Celebrate WSET Study Awards with the West of England Wine School

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West of England Wine and Spirits Association is an approved programme provider for the WSET in the south west and WSET Bristol

Wine awards presented annually by the WEOWSA

Each year we may present awards to the best performing student in each of our level 2, 3 and 4 examinations. These awards normally comprise a cash prize and a certificate. These are awarded at our annual lunch, to which the winners are invited free of charge.

Recent winners of the awards are:

The Bill Baker Award (level 2)

2016 – John Stephenson

2017 – Holly Plumeridge

2018 – Kasia Elliot

The Bernard Ryan Award (level 3)

2015 – Hannah Garner

2016 – John Stephenson & James Barrow

2017 – Daniel Warham

2018 – Imogen Atkins

The John Avery Award (level 4)

2014 – April Marks

2015 – Soo-Jin Hwang Coudret

2017 – Diana Lyalle

2018 – David Barker

Candidates who perform particularly well are are also eligible for additional awards from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. In 2017 Sarah Mills was awarded the Marks & Spencer prize for an outstanding performance in the Level 4 Unit 2, Vinification & Viticulture.