"Jean,
I'll be in Ohio doing a series of "progressive bicycle wine dinners." I don't know if you enjoy riding a bicycle or not, but the dinners promise to be extremely fun. The wine... well, I am a bit biased, but it is extremely…"
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WSET Certificate
Hi,I'm looking into taking some classes to obtain a WSET foundation certificate. Anyone out there that can recommend (or not) doing this to help launch a career in the wine industry? Are there any…Continue
Started Feb 19, 2011
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- Dayton
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- United States
- Wine Affilliation: Consumer or Trade
- Consumer
- About Me:
- I am an interior designer with a passion for all things beautiful - to include food and wine. Having had the Irish luck of living in Europe for seven years, I had the good fortune to hone my knowledge of the many fine wines the continent had to offer. I toured both new and ancient wine cellars, wineries and vineyards in France, Italy, Spain, and Germany ( to name a few), sipping wine and enjoying the culture and food along the way. As a designer who likes to blend the old with the new, scouting out antiques for my business while in these magnificent lands, was the proverbial "icing on the cake". Now that I am stateside once again, I am enjoying the many fine wines offered here as well as those from the rest of the world. Next stop? Argentina. The malbecs from the Mendoza region are beckoning me with their spice and velvet...mmm.
- Favorite Wine Website:
- http://www.foodandwine.com
- Name your favorite wine or wine type:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Most memorable experience around wine?
- While shopping for all things French in my favorite market one day, I filled my buggy with a bounty of baguettes, brie, and several bottles of Bordeaux. While waiting to check out, I noticed the charming Frenchman behind me had his cart copiously full of Californian wines. After eyeing each other's carts, we shared a good international chuckle together, all language barriers broken.
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- At 10:16pm on April 30, 2012,
Thomas Houseman said… Jean,
I'll be in Ohio doing a series of "progressive bicycle wine dinners." I don't know if you enjoy riding a bicycle or not, but the dinners promise to be extremely fun. The wine... well, I am a bit biased, but it is extremely food friendly. I hope you can make it. I have included the link to the dinners. http://anneamie.com/biketour
Cheers,
Thomas
- At 5:18am on May 02, 2011, Michel Reverte gave Jean McMacken Winham a gift…
- At 6:42pm on February 19, 2011,
Adam Linet said… Hi Jean,
I'm currently enrolled in the Advanced Certificate at the International Wine Center in NYC. I had previously taken the Foundation and Intermediate Certificates. I have found the information invaluable.
I plan on pursuing the Diploma and have found that this program is most definitely worth it. As far as credentials in the wine industry, some sales positions look more toward your sales background and not so much education - but this will never hurt you. If you browse around some wine job postings, you'll see that a lot mention WSET education as a preference.
Let me know if you have more questions!
Good luck!
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