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program is a detailed look at France that perfectly complements my higher studies in wine.
  • Financial Analyst, Santander Bank
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Tomás Castro, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Tomás: I have been a wine enthusiast for about 3 years. I had never been interested in this magnificent world until I tasted fines wines. It was then that my interest in knowing about regions...

Tim Killeen, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The course really opened my eyes to AOCs and styles of French wine .. and created a passion to learn and drink more.
  • Senior Vice President, Definers Public Affairs
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Tim Killeen, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Tim: After college, my appreciation for wine grew slowly but it really became a true passion after my wife and I spent a week in Mendoza, Argentina. We were there as harvest was wrapping up and...

Cecilia Torres, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • FWS was my first international certificate, which inspired me to take formal French language classes.
  • Self Employed, Consultant / Advisor
Congratulations to Cecilia Torres, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Cecilia: A graduate in Agricultural Sciences and Winemaking, I spent 36 years of my career working as a winemaker at Santa Rita winery (Chile) and as a wine consultant for medium size wine...

Crystal Us, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS Program was an important step in obtaining the knowledge, as well as credibility, in order to achieve my goal.
  • Food Server, 26 Beach Restaurant, Los Angeles
  • WSET 2, WSET 3, Introductory Sommelier Course
Congratulations to Crystal Us, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Crystal: I am currently a Food Server at a family owned restaurant in Venice, CA. My passion for wine began at an early age...really early. I think I was around ten years old when I had my first...

Bryn Mohr, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program was very challenging, but so rewarding.
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Bryn Mohr, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Bryn: In 2016, I gave up my restaurant marketing business to move to Sweden for my husband’s work. Without full time work for the first time in my adult life, I had an opportunity to study...

Vanessa Simpson, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The title of French Wine Scholar is a great stepping stone for my career.
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Vanessa Simpson, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Vanessa: I became a wine enthusiast many years ago while travelling around several wine regions across Australia. It didn’t take long before friends were handing me the restaurant menu,...

Flora Leung, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • It has aroused my interest in the histories, cultures and foods of wine producing regions
  • Part-time Wine Educator, Asia Wine Service and Eduation Centre (Hong Kong)
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3, WSET Diploma
Congratulations to Flora Leung, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Flora: Being a full-time lawyer, I have developed a curiosity for wines and thirst for wine knowledge to enrich my life. I enjoy visiting wineries, speaking to winemakers and learning from...