Program Provider Awards

Honoring Leaders in Wine Education

We take great pride our high-caliber program provider network that spans 32 countries and which includes over 175 highly-qualified and passionate educators. Each year, our awards committee honors the most outstanding partner schools and dedicated educators with the prestigious Program Provider Awards.

2023 Program Provider Awards

WSA Wine Academy
Seoul, South Korea

2023 Program Provider of The Year

Zurich Wine Academy
Zurich, Switzerland

2023 New Program Provider of The Year

Moonsong Bang
Winevision Academy, Seoul, South Korea

2023 FWS Instructor of the Year

West London Wine School
London, United Kingdom

2023 FWS Program Provider of the Year

Wojciech Szczypiński
winEdukacja, Warsaw, Poland

2023 IWS Instructor of the Year

IWEG
Ontario, Canada

2023 IWS Program Provider of the Year

Iain Philip
Cru Consultancy, British Columbia, Canada

2023 SWS Instructor Of The Year

The Wine House
Los Angeles, United States of America

2023 SWS Program Provider of The Year

2022 Awards

AWSEC, Hong Kong

2022 Program Provider of The Year

L'ATTITUDE WINE QUITO, Ecuador

2022 New Program Provider of The Year

Jennie Mack, Hong Kong

2022 FWS Instructor of the Year

AWSEC, Hong Kong

2022 FWS Program Provider of the Year

Ettore Donadeo, Tokyo, Japan

2022 IWS Instructor of the Year

West London Wine School, London, UK

2022 IWS Program Provider of the Year

Nika Shevela, Barcelona, Spain

2022 SWS Instructor Of The Year

WSA Wine Academy, Seoul, South Korea

2022 SWS Program Provider of The Year

2021 Awards

AWSEC, Hong Kong

2021 Program Provider of The Year

Lim Hwee Peng, Singapore

2021 FWS Instructor of the Year

WSA Wine Academy, Seoul, South Korea

2021 FWS Program Provider of the Year

Moonsong Bang, Seoul, South Korea

2021 IWS Instructor of the Year

San Francisco Wine School, San Francisco, USA

2021 IWS Program Provider of the Year

Monica Marin, Los Angeles, USA

2021 SWS Instructor Of The Year

West London Wine School, London, UK

2021 SWS Program Provider of The Year

2020 Awards

In 2020, in lieu of program WSG Program Provider Awards, we wanted to provide a tribute to the resiliency and creativity of Wine Scholar Guild Program Providers by allowing them to showcase their story here. Below are just some of the ways that providers adapted to the challenges of COVID-19. 

READ THE ARTICLE: "Resilience & Creativity: A Tribute to How WSG Providers Navigated the Pandemic

2019 Awards

Monica Marin, Los Angeles, CA

2019 FWS Instructor of the Year

Eno Cultura, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro

2019 FWS Program Provider of the Year

Mimi Martin, Portland, Oregon, USA

2019 IWS Instructor of the Year

Caplan Wine Academy, Tokyo, Japan

2019 IWS Program Provider of the Year

2018 Awards

Tanya Morning Star, Seattle, USA

2018 FWS Instructor of the Year

Cru Consultancy, Victoria, BC, Canada

2018 FWS Program Provider of the Year

Jimmy Smith, London, UK

2018 IWS Instructor of the Year

AWSEC, Hong Kong

2018 IWS Program Provider of the Year

2017 Awards

Lim Hwee Peng, Singapore

2017 FWS Instructor of the Year

West London Wine School, London, UK

2017 FWS Program Provider of the Year

Chris Miller, San Francisco, USA

2017 IWS Instructor of the Year

IWEG Drinks Academy, Toronto, Canada

2017 IWS Program Provider of the Year

2016 Awards

International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Vancouver, BC, Canada

2016 Program Provider of the Year

Sheral Schowe, Salt Lake City, USA

2016 Instructor of the Year