Our Vision and Mission
2010/11 Education Programme
Applications are now being accepted for the Institute's 2010/11 education programme. Click here for more information.
Since its foundation in 1955, the Institute and its members have dedicated themselves to upholding and promoting the highest educational and professional standards in the wine trade.
Master of Wine is both a qualification and a title, usually abbreviated to the letters MW following a member's name. To use these letters an individual must have passed the Institute’s rigorous Masters of Wine examination, which tests their practical and theoretical understanding of the art, science and business of wine.
The Institute currently has 289 members around the world. These Masters of Wine are active in all aspects of the wine industry and include winemakers, importers, buyers, retailers, consultants, journalists, educators, sommeliers and senior executives.
Today, in keeping with its original aims, the Institute promotes a cross-disciplinary approach to understanding wine at the highest level and conducts wine trade education which leads to the qualification Master of Wine. Its annual programme of events includes tastings, master classes and visits to wine producing regions, which provide an independent and authorative perspective on wine today.
Featured MW
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Debra Meiburg
: "As a media commentator and wine educator in Asia's booming but cluttered market, the MW gives my work credibility, making me a reputable source of knowledge." More >Region: Asia
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Brian Wheaton
: "What is the most important thing I've learned as an MW? Becoming painfully aware of how much I still don't know about wine!" More >Region: Europe
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Drew Noon
: "It taught me how to recognise quality in wine as distinct from faults." More >Region: Australasia
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Doug Frost
: "The MW program brings together some of the most fascinating colleagues you will ever meet, in a rigorous and inspiring atmosphere. You will be changed by it." More >Region: The Americas