Our WSET Graduates
Through April, 2007 at our Philadelphia "WSET Centre" we have had 263 people successfully attain the WSET Intermediate Certificate and 171 people attain the WSET Advanced Certificate, including 47 who earned the WSET Advanced Certificate "With Distinction" and another 59 who earned the WSET Advanced Certificate "With Merit" (a new recognition category which began in Fall, 2003). In addition, seven of our local students have passed all Units to earn the WSET Diploma.
These successful graduates include sommeliers and other associates of top area restaurants and hotels (the Four Seasons alone has more than 2 dozen graduates), associates and managers of wine wholesale and retail establishments, and several of the area's top wine educators.
WSET Diploma Graduates
Since January, 2002, we have offered WSET Diploma classes locally, although our students previously had to travel to New York's International Wine Center for their Diploma exams. We became an official Approved Program Provider for the Diploma in Fall, 2004.
Congratulations to our local students who earned the WSET Diploma:
- Charles Austermuhl, 2003
- Mark Cochard, 2003
- James Colabelli, 2003
- Donna Quinn, 2004
- Peter Knauss, 2005
- Melissa Monosoff, 2006
- Fran Schlotterbeck, 2006
WSET Advanced Certificate With Distinction
The following graduates have earned very high scores on the Advanced Certificate exam. Several of them have already gone on to earn the WSET Diploma and have entered the Master of Wine program. Special note should be taken of the difficulty of earning this level beginning Fall, 2003 because, since that date, earning "Distinction" has required very high scores on three separate exams: a multiple choice exam (as before), plus a blind tasting exam and an hour-long essay exam.
- Mark Cochard, 2000
- Jeffrey Greenstein, 2000
- Peter Knauss, 2000
- Charles Austermuhl, 2000
- Tara Jackson, 2000
- Jonathan Read, 2000
- Jeffrey DiMaio, 2001
- Frank Schlotterbeck, 2001
- Joseph Chizik, 2001
- James Colabelli, 2001
- Jodi DeStefon, 2001
- Marnie Old, 2002
- Anthony Ianni, 2002
- Anne P. O'Brien, 2002
- James Silver, 2002
- Andrew S. Terhune, 2002
- Antonio Boston, 2002
- Glenn Gorman, 2002
- John Ianacone, 2002
- Gordon Peterson, 2002
- James Pfeffer, 2002
- Nate Scaglione, 2002
- Laurie Shapiro, 2002
- Anita Skogland, 2002
- Bruce Smith, 2002
- Simon Woods, 2002
- Todd William Bessemer, 2003
- Stephen P. Brown, 2003
- Linda J. Pettit, 2003
- Richard Rosenthal, 2003
- Pey-Wen Ting, 2003
- Joseph V. Marcelli, 2003
- Carl Schaper, 2004
- Christopher Schillizzi, 2004
- Robert Caskey, 2004
- Byron Eckart Fuller, 2004
- Svitlana Googins, 2004
- Amy Melton, 2005
- Suzanne McGrath, 2005
- Michael Drapkin, 2005
- Sean R. Joyce, 2005
- Michelle Perdew, 2005
- Amy Mann, 2006
- Jason Whiteside, 2006
- Maria Garcia Bulkley, 2007
- Timothy Giuffi, 2007
- Anthony Krzywanski, 2007
WSET Advanced Certificate with Merit (new category beginning Fall, 2003)
Effective Fall, 2003, the format of the Advanced Certificate changed. Now, to earn "Distinction" on the Advanced Certificate it became necessary to score very highly on all three sections of a three part exam: a multiple choice exam (as before), plus a blind tasting exam and an hour-long essay exam. Recognizing the difficulty of even coming close to the "Distinction" level with the new format, the WSET inaugurated a new recognition category- passing the Advanced Certificate "With Merit." The following Philadelphia-area graduates have earned this noteworthy achievement.
- Scott Dunzik, 2003
- Jason Harris, 2003
- Cara Levinson, 2003
- Matthew Smith, 2003
- Laurin Tomasino, 2003
- Nadine B. Brown, 2004
- Dawn Cisler, 2004
- Jason Flager, 2004
- Patti Hatzistavrakis, 2004
- Scott Nowakowski, 2004
- Thomas Ruffing, 2004
- Cristina Fernandez, 2004
- Catherine Hong, 2004
- Danielle Jouenne, 2004
- Yvonne Lingenfelter, 2004
- Philippe McCartney, 2004
- Rodney Patches, 2004
- Elizabeth L. Patrick, 2004
- Donald Stecher, 2004
- Liz Carder, 2005
- Linda Guertin, 2005
- Anne Hood, 2005
- Michael McCaulley, 2005
- Timothy Morse, 2005
- Cosmo Mullen, 2005
- Ruy M. Ribeiro, 2005
- Mustafa Suer, 2005
- Luke Wohlers, 2005
- Cyril Addison, 2005
- Caressa Canfield, 2005
- Pierre Angeli Dee, 2005
- Jonathan Dolbear, 2005
- Kristina Francisco, 2005
- Kristin Furst, 2005
- Jennifer Miller, 2005
- Jennifer Elaine Miller, 2005
- Jim Tiedeman, 2005
- Nicole Volpini, 2005
- Seth Biederman, 2006
- Stacy Breuers, 2006
- Russ Burda, 2006
- Matthew Esser, 2006
- Warren Kuo, 2006
- Jeffery Lindenmuth, 2006
- Brian McMahon, 2006
- Chris Padden, 2006
- Kate Rödde, 2006
- Erich Sachse, 2006
- Jim Santangelo, 2006
- Michael Caruso, 2006
- Glenn Harris, 2006
- Julia Otani-Caruso, 2006
- Joseph Roberts, 2006
- Robert Caccavelli, 2007
- Georgia Delaney, 2007
- Kevin Donahue, 2007
- Paul Kaufmann, 2007
- Douglas King, 2007
- Joseph Sheehan, 2007
WSET Advanced Certificate
- Ann DeNadai, 2000
- Tim Flowers, 2000
- Jennifer Hitzler, 2000
- Robert Lemoine, 2000
- Robert Peters, 2000
- Roy Schriftman, 2000
- Erik Scheetz, 2000
- Margaret Shirley, 2000
- Frederick Balduine, 2000
- Michelle Croce, 2000
- Tracy McNeil, 2000
- John Tomarchio, 2000
- Steven Johnson, 2001
- Roman Kwasnycky, 2001
- Alfred Margerum, 2001
- Audrey Norris, 2001
- Owen Rothstein, 2001
- Leon Slobodzian, 2001
- Stacy Strout, 2001
- Cherie Vallance, 2001
- Michele DiPietro, 2001
- Dennis Henry, 2001
- Andrew Holder, 2001
- Robert Johnson, 2001
- Jason Jones, 2001
- Melissa Monosoff, 2001
- Donna Quinn, 2001
- Mary Reinhart, 2001
- Sandra Taylor, 2001
- Michele Walcoff, 2001
- Kurt A. Black, 2002
- Rosanne Hinrichs, 2002
- Robert Ranson, 2002
- Anne Saint Peter, 2002
- Lisa Stoll, 2002
- Michael Theiss, 2002
- John Toler, 2002
- Heather Cohen, 2002
- Francis J. Banz, 2002
- Taylor Barnebey, 2002
- Carol Blum, 2002
- Norman J. Boardman, 2002
- Randall Hall, 2002
- Matthew Kantor, 2002
- Mark Kulkowitz, 2002
- Bryon Phillips, 2002
- Raymond Stefanowicz, 2002
- Thomas Ziebis, 2002
- Kathryn M. Bessemer, 2003
- Jason Owen Carson, 2003
- Deb L. Denis, 2003
- Gordana Kostovski, 2003
- Jim Noonan, 2003
- William O. Nuss, 2003
- Jennifer Smith, 2003
- George E. Wackenheim, 2003
- Edward Coonrad, 2004
- Margaret Richards, 2004
- John Scott Nafziner, 2004
- Alan Gross, 2005
- Ann Roehm, 2005
- Frank Bonom, 2006
- Hector Ferrer, 2006
- Rebecca Angeline, 2007
WSET Intermediate Certificate
- Ann DeNadai 1999
- Jeffrey Greenstein 1999
- Rosanne Hinrichs 1999
- Kris Lightsey 1999
- Robert Peters 1999
- Roy Schriftman 1999
- Lesley Van Ornam 1999
- Jeffrey Abrams 2000
- Charles Austermuhl 2000
- Aideen Brady 2000
- Michelle Croce 2000
- Steven Genyk 2000
- Roman Kwasnycky 2000
- John Matusiak 2000
- Caleb Milne 2000
- Steven Moscoe 2000
- Betty Perrone 2000
- Patricia Piro 2000
- Jonathan Read 2000
- Alonna Smith 2000
- Eric Smith 2000
- Stacy Strout 2000
- Michele Walcoff 2000
- Mark Walker 2000
- Timothy Walter 2000
- Mark Bath 2000
- Peter Burwasser 2000
- Heather Cohen 2000
- Jenifer DiLeo 2000
- Robert Johnson 2000
- Alfred Margerum 2000
- Melissa Monosoff 2000
- Malinda Stefanou 2000
- Gregg Tenser 2000
- Luke Varga 2000
- Nancy Chester 2001
- Christine Pavlik 2001
- Mary Reinhart 2001
- Gregory Jenkins 2001
- Sandra Taylor 2001
- Georgia Wilson 2001
- Kay Adams 2001
- Jill Aristeo 2001
- Norman J. Boardman 2001
- James Colabelli 2001
- Rebecca Ewing 2001
- Anthony Ianni 2001
- Michael Theiss 2001
- Kamala Abuan 2001
- Jose Aldrete 2001
- Katherine Brown 2001
- Lisa Carroll 2001
- Kevin Corbett 2001
- Catherine Cutler 2001
- Jamal Hampton 2001
- Susan L. Howell 2001
- Monica Kroll 2001
- Carolyn Mangin 2001
- James Miller 2001
- William O. Nuss 2001
- Xavier Pougnard 2001
- Vincent Russo 2001
- Ben Shank 2001
- Brinn Sinnott 2001
- Susan E. Stone 2001
- Frank Thompson 2001
- Val Vinogradov 2001
- Townsend Wentz 2001
- Michele Wrabley 2001
- Taylor Barnebey 2002
- Antonio Boston 2002
- Glenn Gorman 2002
- John Ianacone 2002
- Alexa Karaoulis 2002
- Nick Karaoulis 2002
- Gordana Kostovski 2002
- Mark Kulkowitz 2002
- Nate Scaglione 2002
- Raymond Stefanowicz 2002
- Nicole G. Barkus 2002
- Lauren Dartt 2002
- William Di Stefano Jr. 2002
- Maurice Jeffers 2002
- Laura Lentz 2002
- Phan Lieu 2002
- James Pfeffer 2002
- Andrea Schwarz 2002
- Bruce Smith 2002
- David Stabile 2002
- Edward Wildman 2002
- Gene Appelbaum 2002
- Dave Barrett 2002
- Stephen P. Brown 2002
- Jason Carson 2002
- Deb Denis 2002
- Cindy Elliott 2002
- Jennifer Krouk 2002
- John Nafziger 2002
- Ruta Norkus 2002
- Linda Pettit 2002
- Margaret Richards 2002
- Richard J. Rosenthal 2002
- Rachel Ewing 2002
- Nadine B. Brown 2003
- Mary Jo Cerruti 2003
- Scott Dennis Dunzik 2003
- Laurey Ford 2003
- Elizabeth Anne Gorman 2003
- R. Sanders Haldeman 2003
- Wilbur S. Kistler 2003
- Joseph V. Marcelli 2003
- Lisa S. Matusiak 2003
- Stephanie O'Connor 2003
- Breane Sarah Wood 2003
- Jennifer C. Zapisek 2003
- Dawn Cisler 2003
- Dorothea H. Hatt 2003
- Patti Hatzistavrakis 2003
- Jennifer Holcomb 2003
- Elizabeth O'Connor 2003
- Thomas Ruffing 2003
- Carl Schaper 2003
- Montri Sriwutsthain 2003
- Jessica Wargo 2003
- Jason Flager 2003
- Lenore Patrick 2003
- J. Trevor Bays 2004
- Sarah L. Bays 2004
- Robert Caskey 2004
- Eric Dennis 2004
- Cristina Fernandez 2004
- Carl Fulp 2004
- Svitlana Googins 2004
- Danielle LoGuidice 2004
- Dave MacDonald 2004
- Lori Macintyre 2004
- Marilyn Matregrano 2004
- Nicole Matregrano 2004
- Jennifer Miller 2004
- Philip Redic 2004
- Ann Roehm 2004
- Erich Sachse 2004
- Dhanapalan (Paul) Sankaralingam 2004
- Saori Shimizu 2004
- Michelle Sokoloff 2004
- Deryl Bolton 2004
- Laurie Bronstein 2004
- George Chavanne 2004
- Chris Fay 2004
- Jean-Claude Jacquot 2004
- Jessica Lynch 2004
- Richard Poskanzer 2004
- Mustafa Suer 2004
- Richard Bencivenga 2004
- Tamara Brenn 2004
- Brett Fangi 2004
- James Cannon 2004
- Liz Carder 2004
- Allison M. Conway 2004
- Patricia Duffy 2004
- Adam Erdosy 2004
- Linda Guertin 2004
- Anne Hood 2004
- Linda Jaegers 2004
- Mary Beth Kurilko 2004
- Shawn Magee 2004
- Amy Melton 2004
- Timothy Morse 2004
- Ruy M. Ribeiro 2004
- Stephen Ferrara 2004
- Lawrence Wolfe 2004
- Maxine Wolfe 2004
- Seth Biederman 2005
- Christophe Erica Clark 2005
- Jonathan Dolbear 2005
- Kristin Furst 2005
- William Hopwood 2005
- Sean R. Joyce 2005
- David C. Larned Jr. 2005
- Arek Ohanissian 2005
- Robert Panunto 2005
- Michelle Perdew 2005
- Mark Salamone 2005
- Fred Simonds 2005
- Robert Tortorici 2005
- Nicole Volpini 2005
- Colleen Amuso 2005
- Peter Amuso 2005
- Russ Burda 2005
- Matt Esser 2005
- Cristina Felix 2005
- Scott Jillard 2005
- Debby Lichterman 2005
- Brian McMahon 2005
- Beth Meriwether 2005
- Debra Monaghan 2005
- Julia Otani-Caruso 2005
- Joe Roberts 2005
- Kate Rödde 2005
- Karin Scogna 2005
- Celeste Alcala 2006
- Hector Ferrer 2006
- Aaron Fretz 2006
- Marc Hildenberger 2006
- Douglas King 2006
- Christina S. Lee 2006
- Amy Mann 2006
- Maria Marroletti 2006
- John Mavraganis 2006
- Marlene Molinoff 2006
- Perry Molinoff 2006
- Kristin Moses 2006
- Drew Murray 2006
- Barbara Polilli 2006
- Rachel Smith 2006
- Jason Whiteside 2006
- Carlos I Zaras 2006
- Jeff Zorn 2006
- Robert Caccavelli 2006
- Timothy M. Campbell 2006
- Kevin Donahue 2006
- Michael Eldredge 2006
- Daniel Esposito 2006
- Gita Estersohn 2006
- James Galvano 2006
- Maria Garcia Bulkley 2006
- Timothy Giuffi 2006
- Tony Krzywanski 2006
- Kevin Lundell 2006
- Robyn Wingo 2006
- Heather Wright 2006
- Nicolas Jarrett 2006
- Alicia Thomas-Glenn 2006
- Garry Batchelor 2007
- Luke P. Bonahan 2007
- Melanie Chadwick 2007
- Collin C. Darrell 2007
- Bart DeJonghe 2007
- Travis Fluck 2007
- Dave Fuentes 2007
- Robert Gardler 2007
- Madelene Hyde 2007
- Christopher Jones 2007
- David Katz 2007
- Anne E. Marsh 2007
- Simon Matthews 2007
- Christopher Moy 2007
- Jaclyn Strober 2007
- Anne Lenehan Woodcock 2007
- Christine Barr 2007
- Karen Crawford 2007
- Chelsea DiPilla 2007
- Sergio Gomez 2007
- Rennee Maranki 2007
- Alison Murphy 2007
- Sabrina Schatz 2007
- Sabra Scheibein 2007
- Carol Schultheis 2007
- John Zapata 2007
- Jacqueline Cheyney 2007
- Susan DiFelice 2007
- Jessica Penza 2007
- Philip Watts 2007
- Kevin Andrews 2007
- Robert Woodcock 2007