Recent Sydney Wine Academy graduate Leanne Altmann, has won the new Fine Wine Partners (FWP) Scholarship as the top Australian WSET Diploma graduate for the 2012/13 academic year.
Leanne was awarded a $1,000 bursary towards further wine studies, a $1,000 cellar of specially selected wines from the outstanding FWP portfolio and an engraved Spiegelau decanter.
Clive Hartley, Course Director of the Sydney Wine Academy said the scholarship was an amazing accomplishment for Leanne.
“It’s always nice to see graduates of the Academy do well after the completion of their course and for Leanne to be recognised by Fine Wine Partners as the leading Australian graduate in the WSET Diploma, is testament to all her hard work,” said Clive.
“The Sydney Wine Academy has a great record of producing top quality graduates and Leanne is right up there with the best.”
Leanne completed her WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits at the Sydney Wine Academy’s Ryde Campus in 2013 and is currently working as an Assistant Sommelier at Cutler & Co. in Melbourne.
The WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits is the benchmark qualification for the global wine and spirit industry and as graduates of the Sydney Wine Academy program our students automatically become Associate Members of the Institute of Wines and Spirits.
For more information on the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits, go to sydneywineacademy.com.au or phone the Academy on 02 9 448 6369.