Top Exam Scorers

Eeun Im, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • Through the FWS program, I was able to learn more about the history and characteristics of each of France's wine regions.
  • Wine Brand Manager, KS Wine Company
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Eeun Im, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with WSA Wine Academy, South Korea. About Eeun: I was a wine enthusiast until three years ago. But the more I enjoyed wine, the more curious I became about it. As I studied WSET, I naturally started...

José Luis Álvarez Periáñez, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • I think that this program really helps to understand with many details the wine regions of a country.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • French Wine Scholar, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to José Luis Álvarez Periáñez, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About José: Yes, I’m a wine enthusiast. I’m a chemist but the wine is my passion. I always want to know more about the different regions in the world and tasting wines from all of...

Seema Pal, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I strongly believe that the FWS (plus any courses from WSG in the future) will help with a wine career as it’s highly recognizable and respected.
  • Wine Ethusiast, Sommelier
  • Certified Sommelier, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Seema Pal, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Seema: Thank you for the shout out!I am a wine enthusiast turned Sommelier who just graduated from the Canadian Association of Canadian Sommeliers program in 2020. I am finishing my WSET Diploma...

Bryan Whitehouse, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The energy and enthusiasm from Rick Fisher have propelled me to learn even more about the amazing world of wine.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Bryan Whitehouse, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar program with highest honors! About Bryan: I’ve been a wine enthusiast since 1998 and worked in the wine industry as a salesman in between aerospace jobs back in the early 2000’s. My passion for wine has grown over the...

Jordan Smith, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I really enjoy the scientific slant that the Wine Scholar Guild takes on wine...it helps me appreciate the finer points of a particular bottle or region by studying the foundations.
  • On Premise Sales, Wine Warehouse
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Jordan Smith, FWS, for achieving highest honors in the French Wine Scholar exam with The Wine House, Los Angeles. About Jordan: I'm both a wine professional and an enthusiast! I work for Wine Warehouse selling a vast array of direct import and domestic wines from Chile to...

David P Green, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program has enriched my love for French Wine. I am now very comfortable with French Wine as a whole and know it will further my career...
  • American Wine & Spirits Sales Consultant, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
  • Introductory Sommelier Certificate, WSET Level 3, CSW (Certified Specialist in Wine),
Congratulations to David P Green, FWS, for achieving highest honors on the French Wine Scholar exam with Southern Glazers! About David: My passion for wine initially started when I was creating schematics for Ralphs and Kroger Grocery chains over 10 years ago. This was where I was introduced to...

Mauro Nicastro, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • My goal is to travel through Italy’s 20 regions and personally experience these beautiful wine regions and gather new experiences with people I meet through food and wine.
  • Educator, Scandinavian Wine Academy
  • Certified Sommelier, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Mauro Nicastro, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Mauro: I have been working with wine professionally since 2017 when I got my Sommelier Certificate at Scandinavian Wine Academy, which is where I work today as an Educator. It all began...

Gavin Cameron, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • Expertly delivered by instructor Alan Tardi, the IWS program...emphasized the unique characteristics of each wine region, gave me a thirst to visit each one and will definitely be a factor in making future travel decisions!
  • Principal, Crusader Wine & Spirits
  • French Wine Scholar, Spanish Wine Scholar, ISG Diploma (International Sommelier Guild)
Congratulations to Gavin Cameron, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Gavin: I have always been interested in wine and transitioned from working in hospitality to becoming a wine professional. Among the Italian wineries in my sales portfolio, were two...

Philip Bilney, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • SWS was a great opportunity for a deep dive into Spain and Spanish wine, a region about which I knew relatively little. It proved to be a wonderful learning journey!
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Levels 2 & 3
Congratulations to Philip Bilney, SWS, for achieving highest honors in the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with AWSEC, Hong Kong. About Philip: I have been enjoying and interested in wine for decades and always thought I knew something about the subject….until I started studying it! My lockdown project...

Myriam Fouasse-Robert, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I loved the historical approach as well as the geological, climatic elements brought by the FWS course, that help to understand the different regions better.
  • Owner and Manager, Rendez-Vous dans les Vignes
  • WSET Levels 2 & 3
Congratulations to Myriam Fouasse-Robert, FWS, for achieving highest honors in the French Wine Scholar exam with WiSP Bordeaux ! About Myriam: I am a wine professional - and a wine lover.I grew up in Vouvray, in the Loire Valley, which is where my mother is from and where my grandparents had a...

Matthew Wheeler, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The SWS was for me a breath of fresh air, classic regions are covered in depth as to be expected but a similar emphasis was made for the smaller and lesser known regions.
  • Sommelier in Wine Retail for Wine Palace, Gerona, Spain
  • WSET Diploma
Congratulations to Matthew Wheeler, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Matthew: My wine journey probably started over 30 years ago as part of a City and Guilds catering course in Watford, England. How wine study has changed since then! All my professional...

Angeline Chang, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program has made us understand the wines from scratch, the differences and importance from grapes to soil, terroir to maker.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Levels 2 & 3
Congratulations to Angeline Chang, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with the Lim Hwee Peng School of Wine, Singapore. About Angeline: We started my wine journey from enjoying to collecting to studying wine. My hubby and I have always enjoyed wines and have been...

Paul ‘t Hoen, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • FWS has been “double-click” into my favorite wine region, greatly expanding my knowledge, understanding, appreciation and respect of French wines.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Paul ‘t Hoen, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with the Florida Wine Academy. About Paul: Wine of course is a pleasure in its own right. Sharing wine furthers friendship, makes for better food-moments and facilitates business. Knowing and...

Alexander Lopez-Wilson, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I believe that the French Wine Scholar program will be invaluable in providing me with the foundation of wine knowledge to pursue a career that I hope will lead me to France.
  • Sommelier, Yahyn.com
  • Introductory Sommelier Certificate
Congratulations to Alexander Lopez-Wilson, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Alexander: I have been an enthusiastic student since I was 14 and I first started looking at the World Atlas of Wine, 5th edition. My family was involved in the hospitality industry,...

Erin Ridley, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The SWS program reinforced all the knowledge I already had (without being redundant), and built on it extensively. It felt like the perfect progression of my studies.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Erin Ridley, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Erin: I got into wine (and olive oil) during my decade living in Madrid, and it’s there that I studied and became certified in both. I have worked a bit in the wine industry, doing marketing...

Marta Chiavacci, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • I have enjoyed all of my Wine Scholar Guild courses...I find the courses that are offered to be well presented and the online option makes it easy to fit them into my schedule.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • Certified Sommelier, CSW (Society of Wine Educators), French Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Marta Chiavacci, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Marta: My passion for wine started as a child. My father made his own wine and I have very vivid memories of watching him and my uncles make wine each year. It wasn’t until I moved to...

Susan Lynham, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I found the independent format and learning tools to be very helpful with review and study, as it helped with retention of important information.
  • Owner, Sumptuous Tastings
  • CSW & CWE (Society of Wine Educators), WSET Diploma
Congratulations to Susan Lynham, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Susan: I started out as a wine enthusiast, fascinated with all things French as I researched my lineage back to a small town outside of Paris. It wasn’t long before I fell in love with French...

Renato Nahas Batista, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The diversity of learning tools, book, maps, recorded-live instruction, online chapter reviews, quizzes enabled me to deepen and broaden my passion about Spanish culture and wines.
  • Wine Educator, Brazilian Association of Sommeliers-SP, Campinas
  • Certified Sommelier, WSET Level 3, CSW (Society of Wine Educators), Bourgogne Master Level, French Wine Scholar, Italian Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Renato Nahas Batista, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Renato: Above all I am a wine enthusiast. But recently I became a Wine Educator at Brazilian Association of Sommeliers-SP. After 25 years playing different roles on a multi billion...

Susan R Lin, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • IWS presents the history and cultural context of each region...having this important background knowledge provides a better sense of how the grapes, wine styles, and particular practices have come into being.
  • Head of Wine Expertise, Belmont Wine Exchange
  • Master of Wine, WSET Diploma, CSW (Society of Wine Educators), Certified Sommelier, French Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Susan R Lin, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Susan: I grew up never thinking I would have a career in wine and yet, come Bastille Day this year, I will have worked in the industry for seven years. I serve as the Head of Wine Expertise at...

Leon Lau, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The SWS program not only allowed me to explore new wine regions and indigenous grape varieties...but it also integrated the wine knowledge with the history and culture of this colorful, passionate and lively country.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Levels 2 & 3, French Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Leon Lau, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with AWSEC. About Leon: I became interested in wine about 2 years ago (2019). At family and relatives dinners, they usually bring along wine. At that time, I was not able to differentiate wine when I...