Top Exam Scorers

Samson Wong, FWS

FWS
  • I enroll in FWS program because I wish to have more comprehensive, in-depth learning about the history, culture, styles of the wines, not just the tasting skills.
  • Wine Professional established his own company in Hong Kong
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Samson Wong, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with AWSEC in Hong Kong ! About Samson: "I have been working in the wine industry for over 9 years mainly in Hong Kong. I established my own company in 2014 in Hong Kong before my world trip. During...

Sabina Ping Yang, FWS

FWS
  • I do think FWS and WSET make very good complementing partners.[...] FWS is like arts, it gives more readable details and fantastic stories.
  • Wine Educator in China
  • WSET Diploma
Congratulations to Sabina ping YANG, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Tasting Annex in Shenzhen, China! About Sabina: "I have been working in wine industry for 8 years, and yes, I’m a wine professional. And absolutely, I’m a wine enthusiast. I would not be able...

Erik Eklund, FWS

FWS
  • My appreciation for French wines continues to increase in parallel with my knowledge and understanding.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • Certified Sommelier (CMS), WSET Level 3.
Congratulations to Erik Eklund, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Neptune School of Wine! About Erik: “Although my current day job is in engineering, I continue to be drawn further and further into the wine field because of how it combines numerous different...

Evan Wiens, FWS

FWS
  • The fact that such great resources [,,,] were available and that the exam could be scheduled at my convenience were really fantastic attributes of the program.
  • Wine Enthusiast
Congratulations to Evan Wiens, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors ! About Evan: "I am a passionate wine enthusiast. I think there is very little in the world that delivers such complete pleasure and joy as a great wine. For me, however, wine is more than a drink, it...

Christine Campbell

Champagne
  • I am incredibly confident that my Master Level Champagne certification will assist me in my future studies both professionally and personally.
  • Wine enthusiast, wine writer and instructor
  • WSETLevel 3, FWS
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 started taking wine courses and became entirely hooked. I write on my personal blog,...

Bruce Smoller, FWS

FWS
  • Clearly, the FWS curriculum provided a much more intense knowledge of French wines than did the WSET3 level program and I feel as though I am starting to develop a foundation for knowing something about French wines.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Bruce Smoller, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar with highest honors! About Bruce: “I am simply a wine enthusiast. Since my days of living in CA, not too far from Napa Valley, I have aspired to know more about wine. My wife and I have casually toured wine regions around...

Ceri Barlow

Rhone
  • I am currently enrolled in the Provence ML and would very much like to do them all honestly. A very good in-depth exploration of the history and the geography of the regions.
  • Sales professional in the wine industry
  • WSET Level 3, FWS
Congratulations to Ceri Barlow for passing the Rhône Master-Level with highest honors! About Ceri: "I am both a wine enthusiast and a professional. I am currently in sales but I have worked in all aspects of the business from my first wine job at Stonyridge Vineyards on Waiheke Island in NZ when I...

John Parisi, FWS

Celine Camus FWS
  • The specific detail of the FWS content gives a great base for the knowledge needed for the French unit of the WSET diploma
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to John Parisi, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with honors with the Sydney Wine Academy! About John: ''I have been a wine enthusiast for some 30 years, having tasted and collected wine from all over the world. After retiring from my business (retail / wholesale fresh...

Kathryn Latour

Celine Camus Champagne
  • The webinar presentations were fabulous, very insightful, from experts in the region
  • Wine Marketing professional
  • Certified Sommelier (CMS), Diploma from the International Sommelier Guild
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 Marketing) so the Champagne region is particularly of interest to me professionally, and personally, one...

Andrew Belcher

Celine Camus Champagne
  • 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.
  • Wine Enthusiast
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 at University through the wines of Chablis and Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie. Today I enjoy the tasting...

Hillary Cole, FWS

Celine Camus FWS
  • I really felt that Burgundy gave me the biggest fits when preparing for FWS, so I have decided to enroll in the Burgundy Master program
  • GM/Sommelier
  • Introductory Sommelier Certificate (CMS)
Congratulations to Hillary Cole, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with honors with the Napa Valley Wine Academy! About Hillary: ''I’m a wine enthusiast-turned-professional. I spent my 20s in military intelligence in the DC area and early 30s in logistics management. I started visiting...

John Lis, FWS

Celine Camus FWS
  • The FWS has delivered an in depth look at French wines and has expanded upon the foundation of my knowledge attained in other programs
  • Wine enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to John Lis, FWS for passing successfully the French Wine Scholar exam with the highest honors, with Vendange Institute in Canada! About John: ''I am a wine enthusiast and lifelong student of all things wine. I enjoy learning about the complete process from grape to glass. I am...

Flemmich Webb, FWS

Celine Camus FWS
  • FWS has given me a really in-depth knowledge of French wine, which is invaluable for my wine tutoring.
  • Wine tutor for Sussex Wine School
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Flemmich Webb, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with the honors, with the Sussex Wine School in UK! About Flemmich: ''It all began with a Christmas present: a voucher for an Introduction to Wine course at Sussex Wine School in the UK. Under the expert tutelage of...

Brendan Feeney

Celine Camus Provence
  • The Provence Master Level Program, with its comprehensive content and opportunity to learn from such an expert as Elizabeth Gabay, has allowed me to develop a sound understanding and acute appreciation of the complexity of all that is Provencal.
  • Wine enthusiast
  • WSET certification
Congratulations to Brendan Feeney for passing the Provence Master-Level exam with highest honors! About Brendan: ''My interest in French food and wine was initiated by the exploits of the infamous Keith Floyd. Opportunities to enjoy at first hand the very distinct and much varied regional fare and...

Carrie Britton, FWS

Celine Camus FWS
  • The online course was incredible, and I learned so much more than I anticipated! I had great instructors at The Napa Valley Wine Academy that helped bring it all together in an insightful and entertaining way.
  • Wine Professional owns a restaurant/wine bar in Lubbock, Texas
  • Certified Sommelier (CMS)
Congrats to Carrie Britton, FWS for successfully passing the French Wine Scholar exam with the highest honors with the Napa Valley Wine Academy! ABOUT CARRIE: ''As the mother of six and the grandmother of eight, I have really done my career backwards. Although, I have liked wine for a long time, I...

Gonzalo Adolfo Ríos, FWS

Celine Camus FWS
  • The French Wine Scholar program can only strengthen my standing as a French wine enthusiast and aspiring sommelier particularly when my travels take me back to France.
  • Server in a restaurant
Congratulations to Gonzalo Adolfo Ríos, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with the highest honors with the San Francisco Wine School! ABOUT GONZALO: ''I love French culture in general and French wine in particular. Every day after a French Wine Scholar class, I would go to Kermit Lynch...

Richard Milot, FWS

Julien Camus FWS
  • I much appreciated the FWS for its framework, its access to a rich web-based material and its commendable efforts in maintaining an up to date package using authoritative sources.
  • Wine Professional in Vins Sélect Privée, Montreal based wine import agency.
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Richard Milot, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors (and a perfect 100% score!) at Vendange Institute in Ottawa, Canada! About Richard Milot, FWS: The spark came as a young boy at my grand-mother’s table where wine was served not poured. Sunday meals...

Nathalie Walterscheid

Celine Camus Rhone
  • I followed the ML Rhône as Inter-Rhône is planning to open a big wine center in Avignon with a wine school, so I would like to join this project at the beginning April 2017.
  • Wine Professional
  • WSET Diploma, ML Languedoc-Roussillon
Congratulations to Nathalie Walterscheid for passing the Rhône Master-Level exam with the highest honors! About Nathalie: ''I started to follow wine studies in Holland in 1998 when I stopped working as a trader. As I love food and that the Dutch people started to be intereted in wine i decided to...

José Arimatéa Calsaverini, FWS

Celine Camus FWS
  • The FWS course offers a real in depth approach of the French wines, with very accurate and useful materials both in paper and online, which allows to go further in the matter. Moreover, we had classes with a really knowledgeable and competent teacher
  • Wine Enthusiast
Congratulations to José Arimatéa Calsaverini, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with honors with The Wine School in São Paulo! About José: 'I’m an amateur, passionate for wine since the 1980’s. It‘s a passion that just grew along the years, and I have spent a great extent of my free...

Qian Yun Li, FWS

Celine Camus FWS
  • I aspire to become wine expert and specialist for French, Italian, and Spanish wines.The FWS program is very helpful, and I enjoyed studying it.
  • Operator in importation of wines, and procurement in Shenzhen China.
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Qian Yun Li, FWS student of Tasting Annex in Shenzhen China for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with honors! About Qian Yun Li, FWS: ''I have many years of experienced as operator in importation of wines, and procurement. Specialized in offering consultancy services to wine...