Italian red wines may get all the attention, but insiders know that Italian whites are as varied and interesting as the country’s reds. Italy’s multitude of mountains and hills ensures wines with bright acidity—the hallmark of Italian whites. Acidity is what makes a wine food friendly, and Italian...

The Super-Whites of FriuliIn the late 1970s, the producer, Jermann, created Vintage Tunina, a complex blend of native and international white grapes that became iconic among Friuli’s superior white blends. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Jermann inspired several other Friuli producers,...

Collio (or Collio Goriziano) DOC Collio’s vineyards date back to pre-Roman times; they were of renown then and are held in high esteem now. Their impressive whites are considered the finest in Friuli and are among the finest in Italy.

Friuli Grave DOC Friuli Grave was previously called Grave del Friuli but is often simply referred to as Grave. This is the largest DOC, both in terms of area under vine and in production. It accounts for more than one-third of Friuli’s total wine production.

Advances in the cellars coupled with better vineyard management and Friuli’s natural gift of a temperate climate, resulted in concentrated wines with an extra layer of richness. From the 1970s onward, Friuli gained commercial success and popularity for its white wines.

The Wine Scholar Guild announces its worldwide launch of a new study and certification program on the wines of Italy. The Italian Wine Scholar Program was created by Maurizio Broggi, native Italian, DWS and Certified Sommelier, who joins the Wine Scholar Guild as Education Director for Italy. This...

One of the most traditional and prestigious products of Emilia is Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale (traditional balsamic vinegar). This precious and expensive vinegar is made only in Reggio-Emilia and Modena. The latter is usually considered to craft the most prestigious vinegars of the two. Aceto...

Ancient Romans often drank wine at the end of the meal by passing around a “gutturnium” (a 2 liter silver jug). Emilia-Romagna’s Gutturnio DOC takes its name from a jug found along the Po River in 1878.

Our Rhône Master-Level program just launched with a first webinar on the Rhône Valley's viticultural history, presented by Louis Barruol, 14th generation Gigondas winemaker at Chateau Saint-Cosme. Louis' vineyard and winery represent a living past and a modern-day treasure. His family has been...

The Wine Scholar Guild is thrilled to announce that Nancy Reynolds, FWS is the winner of our March 2016 Member-only, Quarterly Online Quiz on Italy! She wins a free Italian Wine Scholar Unit 1 program! Nancy is an approved French Wine Scholar instructor at IWEG in Toronto and preparing herself to...

The Wine Scholar Guild is excited to announce the list of 2015 top exam scorers from around the world! Bravo! French Wine Scholar Program 1. Lee In Soon, FWS (Seoul, Korea) - Score: 100% ''Currently I’m a wine educator, a consultant and the Director & Head Lecturer of LeeInSoon Wine Lab. Before...

Picasso…Cézanne…Van Gogh…add your name to the list of masters inspired by Provence! Be it in on canvas or in the glass, there is something about the sheer lightness of being in this region of France! In this webinar, Elizabeth Gabay MW presets the Wine Scholar Guild’s upcoming Immersion Study Trip...

The Rhone is one of most exciting wine region in France today! Home of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, the wines have a way of eloquence conveying the lavender and herb strewn landscape from which they are crafted. The boulangeries, patisseries and chocolatiers are world renown, in...

We are super excited about our next Member's only Quiz in which one lucky winner will take home this amazing VinGardeValise® as our prize (a $270 value)! Our quarterly quizzes are a great way to expand your knowledge while having fun! This time, the 15-question quiz will focus on the Rhône Valley....

The French Wine Socety got press this week in FranceToday.com! Follow this link to read more!

FWS educators spent the first two weeks of September enjoying harvest in Beaujolais and the Rhône! We hiked the steep inclines of Condrieu and Hermitage foraging for ripe figs and plums along the way; picked grapes in Beaujolais and watched semi-carbonic maceration in process from start to finish....

Dear Symposium Attendees and Friends, We had an amazing time at the Embassy of France in Washington DC last week and hope you did too! Thank you for all of the memories created and laughs shared!We opened 1600 bottles and each participant tasted 120+ wines from iconic producers including Grand Cru...

Interview with Matthew Stubbs MW, instructor & guide of the upcoming Languedoc-Roussillon Wine Immersion Study Trip (June 2015) How was the 2014 vintage in Languedoc and in Roussillon ? This was the proverbial roller coaster year or as one vigneronne in Faugères put it, a "rock and roll" vintage....

The French Wine Scholar Program (Singapore) gained endorsement by The Employment & Employability Institute (e2i)In its initial months since appointed by the Wine Scholar Guild to host and conduct French Wine Scholar (FWS) program in Singapore, WineCraft Marketing & Services, under the guidance of...

La revue du vin de France (RVF) reports on an agreement dated March 19, 2014 to end China’s inquiry into anti-dumping wine trading practices by EU countries. As European wine trade and marketing is government funded, China claims that wine is sold to Asia below the cost of production (i.e....