I believe that the IWS will provide a great deal of value and offers confidence & comfort when tackling the intricacies of Italy in my future studies I have recently enrolled in the Spanish Wine Scholar program and do plan on studying further. I have also completed my French Wine Scholar which provided a great deal of focus and understanding to that particular part of my Diploma program. I have completed my WSET courses, passing my Diploma in July 2018. I aspire to continue studying in order to understand this subject further and have rather ambitious goals set for the future. Ltd, which is currently South Africa’s largest private Wine, Spirits & Craft Beer producer and distributor with a focus on enhancing the image of Premium South African wine. I currently work as the Regional Manager in Asia for DGB Pty. ![]() I worked my way up to Head Sommelier of this group and then decided to go back to my roots and promote South African wine in Asia. I then had the opportunity to move to a Top Restaurant Group in Hong Kong where I was appointed the Sommelier of their flagship restaurant. My wine career began with Kedington wines and I started studying my WSET courses and French Wine Scholar. This was my introduction to “good” wine and where the bug bit! I eventually became the wine steward of this restaurant.Īfter graduating, I followed my passion for wine and moved to Hong Kong to work in the industry. Our boss was a good tutor/mentor and we were a close team - often staying behind after service to taste/drink and discuss the open bottles at the end of the evening. ![]() This restaurant, coincidentally, happened to have the largest wine list in our Province (Eastern Cape) and all wines were, conveniently, served by glass. I started working as a barman for a fine dining restaurant at 19 years old, while a student. Congratulations to Devon Lochhead, IWS, for passing the Italian Wine Scholar program, with highest honors!
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