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Learn from world-renowned wine professionals, experts and Masters of Wine with decades of industry experience and insight to share.
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Gain comprehensive knowledge of specific wine regions, mastering the intricacies of terroir, grape varieties and wine styles unique to each area.
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Specialize in the wines of France, Italy and Spain with three distinct levels of study.
France
Italy
Spain
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Why People Choose Wine Scholar Guild
Harry
"Pursuing the FWS program helped me develop French wine events for consumers, as well as seminars targeted to the trade, while also collaborating with Andrew Jefford as the VIWF’s keynote speaker when France was the festival theme in 2020."
Harry Hertscheg
Trish
"Having the chance to learn about the history, geology, geography, grapes, viticulture of a region in a self-study format was exactly what I was looking for. I think that after completing the FWS program I feel confident in my understanding of French Wines and talking about them with other wine enthusiasts. "
Trish Nunan
Nicolas
"The FWS is a good way to remain humble about one’s knowledge, though being a Frenchman, I learned some things too!"
Nicolas Fouilleroux
Julie
"FWS provides an excellent and thorough knowledge base about France, and I’ve already been able to field a number of more esoteric questions about lesser-known French wines."
Julie Seibert
Lucas
"The position of Assistant Head Sommelier is a new chapter every day: leading a team of sommeliers, bringing ideas, and keeping consistency in every single service. The French Wine Scholar course was really deep and included a lot of key knowledge. It is a very well-made online course, which fit my timing and shifts."
Lucas Reynaud-Paligot
