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SUMMARY:Sardinian Wine: Exploring Italy’s Best-Kept Secret
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/sardinian-wine-exploring-italys-best-kept-secret/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200521T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200521T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
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SUMMARY:Live-streamed Tasting Session of Australian and New Zealand wines led by Debra Meiburg MW
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/live-streamed-tasting-session-of-australian-and-new-zealand-wines-led-by-debra-meiburg-mw/
LOCATION:Live Broadcast\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:REFINED & ELEGANT WINES OF JAPAN
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-refined-elegant-wines-of-japan/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200224T213000
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SUMMARY:Beyond Sake: Discover Japanese Wine
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/japaneseworkshop/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200116T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200116T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20191213T111611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200112T035458Z
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SUMMARY:A Sicilian Wine Odyssey
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/sicilianwineodyssey/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="MWM Wine School":MAILTO:school@mwminternational.com
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191115T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191115T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20191012T040710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191023T100638Z
UID:10000014-1573840800-1573853400@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Georgian Wine Festival 2019 in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/georgian-wine-festival-2019-in-hong-kong-grand-showcase-tasting/
LOCATION:Harbour View Ballroom | Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong\, 8 Finance Street\, Central\, Hong Kong
ORGANIZER;CN="MWM Wine School":MAILTO:school@mwminternational.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190920T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190920T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190916T092151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190916T103853Z
UID:10000013-1569004200-1569011400@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Go Global for Happy hour
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/happyhour-2/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="MWM Wine School":MAILTO:school@mwminternational.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190912T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190912T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190822T145253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T033335Z
UID:10000012-1568316600-1568323800@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Sparkling Selections: Bubbles Beyond Champagne
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/bubblesworkshop/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="MWM Wine School":MAILTO:school@mwminternational.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190723T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190723T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190617T043658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T070412Z
UID:10000011-1563910200-1563917400@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Sonoma: A Taste of Home\, with Debra Meiburg MW
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-07-2/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="MWM Wine School":MAILTO:school@mwminternational.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190614T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190530T085722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T104530Z
UID:10000128-1560520800-1560528000@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Workshop #11 - New York\, New Cork: Discovering Finger Lakes
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-06-14/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,SPIT
ORGANIZER;CN="WineSPIT Association":MAILTO:info@winespit.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190517T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190517T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190313T063006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190507T033753Z
UID:10000131-1558121400-1558128600@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Le French GourMay: Lure of the Loire
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/le-french-gourmay-lure-of-the-loire/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="MWM Wine School":MAILTO:school@mwminternational.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190507T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190510T170000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190503T155905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T115527Z
UID:10000126-1557225000-1557507600@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Wine Asia 360
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/wineasia360/
LOCATION:Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 1 Expo Drive\, Wan Chai\, Hong Kong\, 852
CATEGORIES:Conference,Industry Events,SPIT
ORGANIZER;CN="ProWine":MAILTO:Josh.gu@mds.cn
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190325T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190325T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190307T032116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190307T041703Z
UID:10000134-1553511600-1553518800@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Workshop #8 - A Journey Into the Unofficial Subregions of Tasmania
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-08/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,SPIT
ORGANIZER;CN="WineSPIT Association":MAILTO:info@winespit.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190319T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190319T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190306T064357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190306T075536Z
UID:10000132-1553011200-1553018400@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Workshop #7 - Ripe for Growth: Harnessing New Zealand's Trends for Multi-Channel Growth
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-07/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,SPIT
ORGANIZER;CN="WineSPIT Association":MAILTO:info@winespit.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190304T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190304T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190227T041645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190227T044920Z
UID:10000138-1551709800-1551717000@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:A Grand Vin tasting with Dr. Laura Catena
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/a-grand-vin-tasting-with-dr-laura-catena/
LOCATION:JW Marriott Hotel\, 88 Queensway\, Admiralty\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190227T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190227T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20190207T044730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T022521Z
UID:10000136-1551295800-1551303000@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Mastering Wine: Exploring the Senses
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/mwm-wine-school-mastering-wine-exploring-the-senses/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="MWM Wine School":MAILTO:school@mwminternational.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190110T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20181218T050553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181219T022838Z
UID:10000140-1547132400-1547139600@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Workshop #5 - Eastside Vs Westside: Mastering Napa Valley AVA's & Converting Wine IQ to Profit
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-05/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,SPIT
ORGANIZER;CN="WineSPIT Association":MAILTO:info@winespit.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20181123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20181123T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20181015T055123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181116T053922Z
UID:10000183-1543001400-1543008600@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Beaujolais\, Beyond the Nouveau Show
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/mwm-wine-school-beaujolais-beyond-the-nouveau-show/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="MWM Wine School":MAILTO:school@mwminternational.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20181030T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20181030T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20181019T101525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181026T033633Z
UID:10000142-1540891800-1540900800@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Workshop #4 - Individuality of Terroir and Single Vineyards in Napa
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-04/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,SPIT
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ORGANIZER;CN="WineSPIT Association":MAILTO:info@winespit.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180914T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180914T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20180912T100615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T080917Z
UID:10000010-1536935400-1536942600@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Workshop #3 - The Pursuit of Alcohol Balance in Californian Wines
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-03/
LOCATION:Africa Coffee & Tea Cafe\, Unit 1504\, 15/F 41 Heung Yip Road\, Wong Chuk Hang\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:SPIT
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ORGANIZER;CN="WineSPIT Association":MAILTO:info@winespit.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180830T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180830T123000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20180827T101615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T151916Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop #2 - Sake Sensation: The Rise of Rice
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-02/
LOCATION:Vinoteca Lab\, Basement Level 2 \, School of Hotel and Tourism Management PolyU (at Hotel ICON)\, 17 Science Museum Road\, Tsimshatsui East\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:SPIT
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ORGANIZER;CN="WineSPIT Association":MAILTO:info@winespit.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180823T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180823T170000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184902
CREATED:20180814T112342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T172502Z
UID:10000008-1535036400-1535043600@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:Workshop #1 - A-Game: Attitude\, Altitude & Grapes of Argentina
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2019-01/
LOCATION:Vinoteca Lab\, Basement Level 2 \, School of Hotel and Tourism Management PolyU (at Hotel ICON)\, 17 Science Museum Road\, Tsimshatsui East\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:SPIT
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mwminternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018.08.12-Workshop-01-website-banner-01.png
ORGANIZER;CN="WineSPIT Association":MAILTO:info@winespit.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180821T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184903
CREATED:20180730T034659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180806T040419Z
UID:10000002-1534874400-1534968000@mwminternational.com
SUMMARY:10th Test Your Palate
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/test-your-palate/
LOCATION:J’s Bar Bistro\, 69 Mody Road\, Tsim Sha Tsui East\, Kowloon\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180709T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180709T190000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184903
CREATED:20180614T084611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180622T033032Z
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SUMMARY:Legends of the Land: AdVini Immersion Day
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/advini_asia/
LOCATION:Mandarin Oriental\, Hong Kong\, 5 Connaught Rd Central\, Central\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180606T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180606T173000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184903
CREATED:20180528T075844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T115321Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop #12 - Talking Dirt:  A Road Trip through Oregon’s AVAs
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2018-12/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:SPIT
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180529T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180531T183000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184903
CREATED:20180426T091406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180521T090437Z
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SUMMARY:Vinexpo Hong Kong 2018
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/vinexpo-hong-kong-2018/
LOCATION:Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 1 Expo Drive\, Wan Chai\, Hong Kong\, 852
CATEGORIES:Industry Events,SPIT
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180528T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180528T220000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184903
CREATED:20180208T042008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180208T042952Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Night of Crus Classés de Graves
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/crus-classes-de-graves/
LOCATION:The Park Lane Hong Kong\, A Pullman Hotel\, 310 Gloucester Road\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Industry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180526T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180526T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184903
CREATED:20180504T050359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180509T070631Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop #11 - Château Angélus: The Past\, Present and Future of Bordeaux Classification (FULL)
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2018-10/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:SPIT
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180515T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180515T173000
DTSTAMP:20260413T184903
CREATED:20180508T114859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180515T042821Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop #10 - Beauty and the Yeast: The Magic of Wine Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2018-10-2/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:SPIT
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SUMMARY:Workshop #9 - Ginology & Mixology: Style Diversity\, Production\, On/Off Trade & Recipes
DESCRIPTION:5\, 12\, 19 Nov (Sun)\nExam: 18 Dec (Mon) at 7 p.m\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Italian Wine Scholar\nThe Italian Wine Scholar education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities. The program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximise learning and boost knowledge retention. It was created by native Italian\, Maurizio Broggi\, DipWSET\, FWS\, CSW with the support of the Italian wine DOC/G consortia.\n\n 	Master the wines of Italy at a professional level\n 	Prepare for moving toward advanced general wine study programs such as WSET Diploma (level 4)\, Master of Wine\, Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Sommelier (level 3 and up) or Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Wine Educator (CWE).\n 	Earn the Italian Wine Scholar title and the IWS post-nominal which may be incorporated into a professional signature (e.g. John Smith\, IWS).\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n 	Members of the wine trade\n 	Serious wine hobbyists seeking specialisation and certification\n 	ALL ITALIAN WINE LOVERS – anyone wishing to become more knowledgeable about Italy\, and its wine and food culture\n\nPre-requisites?\nNo pre-requisites\, but strongly recommend that students have completed WSET Level 2 Award in Wines\, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) or Court of Master Sommelier’s Introductory Sommelier Certificate (Level 1).\nWhat does the program cover?\n\n 	History\, culture and traditions\n 	Location and climate with their effects on viticulture and wines\n 	Topography\, geography and soils\n 	Grape varieties and their organoleptic profiles\n 	Viticulture and winemaking\n 	Wine industry trends and economics\n 	All DOCs and DOCGs with their regulations\, wine styles and specificities\n\nA COMPREHENSIVE COVER OF ITALY’S 9 DISTINCT NORTHERN WINE REGIONS: Valle d’Aosta\, Lombardia\, Piemonte\, Trentino\, Alto Adige\, Veneto\, Friuli-Venezia Giulia\, Liguria\, Emilia-Romagna\n\nExamination\n\n 	90 minutes\n 	100 multiple-choice questions\n 	75% passing grade\n 	To become an Italian Wine Scholar and receive the IWS credential candidates need to pass the exams for Unit 1 and Unit 2 with a composite score of 75%. The scores from both exams are added together and averaged for final assessment.\n 	Students with a composite score of 85-90.5 pass with HONORS. Candidates scoring 91-100 pass with HIGHEST HONORS.\n 	Examination will be conducted on a separate date\n\n \n\n\nJustin Chen:\nJustin is a wine educator at MWM Wine School in Hong Kong. He founded Joy Palate Wine Academy in 2014 and was the wine educator and wine consultant for Hong Kong and Guangzhou for the academy. Justin has a wide-range of professional qualifications\, including DipWSET\, WSET Certified Educator\, Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) Italian Wine Ambassador & Certified Italian Wine Educator\, Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar (Highest Honors)\, Knight of Truffle and Wine of Alba\, and was awarded a Runner-up at the Hong Kong International Top Tasters Competition by The Drinks Business in 2016.\n\n\nItalian Wine Scholar:\nThe Italian Wine Scholar™ education program is the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and up-to-date Italian wine course available. The syllabus takes a regional approach and discusses all Italian wine appellations and the factors that shape their identities.\n\nThe program provides committed students of wine with an unparalleled set of study tools that are designed to maximize learning and boost knowledge retention.\n\n\nWine Scholar Guild:\nWine Scholar Guild is the leading provider of specialised certification programs on the wines of France\, Italy and Spain with a school network of over 100 partner schools spanning 30 countries and 5 continents.\nWe are a pioneer in online wine education; our distance-learning platform includes hundreds of educational webinars\, interactive e-learning modules\, online flashcards\, pronunciation exercises\, and learning games.\nOur community of wine professionals and committed students of wine learn from the most respected names in the industry and participate in some of the most privileged\, exciting\, and intellectually stimulating wine study immersion trips on the market.\nOur entire organisation is fully committed to our students and to their success. We help achievers achieve.\n 
URL:https://mwminternational.com/events/workshop-2018-9/
LOCATION:MWM Wine School\, 9th Floor\, Aberdeen Industrial Building\, 236 Aberdeen Main Road\, Aberdeen\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:SPIT
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