Champagne

Sebastien Lafortune

Celine Camus Champagne
  • with my greater understanding of the region as a whole and how each house is quite different from the others, this will be an asset when buying new champagnes for our stores.
Congratulations to Sebastien Lafortune from Alberta, Canada for successfully passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! About Sebastien: ''I started in the restaurant business when I was 15 and worked in that capacity for over 20 years. In the last 5 years I’ve worked on the...

Clara de Nijs

Celine Camus Champagne
  • When I came across the WSG Champagne Master Level course, I found what I’d been looking for! This program has taught me more than I could think of beforehand: it truly covers every aspect having to do with champagne.
  • Wine importer in Netherlands.
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Clara de Nijs from Netherlands for passing successfully the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors! About Clara: ''I had my first glass of champagne when I was fifteen years old, and it made a huge impression. Years went by before I started drinking it more regularly, and I...

Mark Osburn

Celine Camus Champagne
  • I very much approve the depth of material the Champagne Master Level course went into. Every class offered by the Wine Scholar Guild will be a necessity when I start actively pursuing tougher accreditations down the road.
  • Sommelier
  • Cerified sommelier (CMS)
Congratulations to Mark Osburn for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! About Mark: ''I sometimes wonder if I enjoy the aspect of studying wine over drinking a glass. My wine career has been diminutive in the grand scheme of it all, so every time I discover a new field...

Andrew MacLeod

Celine Camus Champagne
  • I found the Champagne ML program was perfect for the person looking for a more in-depth look at a region. The content is concise and the choice of presenters really makes the difference.
  • Wine professional in retail
  • WSET Level 3, International sommelier guild ISG
Congrats to Andrew MacLeod for passing the Champagne Master-Level with the highest honors! About Andrew: ''I’m one of those sommeliers that have taken flight from the frenetic pace of restaurant life, now enjoying the relative calm of wine retail. Time to chat with customers is a fleeting luxury...

Tina Isbell

Celine Camus Champagne
  • The Champagne ML course, specifically, revealed the complexity of both the region and sparkling production, which I can’t wait to share with students – the bubbles taste even better when you understand what went into that glass!
  • Wine professional organizing wine tours through my company, Vino Hound
  • FWS, WSET level 3, Rhone ML, Bordeaux ML
Hats off to Tina Isbell for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! About Tina: ''After a hectic career in the ever-changing world of digital advertising, I turned my thirst (heh heh) for knowledge towards wine. I’d fallen in love with wine culture while motorcycling...

Stefanie Köhler

Celine Camus Champagne
  • The detailed insight – especially from experienced professionals who know this region as extensively as Essi Avellan, Peter Liem and Steve Charters – have helped a lot to see a different perspective and to form my own opinion on a wide range of subjects.
  • Wine Educator
  • WSET Level 3
Chapeau to Stefanie Köhler for having successfully passed the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors! Congratulations! About Stefanie: ''I’ve always had a thing for tasting. As a child I was the early indicator for starting fermentation in the apple must my grandfather produced. My...

Lynn Larson-Greene

Celine Camus Champagne
  • I always enjoyed champagne before this course, but the greater in-depth understanding I’ve gained has given me a new appreciation for both what is in the bottle and the region is comes from.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • FWS, WSET Level 3, Certified Specialist of Wine CSW, Introductory Sommelier Certificate (CMS)
Congratulations to Lynn Larson-Greene for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with the highest honors. About Lynn: ‘’As a wine enthusiast, I love how wine intersects with so many areas - world history, geography, culture, cuisine, lifestyle to name a few. And by studying wine, it greatly...

Courtney Olson

Celine Camus Champagne
  • The Champagne ML program was outstanding! The professionals that you have teaching are the leaders in their fields.
  • Sommelier in a restaurant in San Francisco
  • WSET Diploma, Certified Sommelier (CMS)
Congratulations to Courtney Olson for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors. About Courtney: Courtney is sommelier in a restaurant in San Francisco. ‘’There has never been a more exciting time to be a wine professional. I started working as a sommelier in 2011 and since that time so...

Andrew Paulsen

Celine Camus Champagne
  • The Champagne ML program has provided me with a lot of fact and detail that I will be able to pass on in tasting and training seminars that I conduct
  • Sommelier Coordinator at Coop Wine Spirits Beer at the Crowfoot Tasting Centre location in Calgary
  • WSET Level 3, International Sommelier Guild ISG
Congratulations Andrew Paulsen for passing the Champagne Master-Level Exam with Highest Honors! About Andrew: ''From an early age I was a student of history with a memory like an elephant for dates and events and as I grew older, international travel to see the places I had learned so much about....

Michelle Defeo

Julien Camus Champagne
  • Everyone in our company took this course, and even though some of us have decades of experience in the Champagne business, everyone still learned tremendous amount.
  • President at Laurent-Perrier US
  • WSET Level 3 and Certified Sommelier (CMS)
Congratulations to Michelle Defeo, President at Laurent-Perrier US, for passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors! You enrolled all your staff in the program. What was your objective and were your expectations met? Everyone in our company took this course, and even though some of us have...

Mike Dutch, FWS

Celine Camus Champagne
  • The WSG programs are a great complement to the WSET Diploma units
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3, FWS, Bordeaux ML, Sud de France ML, Certified sommelier (CMS), Certified Specialist of Wine CSW
Congratulations Mike Dutch, FWS for passing the Champagne Master-Level Exam with highest honors! About Mike: Mike is Senior Consulting Software Engineer. ''I consulted with many customers throughout Europe when I lived in England between 1987 and 1996. Naturally, many meals featured local wines...

Karen Crippen

Celine Camus Champagne
  • The Wine Scholar Guild provides more in depth information with relevant industry information from top leaders in the regions being covered and the curriculum expands on the basic information that has been provided through other levels of education that I have taken.
  • Sommelier for Coop Wine Spirits Beer
  • WSET Level 3, International Sommelier Guild ISG
Congratulations to Karen Crippen for having passed the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors! About Karen: Karen is currently a sommelier for Coop Wine Spirits Beer. ''From the age of 19, I had an interest in wine, food and entertaining. I was not aware that my hobby could be a career. After 21...

Chrissa Chase, FWS

Celine Camus Champagne
  • Thank you so much for creating exciting presentations and continued learning via webinars with stellar wine professionals.
  • Wine Director/Consultant/Educator for Traveling Somm.
  • FWS, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Chrissa Chase, FWS for passing the Champagne Master-Level examination with honors! About Chrissa: Chrissa is Wine Director/Consultant/Educator for Traveling Somm. ''My love for wine began while I was playing in golf and pool tournaments around Oregon and California. I remember...