WINNING SUBMISSION fall 2020
The fall 2020 prompt asked students to reflect on their journey to become a Master of Wine after reading C.P. Cavafy’s poem “Ithaka.” In her thoughtful personal essay, Evmorfia Kostaki explores the parallels between her own quest to find her Ithacas.
Photo (left) taken by George T. Gamblin.
WINNING SUBMISSION SPRING 2020
In collaboration with the two estates she represents, Screaming Eagle and Domaine Bonneau du Martray, and their sister estates JONATA and The Hilt, Mary Margaret provided a special spring scholarship opportunity for Stage 1 and 2 students. This year, they were asked to explore a wine or wine experience that made them want to become a Master of Wine. Christopher Martin’s beautiful short story transforms a humble bottle into a great storyteller, offering a sentimental window into the trials of a young boy who felt out of place and time.
The Tetons and Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942, Photograph by Ansel Adams, Collection Center for Creative Photography, ©The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
Winning submission 2019
The 2019 prompt asked candidates to pair a wine with the captivating photograph, The Tetons and Snake River (left), by Ansel Adams. In his thoughtful, beautifully descriptive essay, Nicholas Poletto pairs the 1999 Michele Chiarlo La Court (Barbera d’Asti) Nizza DOCG with the image, and explains why the two complement one another.
Winning submission 2018
In this moving, personal essay, “A Question Changes Everything,'' Åsa Wahlström explores how wine has the capacity to tap into our creative senses and provide inspiration.