Wine Courses in Victoria

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Cindy is a WSET Diploma graduate who joins to world of wine after and extensive career in healthcare.

A passion for wine and a desire to pursue a “fun” second career pointed her to the WSET program. After completing her Level 3 in Florence, Italy with Fine Vintage, she accepted a fellow student’s challenge to try her hand at the Diploma level and knew she had chosen her new career correctly.

Exploring the wine regions of the world has guided her travels and she has visited many of her bucket list areas in Europe and North America, on her own and with the Fine Vintage tours, enthusiastically learning and tasting wine in some of the great wine regions of the world.

Having lived across Canada she has also been fortunate to enjoy wines from all of the Canadian wine regions, from Nova Scotia to Vancouver Island.

She is excited to share her passion, enthusiasm and never ending amazement about wine proving you are never too old to learn something new and explore your passions.

Chris is a WSET Diploma graduate and a Certified Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers. He is the Director of Sales for a Vancouver-based boutique wine agency handling some of the world’s very finest wines.

With over 20 years in the restaurant industry and wine sales, Chris has visited many of the great wine regions around the world. He lived in Bordeaux for an extended period.

Chris is an engaging instructor with a passion to share his experienced and knowledge with others. His laid-back style and sense of humour create a relaxed learning environment for students. Chris makes wine fun, exactly what it should be.

David has been with Fine Vintage since 2012 and came to us with fifteen years of experience as an educator. He has studied at the Master of Wine level, helped build wineries and create brands, and visited the vast majority of the world’s wine regions. He is one of the leading educators in Canada.

After living in Japan and New Zealand for eight years working in restaurants, retail, and wineries, David returned to Canada in 2005 to pursue his WSET studies.

He went on to complete the Level 4 Diploma and was accepted into the Masters of Wine programme in 2014. His travels have taken him throughout South America, Australia, South Africa, North America, and a number of European wine regions. He has also taught at our WSET schools in several cities and even lived in Qatar and China teaching about wine.

His contagious enthusiasm and entertaining sense of humour makes learning fun. He always gets some of our best exam results and reviews.