As every year, Wine Scholar Guild is proud to honor those who set themselves apart by their extraordinary professional accomplishment. We take great pleasure in announcing the list of WSG Top Scorers Awards winners for 2020!
Top-scorers for French Wine Scholar™, Italian Wine Scholar™ and Spanish Wine Scholar™ programs will receive prizes from WSG Friends & Partners. Ties were broken with an essay contest.
Award for 2020 French Wine ScholarTM top-scorer
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Bruno VIANNA 100 points |
Guangyu LIAN 100 points |
Jessica VAN DER SCHEE 100 points |
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Mary O'CONNOR 100 points |
Negeen PEGAHI 100 points |
Stephen GILGUNN 100 points |
Congratulations to Negeen Pegahi on winning the Le Nez du Vin Award for 2020 French Wine Scholar top-scorer! Negeen will receive a Le Nez du Vin 24 Aroma – Duo Kit.
Award for 2020 Italian Wine ScholarTM top-scorer
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Pamela ROBERTO 100 points |
Congratulations to Pamela Roberto on winning the Decanter Premium Award for 2020 Italian Wine Scholar top-scorer! Pamela will receive a an annual subscription to Decanter Premium.
Award for 2020 Spanish Wine ScholarTM top-scorer
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Sunny JONGSARITWANG 100 points |
Congratulations to Sunny Jongsaritwang on winning the Coravin Award for 2020 Spanish Wine Scholar top-scorer! Sunny will receive a new Coravin Pivot Wine Preservation System.
WSG Alumni of the Year 2020
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Erika FREY Instructor at |
Erika has passed ALL programs currently offered by the Wine Scholar Guild! This is an impressive accomplishment on its own, but her scholarship merits special mention. She completed every course with highest honors!
- French Wine Scholar™
- Italian Wine Scholar™
- Spanish Wine Scholar™
- Alsace Master-Level
- Bordeaux Master-Level
- Bourgogne Master-Level
- Champagne Master-Level
- Rhône Master-Level
- Loire Master-Level
- Provence Master-Level
- Sud de France Master-Level
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Special congratulations to our top scorers for Master-Level programs:
- Bordeaux Master-Level: Pamela Roberto - 100 points
- Bourgogne Master-Level: Matthias Schmusch - 100 points
- Champagne Master-Level: Mário Márcio Lescano Júnior - 94 points
- Rhône Master-Level: Kevin Welch - 98 points
- Alsace Master-Level: Mário Márcio Lescano Júnior - 92 points
- Loire Master-Level: Catherine Watkins - 98 points
Bravo!
Learn more about our recent high scorers from around the world and browse their testimonials.