SA-based Cathy Marston wins WSET Educator of the Year 2014
By Christian Eedes, 27 January 2015
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Cathy Marston.
Cathy Marston, owner of the Cape Town-based International Wine Education Centre (IWEC) has been named Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s Educator of the Year 2014. The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is the largest wine education provider in the world, operating in 62 countries via a network of more than 600 approved education programme providers.
The IWEC was the first WSET-approved programme provider in Africa and offers WSET Levels 1 to 3 in wines and spirits as well as two levels of stand-alone spirits courses. Courses are taught by Marston and a team of qualified lecturers including SA’s two resident Masters of Wine. The IWEC was established in 2012 and offers the only internationally-recognised wine courses available in Southern Africa.
The award was announced last night at the WSET Awards and Graduation Ceremony which was held at the Guildhall in London.
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Ian Harris | 28 January 2015
Hi Cathy
It was a pleasure to announce your name on Monday!
Cheers, Ian (Harris) – WSET
Pieter de Waal | 27 January 2015
Well done Cathy – great to see your hard work in wine education justly rewarded.
Peter | 27 January 2015
Cathy – many congratulations! And I bet it’s easier than running a runny Nose! Enjoy the glory!!
Cheers
Peter
Kwispedoor | 27 January 2015
Nice one – congratulations, Cathy!
Jacques Steyn | 27 January 2015
Excellent!
Hennie @ Batonage | 27 January 2015
Fantastic news and very well deserved.
Joe | 27 January 2015
Well deserved!