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Wine Scholar Guild Top Exam Scorers for 2018
Pierre Freyermuth
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The Wine Scholar Guild is excited to announce the list of the 2018 top exam scorers for each category...
Top scorers for Wine Scholar® programs:
- French Wine Scholar®: Jessica Hammer, FWS - 100 pts (Toulouse, France) / Massimiliano Guerra, FWS, IWS - 100 pts (Oslo, Norway)
- Italian Wine Scholar®: Massimiliano Guerra, FWS, IWS - 100 pts (Oslo, Norway)
Top scorers for Master-Level programs:
- Bordeaux Master-Level: David L. Albright - 96 pts (New Canaan CT, USA)
- Bourgogne Master-Level: Jake Skakun - 97 pts (Toronto, Canada)
- Champagne Master-Level: Albert Sheen, FWS - 94 pts (Los Angeles CA, USA)
- Rhône Master-Level: Bruce Smoller, FWS, IWS - 98 pts (Rochester NY, USA)
- Provence Master-Level: Tanya Morning Star Darling, FWS, IWS, French Wine Scholar Instructor of the Year 2018 - 97 pts (Seattle WA, USA)
- Alsace Master-Level: Jeannie Boutelle - 93 pts (Chicago IL, USA)
Bravo!
Learn more about our recent high scorers from around the world and browse their testimonials.
Special congratulations to:
- Erika Frey, FWS, IWS (Boston MA, USA)
- Yuanfang Cheng, FWS, IWS (Shanghai,China)
For having passed ALL programs currently offered by the Wine Scholar Guild, more often than not with highest honors:
- French Wine Scholar®
- Italian Wine Scholar®
- Alsace Master-Level
- Bordeaux Master-Level
- Bourgogne Master-Level
- Champagne Master-Level
- Rhône Master-Level
- Provence Master-Level
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