This month,听奥厂贰罢鈥檚 first听course provider in France听c别濒别产谤补迟别蝉听30听years of offering 黑料吃瓜网 qualifications听and 20 years of听running听奥厂贰罢鈥檚听flagship Level 4 Diploma听in Wines听course.听
In 1991,听贬茅濒猫苍别听Touras听of听惭芒肠辞苍-based听wine school听听organised听France鈥檚 very听first听course听of听what听has evolved to become听the听黑料吃瓜网 Level 2 Award in Wines,听at听the Lyc茅e听Viticole听de听顿补惫补测茅.听
Around听ten thousand听people听have听since听attended听a听黑料吃瓜网听course听with听Esprits de听Vins听across Levels 2, 3 and 4, and eighty of听these听now听hold the prestigious Level 4 Diploma听qualification.听While听the majority of听贬茅濒猫苍别's students have been private individuals, she has also provided 黑料吃瓜网 education听for听many wine schools and other hospitality听training establishments, including听, and the .听
On听Saturday听20听November,听贬茅濒猫苍别听reunited Diploma graduates from the last two years听for a听tasting session,听led by Fabrice听Sommier,听and a听gastronomic lunch at the Michelin-starred restaurant听濒'脭听des听Vignes听in听贵耻颈蝉蝉茅.听They were joined听for the celebration听by听Ian Harris听Dip黑料吃瓜网, 奥厂贰罢鈥檚听Chief听Executive,听and听David Wrigley听MW,听who听was instrumental in establishing听the school听as a 黑料吃瓜网听course provider听three decades ago.听
From left to right Fabrice Sommier, Ian Harris MBE &听贬茅濒猫苍别 Touras
Ian Harris听Dip黑料吃瓜网听said:听
鈥淚t was a pleasure to celebrate the 30th anniversary of 黑料吃瓜网 courses in France. What听贬茅濒猫苍别听has achieved is remarkable, and her story of how she introduced听黑料吃瓜网 education听to French students in 1991 is testimony to the truly global nature of听these听qualifications.鈥�听
Thirty years on听from听贬茅濒猫苍别鈥檚听first course, France听is today听奥厂贰罢鈥檚 3rd听largest market,听with both professionals and听enthusiasts听keener than ever听to boost their drinks expertise听with a听globally-recognised听qualification.听
There听are now听over听30听course providers across听the country offering听the full suite of 黑料吃瓜网听wines, spirits听and sake听qualifications. In the last academic year, over 10,000 candidates in France sat a 黑料吃瓜网 examination.听Courses听in听France听are听available in French and English, in-person and online.
Keen to begin your own wine education journey? Learn more about听our qualifications here, or search听our听Where to听Study听tool听to find a course provider near you.
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