AWSEF News and Updates

  • AWSEF Newsletter, Volume 1 Issue 2

    AWSEF newsletter featuring scholarship recipient details, call for help with silent auction, details about the new Student Research Travel awards and profile of our Treasurer, Walter Rachele.

  • 2025 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 2025 award to Richard Adams of Fredericksburg, Virginia for his 2024 “Red Raspberry” wine.  Congratulations, Richard!

  • Announcing the 2026 AWSEF Scholarship Recipients

    We are pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of our annual scholarships, awarded to graduate students conducting advanced research that supports the North American wine industry.

  • AWSEF Newsletter, Volume 1 Issue 1

    AWSEF newsletter featuring scholarship application details, call for help with silent auction and profile of our President, Kristen Lindelow.

  • 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…

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