The Vintners’ Cup is awarded annually to the graduate achieving the highest aggregate mark across all units of the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits. The winner is awarded a silver trophy and engraved decanter.
The Worshipful Company of Vintners is one of the City of London’s Great Twelve Livery Companies, with a history rooted in the UK wine trade they generously took over the sponsorship of this award in 2004. The award has been in existence since 1946.
2020 Winner
Mary Wright
Sogrape Iberia Estates Ambassador at Liberty Wines Ltd
Mary Wright DipWSET, Sogrape Iberia Estates Ambassador at Liberty Wines Ltd, has been awarded The Vintners’ Cup 2020. Mary completed her WSET Diploma in Wines at WSET School London. As a member of the wine trade, she is also the recipient of the Vintners’ Scholarship, a fund to put towards visiting a wine producing region of her choosing.
“I am absolutely thrilled to have been awarded the Vintners’ Cup and Scholarship and am really grateful to The Vintners for their very generous study grant. I’m looking forward to a trip to the vineyards of South America, hopefully in the not-too-distant future.”
Previous Winners
1946 Jack Gregory
1947 C. F. Donovan
1948 John Surtees
1949 John Surtees
1950 Geoffrey Butler
1951 John Davies
1952 J. E. Hall
1953 P. Spurway
1954 E. Arnold Tasker
1955 Gerald Asher
1956 Peter Crameri
1957 David Sommerfelt
1958 Robin Don
1959 James Long
1960 Martin Bamford
1961 Geoffrey Smallwood
1962 Robin Walters
1963 Clive Waters
1964 A. F. Crutchley
1965 Charles Hawkins
1966 A. F. Crutchley
1967 Geoffrey Sydenham
1968 Michael Cliff
1969 Peter Clarke
1970 Ian Bostock
1971 Anthony Gunn
1972 Anthony Hanson
1973 Martyn Brown
1974 Tim Holland
1975 Charles Crawfurd
1976 Penelope Mansell Jones
1977 Richard Harvey
1978 Jancis Robinson
1979 John Burton
1980 Richard Stewart
1981 Arabella Woodrow
1982 Diana Percival
1983 Michael Schuster
1984 Fiona Roberts
1985 Angela Bishop
1986 Robin Woodhouse
1987 Philippa Woods
1988 Michael Holmes
1989 Ian McLaren
1990 Jane Brocket
1991 Lilyane Weston
1992 Susan Anderson
1993 Patricia Stefanowicz
1994 Rebecca Pinch
1995 Sally Easton
1996 Linda Jotham
1997 Robert Harris
1998 Chris Foss
1999 Nancy Mittelmajer
2000 Neil Beckett
2001 Katherine Richardson
2002 Sara Basra
2003 Sarah Ahmed
2004 Alexander Carr Taylor
2005 Richard Hamblin
2006 Claire Dawson
2007 Anne McHale & Nicola Grandorge
2008 Catriona Felstead
2009 Irene Bachkönig
2010 Charlotte Edgecombe
2011 Emma Harrison
2012 Mei Hong
2013 Sarah Heller
2014 Julie Frankland
2015 Jing Wei Sun
2016 Jason Millar
2017 Moritz Mueller
2018 Joseph Hallam
2019 Timothy Clark
Other Awards
WSET Educator of the Year
Recognising the outstanding contribution of an individual or company within our network of Approved Programme Providers.
Outstanding Alumni Award
The Outstanding Alumni Award is an annual accolade that recognises a WSET Diploma graduate who is notably contributing to the industry.