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\n\t\t\t\tHonorary Title Award HON AIWS\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]At the official graduation of students, the WSPC\u00ae awarded the Honorary Title of WSET\u00ae Honour’s Diploma to (industry) celebrities who with their vision and ethos have contributed to the evolution of Greek wine. Their work gives the correct orientation and future aspirations to the new and up-coming generations.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tWSET\u00ae Honor's Diploma\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”25px”]
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\n\t\t\t\tThe personalities who have been honored to date are:\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5588″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.wspc.gr\/en\/honorships-en\/roxane-matsa-hon-aiws\/”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
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\n\t\t\t\tMrs Roxane Matsa Hon AIWS\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAwarded April 26, 2010\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6803″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.wspc.gr\/en\/honorships-en\/dr-stavroula-kourakou-dragona-hon-aiws\/”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

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\n\t\t\t\tDr. Stavroula Kourakou - Dragona Hon AIWS\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAwarded May 14, 2012\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5597″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.wspc.gr\/en\/honorships-en\/paul-g-karakostas-obe-hon-aiws\/”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

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\n\t\t\t\tMr. Paul Karakostas OBE Hon AIWS\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAwarded May 12, 2014\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1636124236148{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5600″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.wspc.gr\/en\/honorships-en\/ioannis-boutaris-hon-aiws\/”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

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\n\t\t\t\tMr. Ioannis Boutaris Hon AIWS\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAwarded May 23, 2016\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6807″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.wspc.gr\/en\/honorships-en\/yiorgos-papanagiotou-hon-aiws\/”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

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\n\t\t\t\tMr. Yiorgos Panagiotou Hon AIWS\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAwarded March 9, 2018\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8260″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.wspc.gr\/en\/honorships-en\/dinos-stergidis-hon-aiws\/”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

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\n\t\t\t\tMr. Dinos Stergidis Hon AIWS\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAwarded January 5, 2022\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1636124236148{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”141760″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https:\/\/www.wspc.gr\/?p=141747&preview=true”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

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\n\t\t\t\tMr. Stefanos Koundouras Hon AIWS\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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