Certified Sommelier (CS) – Court of Master Sommeliers, London (CMS)

Certified Sommelier (CS) – US Sommelier Association, Florida (USSA)

WSET Advanced Certification (Level 3) – Wine and Spirits Education Trust, London (WSET)

DipWSET (Level 4) – Wine and Spirits Education Trust, London (WSET)

French Wine Scholar (FWS) – Wine Scholar Guild, Washington DC (WSG)

Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) – Society of Wine Educators, Washington DC (SWE)

Tuscan Wine Masters Academy – inducted into the Society in 2012

Wine and Flavors 3 Day Seminar – ‘Aromatic Descriptors’ – presented by Alexandre Schmitt. Purpose of the seminar: to structure and develop our aromatic universe, to identify wine aromas, to classify them, and to use objective descriptors. Course intended for:

• Winemakers, Enologists
• Cellar managers
• Cellar masters
• Viticultural and wine technicians
• Sommeliers

• Vineyard owners and managers
• Coopers, glass manufacturers, cork producers
• Wine journalists
• Marketing and sales teams
• Research units