1- Incorporation of  l’École In Vino Veritas the first independant WSET approved bilingual program provider in Quebec (April 2012)

2- Spring of 2012 l’École In Vino Veritas became the first  WSET approved program provider habilitated to teach the WSET Advanced  Level 3  in Québec (May 2012)

To this day, Richard Sagala is the:

3-First  teacher of the WSET level 3  Advanced course  in Quebec (February-March 2013)

4- First wine marketing researcher in Quebec published by AAWE, the American Association of Wine Economists (February 2013)

5- First (& only) French Wine Scholar certified wine tutor in Québec (April 2012)

6- First WSET (Wine and Spirit Education Trust)  Level 3 Certified Educator in Québec  (February 2012)

7- First (& only) Bordeaux Wine MBA in Québec (October 2011)

8- First english wine appreciation teacher for SAQ "A world to discover" course (November 2011)

9- First teacher of the SAQ wine course  “Les Terroirs d’Italie” (March 2012)

10- First (& only)  Wine & Lifestyle/ Art de Vivre combined  Columnist in Québec (Parcours art magazine, since June 2008)

11- Québec First certified Butler (The International Butler Academy, The Netherlands, November 2001

12- Only Canadian certified from the Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Cars School of Instruction (UK, September 2001)

Original Contributions:

- April 2012, the first Richard Sagala In Vino Veritas wine club  becomes operational in Québec.

- Richard Sagala was the first invited Canadian Argentine Tango dance teacher by the Beijing Tango Club and organised the first  Wine and Tango special dance/tasting event for the Beijing Wine Club (Beijing, China, Summer of 2006).

Post scriptum:

And, while we are talking about firsts, perhaps it should be mentioned that Richard Sagala received a “Premier Prix” (First Prize) from the Quebec Conservatory of Music in…. well, many years ago.

Two pieces of music played by Richard can be heard: here and here

More details on certificates and diplomas following that link:  Sommellerie/ Oenological background/ Diplomas