WSET Awards and Graduation 2019

Over 500 global wine and spirits professionals and industry influencers gathered at London’s historic Guildhall today to celebrate the annual Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Awards & Graduation Ceremony - the first event in WSET’s 50th anniversary year.
Hosted by WSET Honorary President Steven Spurrier alongside Chief Executive Ian Harris, the occasion saw Sarah Jane Evans MW, last year’s WSET Outstanding Alumni Award winner, open the ceremony with a key note speech to WSET’s largest ever graduating class of Diploma candidates. This year 532 new WSET Diploma graduates were honoured, representing a 21% increase over last year. Graduates came from over 40 countries worldwide ranging from Chile to South Korea to Croatia. This compares to WSET’s first ever graduation ceremony in 1970 when 84 students from the UK received their diplomas.
Following the graduate procession, outstanding candidates for the 2017/18 academic year were presented with awards and scholarships in recognition of their achievements. The key award winners were:
Vintners’ Cup
As the student who achieved the highest overall mark across all units of the Diploma in his year, Joseph Hallam is the winner of this year’s Vintners’ Cup.
Educator of the Year
The Riedel Trophy for the WSET Educator of the Year is awarded to the individual or company that has made a significant contribution to the delivery of WSET courses and qualifications. This year’s winner is West London Wine School.
Outstanding Alumni Award
The nominees were chosen by the WSET International Alumni Advisory Board and Jancis Robinson MW, and Diploma graduates across WSET’s global network voted for the winner. This year’s winner is Caro Maurer MW.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This year the WSET also presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Mary Ewing-Mulligan MW in recognition of her contribution to the development and growth of WSET in USA.

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