Thanks for the congratulations received at The Wine Academy

October 19, 2008

More than 300 emails, sms and messages have been received at The Wine Academy congratulating Pancho Campo for becoming a Master of Wine

Since the Institute of Masters of Wine announced the results of the 2008 exams on last Friday, September the 5th The Wine Academy Spain has been inundated with emails, sms and phone calls congratulating Pancho Campo.

This congratulations come from all over the world and more than 40 countries, especially from those where The Academy has conducted the Spanish Wine Education programme and where Pancho has conducted some of his climate change presentations, such as Brazil, Puerto Rico, Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, Chile, Denmark, Taiwan and the US amongst others.

Amongst the personalities that have congratulated The Wine Academy and Pancho there are more than 50 Masters of Wine as well as sommeliers, winemakers, writers and experts such as:

Jancis Robinson MW - wine writer
Serena Sutcliffe MW – Wine Director for Sotheby´s
Peter Hayes – President of the OIV
Ian Harris – Director General the WSET
Jaume Gramona – Director for Cavas Gramona
Bruno Prats – Former owner of Ch. Cos D´Estournel
Fernando Zamora – University Rovira I Virgili
José Peñín – Director for Sibaritas and Guía Peñín
Sharon Mc Arthy – President of the Society of Wine Education
Profesor Jim Lapsley – University of California at Davis
Dr. Greg Jones – University of Southern Oregon
Dr. Richard Smart – Smart Viticulture
Pablo Alvarez – Bodegas Vega Sicilia
Javier Zacagnini – Bodegas Aalto
Victor de la Serna - El Mundo Vino
Victor Pascual – President for the CRDO Rioja
Gloria Collell - Freixenet
Albert Puig - Bodegas Miguel Torres
Patrick McGrath MW - Hatch Mansfield
Chris Forbes - Taylor´s Port
Carlos Falcó - Marqués de Griñón

The staff at The Wine Academy Spain and Pancho Campo would like to thank all the professionals, sponsors, students and friends for their congratulations and suport.