It's so much more than simply drinking wine, you know...
The International Culinary School (ICS) at the Art Institute (AI) of Vancouver celebrated its second round of WSET (Wine and Spirit Education Trust) diploma-program graduates last night at Culinaria Restaurant.
While the ICS has offered the diploma courses by correspondence for several years, it now offers the full program in a classroom setting. This is just the second bunch of folks who have completed the diploma while attending classes on-site.
This year's 10 graduates, who come from varying backgrounds and career streams, chose to pursue their diplomas for very different reasons, with one thing in common—the love of wine.
Congratulations to all the graduates for very hard work, very well done. See a full list of the graduates at the end of this blog post.
A special round of applause is due Neil Punshon, Plamen Velikov, Katherine McEachnie, and Megan Carson for achieving a Pass with Merit, which is no easy feat within the WSET diploma program.
WSET 2010 diploma graduates Neil Punshon, Plamen Velikov, Katherine McEachnie, and Megan Carson achieve a Pass with Merit designation
And, a further singling out is deserved by Velikov, who achieved the status of top Canadian student and has been awarded a study tour of Australian wine-growing regions, courtesy of Wine Australia.
Also attending the graduation celebration were several of the instructors:
Mark Shipway, AIWS, FWS
Wine Instructor and Department Head,
The International Culinary School
Barbara Philip, MW
Wine Instructor, The International Culinary School
Portfolio Manager, BCLDB
Co-owner, Barbariain Wine Consulting
Iain Philip, AIWS
Senior Wine Instructor, The International Culinary School
Co-owner, Barbariain Wine Consulting
Michaela Morris, AIWS
Wine Instructor, The International Culinary School
Co-owner, House Wine
2010 WSET Diploma Program Graduates:
Plamen Velikov / Saverio Schiralli Agency
Neil Punshon / Liquid Art Fine Wine
Megan Carson / Personal Interest
Katherine McEachnie / MW candidate
Sherry Adams / Andrew Peller Ltd
Karen Smith / Personal Interest
Courtanie Cooper / Boneta Restaurant
David Jonathan Munroe / Libations Liquor Store
Chris Giroux / Anarona Wines & Bacchus at The Wedgewood
Amy Farnsworth
Salut!
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