It was a good hearty celebration at the Grub and Vine at the Norval Foundation in Steenberg last week. 6 women were lauded as they had completed their WSET Diploma, with some taking a number of years to do so, what with the challenges of the dreaded Covid happening in the middle of all of this. These women are made of sterling stuff, so kudos to them all 2024 WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines graduates Stephanie Cartwright - also achieved the Top Diploma Graduate award for consistent hard work and the Outstanding Achievement in Wines of the World Madison Keyser - Malu Lambert - walked away with Top marks in 3 categories: Sparkling Wines, World Tasting & Fortified Wines Heleen Rabe Clarise Sciocatti-Langeveldt Kerry Sutherland Awards List: The WCellar Award for Outstanding Achievement in Wines of the World Tasting (D3): Malu Lambert The Radford Dale Award for Outstanding Achievement in Wines of the World Theory (D3): Stephanie Cartwright The Great Domaines Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sparkling Wines (D4) : Malu Lambert The WCellar Award for Outstanding Achievement in Wine Business (D2): Kerry Sutherland The Premier Cru Award for Outstanding Achievement in Wine Production (D1): Stephanie Cartwright The Reciprocal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fortified Wines (D5): Malu Lambert The Wine Cellar Award for Outstanding Achievement for Independent Research Assignment (D6): Heleen Rabe The Woolworths & Riedel Award for the IWEC Top Diploma Graduate 2024: Stephanie Cartwright