Congratulations to Jamie Tiy Bowton for having successfully passed the Bordeaux ML Examination with a final and score of 99, earning the Highest Honors! Jamie Tiy Bowton is a wine associate at Total Wine & More in California. About Tiy: ''I have been a wine lover for many years, interested in...

Congratulations to Goh Chin Yee, FWS for having successfully passed the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! Chin Yee has followed and passed her exam with Lim Hwee Peng School of Wine in Singapore. A few words from Goh Chin Yee, FWS: ''I am a wine hobbyist and love to explore the world...

Congratulations to Tracy Mann from Australia, for having passed the Champagne Master-Level Exam with Honors! About Tracy: ''My champagne education venture is known as “49million” (as in bubbles in a bottle….) and my “other work” which ensures the cellar doesn’t run dry (!) is at the University of...

Congratulations to Steve Leslie for having passed the Champagne Master-Level Exam with honors! About Steve Leslie: ''I am an enthusiastic amateur of champagne living in Perth Australia, having been awarded the Champagne Award in 1983 (an Australian award which recognizes wine amateurs and...

Congratulations to Laurie Love, FWS who have passed her French Wine Scholar exam with 98%, earning the highest honors! She has followed and passed her exam with Napa Valley Wine Academy. Laurie is Wine Club Manager and Tasting Room Associate for Silver Mountain Vineyards (Santa Cruz Mountains)....

Congratulations Martin Nordell for passing the Champagne Master-Level examination with honors! About Martin: ''I work as Sommelier in a newly opened champagne and wine Lounge in Helsinki, Finland. Apart from that I also do tastings for private groups and companies, usually at their place. I am...

Congratulations Heather Dougherty for passing the Champagne Master-Level examination with highest honors! Heather is a freelance wine educator and writer in the UK. Few words from Heather: ''I run wine tastings and events for a wide range of consumers and for the wine trade. I am a member of the...

Meet Jonathan Gibson, FWS, new FWS program provider and FWS authorized instructor in the UK, who just passed the French Wine Scholar exam with the highest honors. Congratulations! Jonathan is the Owner and Head Tutor of the Sussex Wine School. About Jonathan: ''I have worked in the wine and...

Congratulations to Roddy Ropner, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with honors! About Roddy: Roddy is the Director of his own import company Wellspring Wines; he is also a wine tutor at AWSEC in Hong Kong. ''I run a wine import business in Hong Kong and I am a wine tutor at AWSEC, the...

Congratulations to Sylvie Tannhauser, CS CSW CCM for having passed the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors. A few words from Sylvie: ''I’m a Certified Sommelier and Wine Event Planner from the French Caribbean (Saint Martin, Guadeloupe). I currently live in Napa Valley, California where I...

Congratulations Mary Kirk-Bonnet for successfully passing the Champagne Master-Level exam with honors! About Mary: ''I operate my own wine services company leading wine tasting classes and events for wine novices, amateurs and students; planning and leading wine tours for private customers and...

Chapeau to Molly Brooks-Thornton, FWS, who passed the French Wine Scholar exam with honors, with our program provider Wine Smarties in San Diego, CA. About Molly: ''I am the General Manager and Wine Director at Bankers Hill Bar and Restaurant in San Diego, California. I have always been passionate...

Congratulations Fanny Darrieussecq, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with a brilliant score of 99%. Chapeau! Fanny joins our International Program Provider network and is offering the French Wine Scholar Program, right from the heart of Bordeaux, France! About Fanny: Founder & Wine...

Congratulations Christopher Wilson, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with honors, with the Sydney Wine Academy in Australia! About Christopher: ''I am a keen wine enthusiast and not employed in the industry. My passion for wine evolves from its enjoyment and pairing with good food....

Congratulations Peter Dorfman, FWS for passing the Sud de France Master-Level Certificate with the Highest Honors! Peter is a wine educator and consultant. A few words about Peter: ''I am a student of wine who is constantly seeking revelations in wines from around the world. I also work as a wine...

Congratulations to Nicholas Poletto, Director of Education at Kobrand Corporation, for passing the Wine Scholar Guild's Champagne Master-Level Exam! "I am currently in Stage 2 of the Master of Wine program. The FWS Champagne Master-Level program will be critical in helping me towards the goal of...

Congratulations to Lana Hynd, FWS for having passed the French Wine Scholar exam with honors, with the Sydney Wine Academy. About Lana: ''I really enjoyed the French Wine Scholar program…it was a great way to brush-up on and expand my knowledge of French wine. I own my own wine business, Vin...

Congrats to Ada Chan, FWS, for passing her French Wine Scholar exam with Highest Honors at the Arts Institute of Vancouver! Ada currently is the Corporate Sales Manager at Legacy Liquor Store in Vancouver, Canada (www.LegacyLiquorStore.com) -- responsible for developing strategic partnerships and...

Congratulations Matt Coleman, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with honors! Matt Coleman is General Manager and Sommelier at Crossings Restaurant in South Pasadena, CA. Matt is pursuing his wine education with the Court of Master Sommeliers and reflects on how his French Wine Scholar...

Hats off to Gregory Crommen, FWS for passing the French Wine Scholar Program with Highest Honors with Asia Wine Service & Education Centre (AWSEC)!Gregory has been studying wine for a few years now and is about to finish the WSET Diploma. "The FWS is a great complement to the WSET Diploma and I...