Top Exam Scorers

Chang Ching Lin (Greta Lin), FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • FWS is a very practical course, it provides a systematic way for me to understand the terroir and characteristics of each production region, and allows me to have a deeper understanding of each AOC in France.
  • Wine blogger / youtuber
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Chang Ching Lin (Greta), FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Taiwan Wine Academy. About Chang Ching: I am a wine enthusiast and also a wine blogger and youtuber from Taiwan. I have a wide range in taste, and with such vast selections from all...

Samantha Fundenburg, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program was everything I was looking for and then some. I’m hoping to sign up for an immersion trip once travel resumes!
  • Wine & Spirit Professional, Total Wine
Congratulations to Samantha Fundenburg, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Samantha: I worked in the NYC restaurant industry for over a decade but made the switch to retail last year during the pandemic shutdown. Working in a different side of the industry has...

Hardy Peter Wallace, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The program was truly enjoyable and an excellent way to endure the Covid lockdown!
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Hardy Peter Wallace, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar with highest honors! About Hardy: I am a wine enthusiast. Having loved wines all of my adult life, when I retired from the business world, I decided I had the time to devote to learning as much as possible about...

Minna Taatila, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program has given me in-depth knowledge of French wine regions, wine culture and wines.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 2
Many congratulations to Minna Taatila, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Minna: I am a wine enthusiast. French and Italian wines are my favorites, especially wines from Alsace. I attend and organize wine tastings. I like to study and I like wines, so it has...

Frédéric Cayuela

Andrea Mcewan Champagne
  • Master Levels ... are to me the reference in mastering the history of the vineyards in France. I definitely loved the quality of the webinars, which provide more depth to your studies.
  • Instructor, Academie du Vin Tokyo
  • CSW (Society of Wine Educators), WSET Diploma, French Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Frédéric Cayuela , for passing the Champagne Master Level exam with highest honors! About Frédéric: I am both a wine enthusiast and professional in the industry. Born in the Roussillon in the south of France, my passion for wines started very young, at 15 years old, when I did...

Yoko Ito, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • In-depth study of Italian wines couldn’t be covered by WSET. Learning from a native Italian teacher was also reassuring and very helpful.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Yoko Ito, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Caplan Wine Academy, Tokyo. About Yoko: I’m a wine enthusiast. When I first sipped a glass of Château Margaux at a wine bar in Tokyo, I was so enchanted by the heavenly taste that I started to dip...

Adam Zhang, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • I am fully equipped with the necessary knowledge and a deep understanding of Spanish wine.
  • Representative - Greater China, Dominio de Cair
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Adam Zhang, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Adam: Whilst working as an overseas investment consultant, I assisted a Chinese investor in an equity investment case of a well-known Spanish wine group, and later on in 2018 I joined the...

Tom Segers, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • Discovering the story behind each bottle of wine and sharing it with other people makes me happy...The SWS program is a perfect way to deepen and broaden wine knowledge.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Levels 2 & 3, French Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Tom Segers, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar program with highest honors with WineWise, Belgium. About Tom: I’m a wine & foodlover that likes to live life with all my senses. Discovering the story behind each bottle of wine and sharing it with other people makes me...

Philip Wong, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • Not only has the FWS program reinforced my knowledge about the fundamentals of such famous regions as Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy, but also opened my eyes about those lesser known regions.
  • Wine Consultant, Wine Matters
  • WSET Diploma, Italian Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Philip Wong, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar with highest honors! About Philip: I am an accountant-turned wine specialist. The attributes of an accountant reinforce me to look for evidence in each wine I tasted that expresses its origin and reflects the underlying...

Michael Gurule, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I have always had a passion for French wine and through the FWS program I was able to learn and appreciate even more about the history and the wines of France.
  • Tasting Host, Williams Selyem
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Michael Gurule, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Michael: I was recently hired as a tasting host at Williams Selyem in Healdsburg CA. This is my first job in the wine world and I am thrilled to be starting my career at such a prestigious...

Mari Osada, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • With the remote learning program, I could log on to tune into Webinars at my convenience and the teacher was there at the student forum to answer questions.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3, French Wine Scholar, Spanish Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Mari Osada, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Mari: I started my wine journey 5 years ago. Back then, I never imagined I would have developed a passion for wine and achieved this far. 5 years later, I am WSET L3, FWS, SWS, and completed...

Victoria Saloranta, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I have discovered a totally new world: world of the wine. The world full of rich history, different cultures, traditions, people and languages.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3
Many congratulations to Victoria Saloranta, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Wine Server, Finland. About Victoria: I am “late bloom” and “aged”. Unfortunately I found the way to wine too late to turn my passion for wine into professional. This is the thing...

Mário Márcio Lescano Júnior

Andrea Mcewan Bordeaux
  • Bordeaux Master-Level was the last missing piece for me regarding Master-Level courses. And it was the best one!
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 3, WSG Wine Scholar: French; Italian; Spanish. WSG Master Levels: Rhone; Bourgogne; Champagne, Provence, Alsace, Loire
Congratulations to Mário Márcio Lescano Júnior, for passing the Bordeaux Master Level exam with highest honors! About Mário: I am a wine enthusiast. I have always been passionate about wine and had a dream: to make a Professional Sommelier course. As a Major in the Brazilian Army, my dream had to...

Hallie Zmroczek, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • Being able to learn about and taste so many different varietals really helped broaden my palate and beefed up my tasting descriptors as well.
  • Comedian & Wine Podcaster, Bottle Blondes Wine, The Unstuffy Wine Podcast for Funny People
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Hallie Zmroczek, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Wine & Spirit Archive, Portland, Oregon. About Hallie: I had always really enjoyed wine and wine tasting and wanted to know more about it. Living in Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the...

Jacki Tessmer, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • This has greatly increased my knowledge, exposed me to a wider range of French wines, had me discover through tasting through the regions some great wines at great value.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 2 & 3
Congratulations to Jacki Tessmer, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Jacki: I am passionate about learning … and learning about wine. Why do I like what I like? If I like a certain wine what is another wine I should try? How can I expand my taste, palate, and...

Wi(lle)m Philippe, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I really appreciated the interactive e-learning modules as well, and I liked very much the live review webinars with excellent content and style of teaching.
  • Owner, WineXplained
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Wi(lle)m Philippe, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with WineWise, Antwerp, Belgium. About Wi(lle)m: I’m an independent wine consultant and educator (teacher). I do this job as secondary occupation (I’m a banker), but of course with at least the...

Adrian Heft, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The SWS will also allow me to host more varied and interesting tastings of Spanish wines.
  • Director, Birravini Ltd
  • French Wine Scholar, Italian Wine Scholar, Provence and Bordeaux Master Levels
Congratulations to Adrian Heft, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with Sussex Wine School. About Adrian: I had a long career in Finance but gave that up in order to pursue my interest in wine so established my own company to conduct educational tastings and tours...

Aleksandr Kruzhnov, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • It is indeed the most in depth and comprehensive program on Spanish wines and regions in the world and the way it is structured is simply amazing as it kept me on the edge of my seat.
  • Sommelier, Viking Ocean
Congratulations to Aleksandr Kruzhnov, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Aleksandr: I am an enthusiastic wine professional. Out of 15 years of a hospitality career path more than half of it is wine related. My passion for wine and all that comes with it has...

Rebecca Apley, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • After the experience of FWS, I’m hooked! I would love to be able to take further programs with the Wine Scholar Guild.
  • Company Director, Apfelbaum Ltd.
  • WSET Level 2 & 3
Congratulations to Rebecca Apley, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors with the Yorkshire Wine School, England. About Rebecca: I work with a variety of clients in the industry through my hospitality business, Apfelbaum Ltd., creating events (we’ve won awards!),...

Nikhil Bhusal, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program is a very well structured and thought out course. It has broken down such a technically challenging subject into digestible material.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 1
Congratulations to Nikhil Bhusal, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Nikhil: I am currently in my final year of Bachelors degree at the International Institute of Hotel Management. The institute allows me to simultaneously pursue a BA in Hospitality Management...