French Wine Scholar Program Now in Cleveland
The Drinkable Grape is pleased to announce our NEW hybrid home-study format for the French Wine Scholar certification program — perfect for busy professionals who can’t commit to weeks in a classroom!
FWS Certification — Now From the Comfort of Your Own Home!
Why invest in certification? Why France?
Certification is resumé-building, validates competency and serves as a point of distinction midst trade and peers alike. And there is no better place to start than France — once you’ve mastered French wine the rest of the wine world is far easier to grasp.
The French Wine Scholar (FWS) study and certification program is designed to test members of the wine trade and serious wine hobbyists for proficiency in the wines and wine regions of France. It was developed by the French Wine Society to provide current, accurate information on the wine regions of France and is endorsed by the National French Wine Office and U.S. Importers of French Wine.
Too busy to get certified? Not with our NEW hybrid home-study format!
The Drinkable Grape’s complete home-study package includes:
250-page French Wine Scholar study manual access to interactive online French Wine Scholar study modules a full-day, in-classroom review program with tutored tasting — plus the exam!
Cleveland
Review session:October TBD (includes a one hour lunch break)
FWS Exam: October TBD
Toledo
Review Session:
Exam:
Our new hybrid format offers the flexibility of self-study with the reinforcement of a review — all at the affordable price of only $395! Manuals and access to the Online Study Program are mailed upon registration. Both the review session and FWS exam will be held in Cleveland. The review and tasting session will be taught by Liz Pirnat, DWS, FWS
Scholar: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines. Courtesy of wordnet.princeton.edu
The French Wine Scholar study and certification program is geared for members of the wine trade and serious wine hobbyists; it is designed to test for proficiency in the wines and wine regions of France. It is endorsed by the National French Wine Office and by U.S. Importers of French Wine as well.
“Education is sales. I fully embrace this program. It is significant in its depth and breadth. I have been involved in French wines for a long time and am delighted to see such an educational initiative finally materialize. It is long over-due.” Robert Kacher, Robert Kacher Selections
Why Invest in Certification? Why France?
Certification is resumé-building, validates competency and serves as a point of distinction midst trade and peers alike. And there is no better place to start than France.
France is the benchmark. Of the eight international commercially produced wines on the market today (Pinot Grigio/Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah) seven are native to France. It is for this primary reason that the rest of the wine world looks to France as the standard-bearer. It is. Once you’ve mastered French wine, the rest of the wine world is far easier to grasp.
The French Wine Scholar Curriculum
The program is taught by Liz Pirnat, a licensed FWS instructor. Tuition is $395 and includes a 250-page, full-color study manual plus exam registration/sit, PLUS one year access to the French Wine Scholar Online Program!
The study manual was developed by the French Wine Society, an organization dedicated to the promotion of French wine through French wine education in North America; it was vetted by the French National Wine Office and is current in its facts and comprehensive in its coverage of each wine region’s history, climate, geology, soils, viticulture, viniculture and wine law.
The French Wine Scholar Examination
All exam questions are taken from the French Wine Scholar study manual. The French Wine Scholar (FWS) credential will be conferred to those individuals who achieve a score of 75 or higher on a 100-question multiple-choice test.
Successful candidates are conferred the French Wine Scholar title and encouraged to use the FWS post-nominal as part of their professional signatures.
Classes will begin in October in Cleveland and September in Toledo!
DETAILED CURRICULUM
The French Wine Scholar program is an official course of study designed for wine trade. It is endorsed by Wines of France/French National Wine Office and taught by licensed French Wine Academy Instructors.
At completion, there is a proctored exam whose passing score (75%) validates proficiency of the course content and confers an industry-recognized credential and post-nominal: FWS (French Wine Scholar).
The program is designed to accommodate busy professionals who are unable to commit to a long run of seminars.
The seminar series is accompanied by a 250-page study manual that was developed by the French Wine Society, an organization dedicated to the promotion of French wine through French wine education in North America; it was vetted by the French National Wine Office and is current in its facts and comprehensive in its coverage of each wine region’s history, climate, geology, soils, viticulture, viniculture and wine law.
French Wine Scholar Exam: The French Wine Scholar exam is designed for wine trade who wish to achieve a recognized industry credential that validates proficiency in the wines and wine regions of France. This is not a basic or entry-level test; it is designed for advanced students of wine.
The test consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and candidates are given one hour to answer them all.
The French Wine Scholar (FWS) credential will be conferred to those individuals who achieve a score of 75 or higher; candidates that achieve a score of 80 or higher become authorized to teach the program.
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