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The Wine Scholar Guild 

 The Wine Study Guild is an organization dedicated to the promotion of wine education  and appreciation. Launched in 2005, the Society is headquartered in Alsace, france, with offices in Washington, D.C. and affiliates in various cities throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Benefits of Membership
Membership provides practical and valuable benefits not found elsewhere, including:


Quality Education in Wine!
Wine education is an on-going journey, keep yours in motion! Want to supplement your advanced wine studies? Need to research a topic for a presentation? Looking for inspiration for a food and wine event? Look no further!

Members-Only Webinars, Your Link to World Class Wine Educators
Live webinars offer WSG members the unique opportunity to learn about diverse and current wine topics presented by an exceptional panel of experts.

Our instructors included Lisa Lisa Granik MW, Matthew Stubbs MW, Jay Youmans MW, Roger Bohmrich MW, Stephen Charters MW,  Charles Curtis MW, David Glancy MS, Mary Gorman MW, Dewey Markham Jr., Christy Canterbury MW, more...

Every other week, join fellow members from around the globe to learn from and exchange with the many talents who have chosen the FWS to share their expertise.

Webinar Library, Information At Your Fingertips
All our live Member Webinars are video-taped and available to members for on-demand replay, 24/7!

Access a rich library of over 50 lectures. Topics include Climate Change and Wine, Biodynamics, Aromas, Oak, Politics and Wine to Food and Wine Pairing programs with cooking demos and recipes, more...

French and Italian Wine Term Pronunciation Exercises
Polish your professional image by learning how to pronounce wine termscorrectly!

Knowledge Database
Download vintage reports, official press books from French and Italian wine regions, maps andmore!


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