Top Exam Scorers

Nikki Erpelding, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • My current role is Territory Manager for Winebow Imports, specifically the Italian wine portfolio...I loved seeing lots of brands I work with in the book!
  • Owner / Educator - Vine Lab Wine & Spirits Academy & Territory Manager - Winebow Imports LLS
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Nikki Erpelding, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Nikki: My passion for wine developed as a byproduct of the Hospitality Industry and blossomed into Wholesale, Retail, Educator and Supplier roles. My current role is Territory Manager for...

Victoria Aldwinckle, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The SWS program gives you so much insight into the history, culture, vineyards and wines. This really complements the broader teaching found on the WSET courses.
  • Partner and Tutor, Kent Wine School
  • WSET Diploma
Congratulations to Victoria Aldwinckle, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Victoria: I stumbled into a career in wine after taking the WSET Level 2 course as a wine enthusiast and I simply fell in love with vineyards, vines and all things wine related! After...

Newton Lins Buarque Sucupira Filho, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • I managed to deepen my wine knowledge in one of my favorite wine regions. I also appreciated very much the WSG methodology.
  • CEO, Tijoa Participações e Investimentos S.A
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Newton Lins Buarque Sucupira Filho, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Newton: My enthusiasm for wine began around 25 years ago influenced by my father, who was himself a French wine lover, especially those from Burgundy. By that time, I...

Matthew Webb, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The SWS Program has made me even more passionate about Spanish wine...I even named my dog Rioja!
  • Product Consultant (LCBO), Wine Educator (Vendange Institute)
  • WSET Level 3, WSET Diploma, Alsace Master Level, Italian Wine Scholar, French Wine Scholar
Congratulations to Matthew Webb, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Matthew: I am both a wine enthusiast and a wine professional. I have always enjoyed wine, and while working at Fratelli Restaurant in Ottawa in 2003, I knew I wanted to learn more. Under the...

Marcos Iglesias, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • Wine Scholar Guild programs and webinars have been an excellent resource for my studies and appreciation of the wines of France, Italy and Spain.Wine Scholar Guild programs and webinars have been an excellent resource for my studies and appreciation of the wines of France, Italy and Spain.
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Marcos Iglesias, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Marcos: I am an enthusiast who enjoys learning about the wines of Spain and France, although I also very much enjoy select South African and Australian wines. I love to read about history...

Igor Soloshenko, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • That's what I truly love about the courses - profound and precise details of each and every small and large appellation presented.
  • Director, Gypsy Wine
  • French Wine Scholar with Highest Honors
Congratulations to Igor Soloshenko, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Igor: Wine is certainly a complex subject which requires passion, time and resources. However, it gives back a lot more - it starts with a new breathtaking perspective on the world. I’ve...

Kimberly Holland, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I highly recommend enrolling if you want a thorough understanding of the wine regions and the wines of France.
  • High School Principal
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3, CSW
Congratulations to Kimberly Holland, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Kimberly: I began studying wine seriously five years ago as a hobby. I took a class called, “Systematic Wine Appreciation of the Global Classics,” with Jörn Kleinhans of the Sommelier...

Tanya Morning Star, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • Studying the Spanish Wine Scholar was full of surprises, and deeply inspiring!
  • Owner, Cellar Muse
  • WSET Diploma, Certified Wine Educator, French Wine Scholar, Italian Wine Scholar, Bourgogne Master Level, Provence Master Level
Congratulations to Tanya Morning Star, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Tanya: I have been working in wine in one way or another since I was 18 years old. After High School, I studied language and Art History in France, then went on to receive a Bachelor of...

Tomi Naarvala, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • ...all the material is very up to date. This information is virtually impossible to obtain elsewhere.
  • Owner, Wineserver
  • Certified Sommelier; WSET Diploma
Congratulations to Tomi Naarvala, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Tomi: I started as a wine enthusiast but today I can proudly call myself professional.In my early twenties I lived in Barcelona for a year. I knew almost nothing about wines before that. In...

Paul Van Calster, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I have been a wine-enthusiast since the beginning of the 1980’s.
  • Owner, Wijnpassie Dentelles de Montmirail vof
  • WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Paul Van Calster, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Paul: Born 31/12/1954. My professional career : 43 years in KBC (retail bank), from junior clerk till office-director with 12 employees. Then started my own small wine-company with direct...

Stephen Kennard, IWS

Andrea Mcewan IWS
  • Without doubt the IWS has fueled a renewed passion for Italy: its wines, food and culture.
  • Self-employed
  • WSET Diploma, French Wine Scholar with honors
Congratulations to Stephen Kennard, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Stephen: Although my background is finance and accounting I have always had a keen interest in the wine and drinks industry. I read my first wine book when I was thirteen and was brought...

Jennifer Rossi, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program has opened my eyes to the diversity of wines that France has to offer.
  • Manager (Management Consultancy), Sendero
  • WSET Level 1, WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Jennifer Rossi, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Jennifer: The so-called “wine bug” bit me a year after college when my then-boyfriend, now-husband and I traveled to Lake Tahoe in early June. Snowfall — as he describes it, a blizzard —...

Kate Hall, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • It has made me more confident and adventurous when selecting Spanish wines.
  • WSET Level 3, French Wine Scholar with Highest Honors
Congratulations to Kate Hall, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Kate: I’m a wine enthusiast with a passion for learning more about grapes and wine and how they fit into the land the come from.I’ve passed FWS and WSET 3. I’m currently studying for IWS. SWS...

Ulf Sundelin, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS education was exactly what I was looking for. Large in scope and thorough in its material.
  • Founder and Owner, Nåjd Wines
  • Certified Sommelier
Congratulations to Ulf Sundelin, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Ulf: My background is in the IT-business where I have cofounded and been a part of the executive board of a NASDAQ-listed consultancy company for seventeen years. As we now have sold the...

Kévin Faure-Lagorce, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • I now feel very confident about talking and explaining to others why wine is one of France’s most beautiful treasures.
  • WSET Level 2
Congratulations to Kévin Faure-Lagorce, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Kévin: Hello, my name is Kevin, I am 28 years old, born and still living in France. More precisely, in Charente, the French region where the “Cognac” is indigenous. The art of making...

Lisa Lehar, SWS

Andrea Mcewan SWS
  • The program taught me about wine regions and grapes, but it also gave me an insight into the history, geology, culture and food of Spain.
  • Owner and Educator, Vine Lab Wine & Spirits Academy
  • CSW, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Lisa Lehar, SWS, for passing the Spanish Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Lisa: Spain was a blind spot. When the opportunity to learn more about Spain was offered, I jumped. The Spanish Wine Scholar program taught me about wine regions and grapes, but it also gave me...

Emma Foster, IWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The Italian Wine Scholar course provides so much more detail and depth of information than my previous wine studies.
  • WSET Level2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Emma Foster, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Emma: I fell into studying wine almost by accident – although I have always enjoyed a glass of wine with dinner, it was just out of curiosity and at the recommendation of a friend that I took...

Tomás Castro, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The FWS program is a detailed look at France that perfectly complements my higher studies in wine.
  • Financial Analyst, Santander Bank
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Tomás Castro, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Tomás: I have been a wine enthusiast for about 3 years. I had never been interested in this magnificent world until I tasted fines wines. It was then that my interest in knowing about regions...

Tim Killeen, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • The course really opened my eyes to AOCs and styles of French wine .. and created a passion to learn and drink more.
  • Senior Vice President, Definers Public Affairs
  • WSET Level 2, WSET Level 3
Congratulations to Tim Killeen, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Tim: After college, my appreciation for wine grew slowly but it really became a true passion after my wife and I spent a week in Mendoza, Argentina. We were there as harvest was wrapping up and...

Cecilia Torres, FWS

Andrea Mcewan FWS
  • FWS was my first international certificate, which inspired me to take formal French language classes.
  • Self Employed, Consultant / Advisor
Congratulations to Cecilia Torres, FWS, for passing the French Wine Scholar exam with highest honors! About Cecilia: A graduate in Agricultural Sciences and Winemaking, I spent 36 years of my career working as a winemaker at Santa Rita winery (Chile) and as a wine consultant for medium size wine...