Program Provider Awards
Honoring Exceptional Educators
The Wine Scholar Guild takes great pride in its high-caliber program provider network. Our instructors are consummate and extraordinarily educated wine professionals. They stand out among their peers.
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2022 Awards
AWSEC, Hong Kong
2022 Program Provider of The Year
L'ATTITUDE WINE QUITO, Ecuador
2022 New Program Provider of The Year
Jennie Mack, Hong Kong
2022 FWS Instructor of the Year
AWSEC, Hong Kong
2022 FWS Program Provider of the Year
Ettore Donadeo, Tokyo, Japan
2022 IWS Instructor of the Year
West London Wine School, London, UK
2022 IWS Program Provider of the Year
Nika Shevela, Barcelona, Spain
2022 SWS Instructor Of The Year
WSA Wine Academy, Seoul, South Korea
2022 SWS Program Provider of The Year
2021 Awards
AWSEC, Hong Kong
2021 Program Provider of The Year
Lim Hwee Peng, Singapore
2021 FWS Instructor of the Year
WSA Wine Academy, Seoul, South Korea
2021 FWS Program Provider of the Year
Moonsong Bang, Seoul, South Korea
2021 IWS Instructor of the Year
San Francisco Wine School, San Francisco, USA
2021 IWS Program Provider of the Year
Monica Marin, Los Angeles, USA
2021 SWS Instructor Of The Year
West London Wine School, London, UK
2021 SWS Program Provider of The Year
2020 Awards
In 2020, in lieu of program WSG Program Provider Awards, we wanted to provide a tribute to the resiliency and creativity of Wine Scholar Guild Program Providers by allowing them to showcase their story here. Below are just some of the ways that providers adapted to the challenges of COVID-19.
READ THE ARTICLE: "Resilience & Creativity: A Tribute to How WSG Providers Navigated the Pandemic"
2019 Awards
Monica Marin, Los Angeles, CA
2019 FWS Instructor of the Year
Eno Cultura, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
2019 FWS Program Provider of the Year
Mimi Martin, Portland, Oregon, USA
2019 IWS Instructor of the Year
Caplan Wine Academy, Tokyo, Japan
2019 IWS Program Provider of the Year
2018 Awards
Tanya Morning Star, Seattle, USA
2018 FWS Instructor of the Year
Cru Consultancy, Victoria, BC, Canada
2018 FWS Program Provider of the Year
Jimmy Smith, London, UK
2018 IWS Instructor of the Year
AWSEC, Hong Kong
2018 IWS Program Provider of the Year
2017 Awards
Lim Hwee Peng, Singapore
2017 FWS Instructor of the Year
West London Wine School, London, UK
2017 FWS Program Provider of the Year
Chris Miller, San Francisco, USA
2017 IWS Instructor of the Year
IWEG Drinks Academy, Toronto, Canada
2017 IWS Program Provider of the Year
2016 Awards
International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 Program Provider of the Year
Sheral Schowe, Salt Lake City, USA
2016 Instructor of the Year