AWSEF News and Updates

  • Building the Future of Wine Research: Your Donation Matters

    Your donations help AWSEF fund scholarships for full-time graduate students pursuing degrees in enology, viticulture, health, or the business aspects of wine.

  • 2025 AWSEF Scholarship Recipients

    We had a record number of applicants for our 2025 scholarship period, representing students from 11 different universities across North America.  With this year’s awards, the AWSEF has provided more than $576,000 in scholarships to 185 students at 25 different universities…

  • Welcome to the AWSEF Board, Ron Natalie, AWS Vice-President

    Per the by-laws of the AWSEF, the current President of the American Wine Society, or his delegate, is a member of our Board of Trustees. We’re very pleased to welcome Ron Natalie, the AWS Vice President, to our Board. From…

  • 2024 Annual Fruit Wine Award

    Each year, the AWSEF awards the Best Fruit Wine in the AWS amateur wine competition the “Les Sperling Fruit Wine Award”.  We’re pleased to present the 2024 award to Tim Traxler of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania for his 2022 Red Raspberry wine. Congratulations, David!

  • 2024 Agenda and Reports to the Membership

    Download the 2024 annual report presented to the membership of AWSEF on November 3, 2024.

  • 2024 AWSEF Scholarship Recipients

    We had a record number of applicants for our 2024 scholarship period, representing students from 11 different universities across North America.  With this year’s awards, the AWSEF has provided more than $530,000 in scholarships to 177 students at 25 different universities…

  • 2023 Annual Fruit Wine Award

    The AWSEF awards the Best Fruit Wine in the AWS amateur wine competition the “Les Sperling Fruit Wine Award” each year.  We’re pleased to present the 2023 award to David Flegle  for his 2022 Apple wine. Congratulations, David!

  • 2023 Agenda and Reports to the Membership

    Download the 2023 annual report presented to the membership of AWSEF on November 11, 2023.

  • 2023 AWSEF Scholarship Recipients

    We had a record number of applicants for our 2023 scholarship period, representing students from 15 different universities across North America.  The AWSEF Board of Trustees was able to award eight scholarships in 2023, bringing the total number of scholarships we’ve awarded since…

  • Welcome to the Board, Bill Stefan, AWS President

    Per the by-laws of the AWSEF, our seventh Trustee is the sitting President of the American Wine Society.  From the entire Board of Trustees, WELCOME, Bill!  We look forward to your contributions to our Board! 

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