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Over the past year, an influx of entrepreneurs has entered the wine industry. Through job losses or reduced working hours, industry changes forced wine pros to find new ways of making a living. With restaurant shutdowns, many sommeliers moved to virtual spaces, where they live-streamed tastings and seminars, and cultivated social media brands. Consultants transitioned from curating restaurant wine lists to online wine clubs.
To navigate these new ventures, wine professionals must stand out, and credentials can help establish authority. But with a wide variety of certificates and courses, how does one make sense of the most appropriate options to pursue?
The application window for The Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships has now closed.
42 wine students from 23 different nationalities applied for the Scholarship programme, including students originating from Colombia, French Polynesia, Georgia, Iran, Jamaica, Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago and Zimbabwe. 29% of the applicants identified themselves as black and 71% as ethnic minorities (including indigenous peoples). 62% were female candidates. 67% of the students indicated an interest in applying for both the MW and the MS programmes, whereas 24% specified an interest in applying only for the MW programme and 2% in applying only for the MS programme. The average age of the applicants is 36 years of age. With a 1 in 21 (less than 5%) chance of being awarded a Diversity Scholarship, the competition is expected to be immense.
The Drinks Business
24 February 2021 By Alice Liang
Vancouver-based sommelier Matthew Landry has joined The Wine Scholar Guild as its French programmes director.
As one of the leading wine certification programme providers in the world, The Wine Scholar Guild focuses on programmes on the wines of France, Italy and Spain for the professional development of wine industry members and committed students of wine.
To support the growth and expansion of the organisation, they have recently announced the addition of Matthew Landry as the new French programmes director.
Julien Camus, WSG president, said of the appointment: “We had over 125 highly qualified applicants for this position. Matthew stood out for his energy, creativity, wine savvy and passion for all things French. We are proud to now count him among our own.”