Wine Courses in Calgary

Jenny is the most knowledgeable wine educator in Alberta and has the most lovely engaging style. Jenny draws on her 20+ years of experience working in restaurants, wine retail, and agency sales, along with substantial tasting experience. She has visited a large number of wine regions around the world.

Jenny has two degrees – a bachelor's and a Master's – but soon after she discovered wine she started studying all over again. She embarked on the Master of Wine program, has the ISG Diploma, and achieved the Top Canadian Graduate Award in the WSET Diploma in 2012 – quite an honor, especially given the prize of a free trip to Australia's top wine regions.

This kicked off a very busy few years of wine-related travel including extensive trips to France, Germany, Portugal, Argentina and the USA.

She comes from a family of teachers and has taught top level WSET and Sommelier courses for several years. She also works closely with the BCWI running the BC wine ambassador program in Calgary. Jenny loves all wines of the world, but will sing the praises of the Canadian wine industry given the chance. As an educator for the Canadian Wine Scholar Program, Jenny is passionate about Canada’s local wine industry and loves to engage students with her energetic and approachable style.

Devin has been working in hospitality for over a decade, and started taking wine seriously in 2014, when she started her wine journey with Fine Vintage and the WSET courses. Since then, she has continued to pursue her wine education and completed the WSET Diploma in 2020, as well as the French Wine Scholar. She was accepted to the Master of Wine program shortly after, and is currently a stage two student. Her educational aspirations are her driving force, and sharing this knowledge with others is one of her top priorities.

Devin’s career has developed her expertise in many aspects of the wine world, from on premise, to retail, sales, and education. She has lived in Australia, the U.S., and Canada, where she was able to visit many wine regions, including lesser known gems and bring this expertise to our team. Her most current project is to revitalize a small vineyard planted to hybrid varieties in New Brunswick, where she is originally from.

She is passionate about sustainability in the wine world, the details of the winemaking process, and overlooked grape varieties and regions. She is also well versed in spirits and beer, and finds the overlap between these categories fascinating.