About

Wine Industry Experience:

Master of Wine Candidate – Institute of Masters of Wine (MW)

Canada Sales Manager – Vintage Wine Estates

Key Account Sales – Vintage West Wine Marketing Inc., premium wine importer in western Canada.

Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Instructor – Fine Vintage Ltd.

Contributing Wine Editor – At The Table, BC’s quarterly magazine of fine food, wine and spirits

Co-founder – VinoCamp – Canada’s first wine and technology conference

Harvest Assistant – Le Vieux Pin, Okanagan BC

Wine, food and travel photography credits

Wine Regions Travelled:
Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace, Rhone Valley, Jura, Piedmont, Tuscany, Mosel, Rheingau, Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Catalunya, Priorat, Napa, Sonoma, Willamette, Niagara, Okanagan

 

Prior to Wine:

Internet marketing strategist – Clients included tech start-ups, corporations such as Nike Inc., government agencies, high-tech sector businesses, non-profit organizations. (Named 7th overall in “Web’s 20 Most-Visible Individuals in Vancouver” by Now Public index in partnership with The Vancouver Sun.)
Achievements

Graphic and web designer – @ zu.com

Radio and television: on-air and production associate – CBC Sports, Hockey Night In Canada, Torino Olympics and Montreal sports radio

 

Education:

  • Candidate, Institute of Masters of Wine (MW)
  • Diploma & Certified Instructor, Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET)
  • BA, RTA School of Media, Ryerson University, Toronto
  • Graphic and Web Design, Concordia University, Montreal
  • Classical Theatre, Oxford University, Oxford