The WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust), based in London, UK announced today the appointment of Michael Pleitgen as its Co-ordinator for the German market.
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Isabelle Legeron wins inaugural Montes Chilean Scholarship.
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The experts qualified as ‘Sherry Wine Educators’ with a view to organising sherry tastings and courses
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The first three in an Australia-wide series of WineSkills workshops have been scheduled for South Australian and Victorian wineries in October. Interested participants are strongly encouraged to register early to secure their attendance at these sessions.
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The Institute recognises that economic factors restrict the potential of many South Africans, who would otherwise be excellent candidates for the Master of Wine Education Programme and Examination are inviting applicants for the 2008 Chairman’s Scholarship.
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Eight children of California wine grape vineyard employees were given a boost to launch their college careers, thanks to scholarships recently awarded by the California Wine Grape Growers Foundation (CWGGF).
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O’Brien Cellars announced the launch of Wine for Hope, an online wine retail store designed to help raise funds for Academy of Friends, an organization dedicated to raising funds granted to a diverse set of HIV/AIDS direct care and prevention education agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Wine for Hope automatically donates 20% of all sales to Academy of Friends.
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In a further initiative to ensure that WSET gives its students a business and commercial focus, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust is launching a series of business-related seminars at the International Wine & Spirit Centre, its premises in Bermondsey St. These will be run in conjunction with Match Consultants – one of the new WSET Corporate Patrons announced by Ian Harris at the recent WSET Awards of Excellence – with the first Business Seminar taking place on Monday 23 April.
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The Institute of Masters of Wine is delighted to announce that Anzill Adams, of Dominion Wine, has won the 2006 Chairman’s Scholarship.
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