The Wine Scholar Guide program providers in California are offering the Wine Scholar Guild’s French Wine Scholar and Italian Wine Scholar programs. Both session programs are beginning shortly.

These wine courses are designed to provide committed students of wine with the most advanced and comprehensive specialization programs, on both French and Italian wines.

Look for an event in the following locations

• San Diego ~ French wines
• Irvine ~ French wines
• Los Angeles ~ French wines
• Napa ~ French wines
• San Francisco ~ Italian wines

SAN DIEGO – FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR™

• Dates: Classes meet on Wednesdays from 6-10pm for 6 weeks + exam date. Class Dates: March 29th, April 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th and May 7th, 2017.
• Exam date: Wednesday May 17th, 2017 at 6pm
• Location: Wine Cellar & Brasserie, 9550 Waples Street, Suite 115, San Diego, CA 92121.
• Instructed by: Lindsay Pomeroy, FWS
• To register: online by clicking HERE or or by contacting Lindsay at 619-955-8884 or lindsay@winesmarties.com

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/IRVINE – FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR™

• Dates: 4 consecutive Saturdays: June 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2017, from 9:00am to 4.30pm.
• Exam date: Saturday July 22, 2017 at 9:00am
• Location: 3315 Hyland Ave, Suite H, Costa Mesa, California
• Instructed by: Peter Neptune, MS, FWS
• To register: online by clicking HERE or or by contacting Peter Neptune at (949) 697-6848 or info@neptunewine.com

LOS ANGELES – FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR™

• Dates: The course starts on May 6th 2017 running over 4 full days on Saturdays, from 9.30am to 4.00pm: May 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th
• Exam date: Sunday, June 25th, 2017
• Location: Addie’s Place, private room adjacent to Upstairs 2 Restaurant above The Wine House , 2311 Cotner Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064-1877
• Instructed by: Monica Marin, FWS, DWS
• To register: online by clicking HERE or or by contacting Monica Marin at monicam@winehouse.com

NAPA – FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR™

• Dates: Course takes place over 4 days from June 15th through June 18th, 2017
• Exam date: June 18th, 2017
• Location: Napa Valley Wine Academy Education Center, 2501 Oak Street, Napa, CA 94559
• Instructed by: Christian Oggenfuss D.W.S., F.W.S., AIWS
• To register: online by clicking HERE or or by contacting Erika Frey at 1-508-308-1355 or winefrey@gmail.com

These sessions will include:

• Tutored wine tastings to support individual classes
• 274-page, full-color FWS study manual ($135 value, new 6th Edition!)
• Access to FWS Online Study Program for class prep and review (a $295 value, new 6th Edition!)
• FWS exam registration ($250 value)
• FWS credential, certificate, and label pin upon passing the exam

The French Wine Scholar program is also available via distance-learning. You can learn more by clicking here.

SAN FRANCISCO – ITALIAN WINE SCHOLAR™ UNIT 2

(Central & Southern Italy)

• Dates: Classes will run from Tuesday April 4th through Tuesday May 16th, 2017 from 6PM to 9PM.
• Exam Date: Tuesday May 16th, 2017
• Location: San Francisco Wine School, 415 Grand Avenue, Suite 301, South San Francisco, CA 94080
• Instructor: Chris Miller
• To register: online by clicking HERE or by contacting help@sfwineschool.com

SAN FRANCISCO – ITALIAN WINE SCHOLAR™ UNIT 1 (Northern Italy)

• Dates: Classes will run from Tuesday May 23 through Tuesday July 11, 2017. 6:00pm to 9:00pm – No class on July 4th.
• Exam Date: Tuesday July 11th 2017
• Location: San Francisco Wine School, 415 Grand Avenue, Suite 301, South San Francisco, CA 94080
• To register: online by clicking HERE or by contacting help@sfwineschool.com

Note: Unit 1 and Unit 2 can be taken in any order.

The sessions will include:

• Tutored wine tastings to support individual classes
• Full-color Italian Wine Scholar Unit 1 or 2 study manual ($135 value)
• Access to the Italian Wine Scholar Unit 1 or 2 Online Study Program for class prep and review (a $295 value)
• FWS exam registration for the Unit ($250 value)
• Italian Wine Scholar credential, certificate, and label pin upon passing the exams for Unit 1 and 2.

The Italian Wine Scholar program is also available via distance-learning. You can learn more by clicking here.