The Institute of Masters of Wine is delighted to announce a new scholarship, the Montes Scholarship. This generous annual scholarship, consisting of a US$ 10,000 travel bursary, will enable the winner to travel to Chile, to visit Montes and other Premium wine producers in the region, and to further their knowledge about this diverse and viticulturally exciting country. It will be awarded to a candidate from anywhere an essay on a selected topic on the subject of Chile and its wines.

According to Joanna M Locke MW, Chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine: “We are very grateful to Montes for this generous scholarship. Montes´ quest for excellence in Chilean wine and its drive to further high level education fits very well with the Institute of Masters of Wine´s global vision of promoting excellence in all aspects of wine. We are delighted to be able to offer the Institute´s students such a tremendous opportunity.“

Londres, UK, Julio, 2007