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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Double Accolade for Glasgow Firm at Wine Awards
Two employees of Glasgow-based Alexander Wines scooped major awards at a special ceremony at the Guildhall in London on 19th January.Kirsty MacKenna and Paul Graham triumphed at the WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) Awards & Graduation Ceremony.
Ms MacKenna was also awarded The Grandes Maisons d?Alsace Scholarship, while Mr Graham received The Freixenet Bursary, a study visit to several Spanish wine regions as a guest of Freixenet.
The diploma and scholarship were the only examples won by a Scottish firm at this year's ceremony.
Each one of our sales and office personnel in the firm is put through the WSET exams, which take four years to complete,' says Fraser Alexander, Managing Director of Alexander Wines. 'I have funded this to the tune of at least ?40,000 over the years, without any government grants or local funding and in that time we have won nine scholarships as well as numerous merits and distinctions.'
With the exception of Master of Wine, the WSET Diploma is the highest level of qualification in the wine trade.
