WSET says the redesign reflects a more global, digital-first future but critics argue it has stripped away the prestige and heritage that once defined the qualification. Read More
Education
On September 26, Asia Wine Service & Education Centre (AWSEC), Asia’s leading professional wine, sake, spirits, and beer education provider, celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner at The Langham Hong Kong. Read More
The Wine Scholar Guild (WSG) has announced the appointment of Preston Mohr as its first-ever Managing Director since its inception in 2005, signaling a strategic expansion in its operations at a time when online learning is the 'new normal' and evolving wine appreciaiton. Read More
This week the Women in Wine & Spirits Award (WINWSA) has revealed its finalists for the 2023 edition, featuring nominees from over 23 countries and regions. Read More
Despite late resumption of business in mainland China, WSET has reported that in the last academic year (2021-2022) students from a record 75 countries enrolled for a WSET qualification, taking their exams in 15 different languages. Read More
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has appointed former Treasury Wine Estates' executive as its new CEO, succeeding Ian Harris. Read More
China’s largest private education company, New Oriental Education & Technology Group, has set up a subsidiary to offer wine and alcoholic beverages, as it tries to diversify its services, after the publicly listed company became the largest casualty in China’s private tutoring overhaul. Read More