I count myself as fortunate to have found wine connoisseurship... 
 ...endlessly fascinating for myself, and terrifically delightful to share with others.

 

To develop my wine knowledge: I have read widely, tasted at every opportunity and completed various wine-related courses.  Studying with the WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust, UK), I passed the intermediate exam “with distinction”, and the advanced exam “with merit”.  In February 2007, I was awarded the Jack Ackroyd Memorial Scholarship for “academic excellence” in the WSET program.

 

 

I believe that knowledge of a wine can increase our enjoyment in its drinking...
that knowledge of wine can be a delightful pursuit, best shared with friends.

I believe that the inverse is equally true:

There are few things more delightful than a bottle of wine among friends.

 

Besides organizing and leading wine tastings, I am working on a portfolio of wine-writing.  If you are interested, you are welcome to explore the writings featured on this site.  You may also be interested to read something from the following:

• "Memories from My Mind's Panty".  WineEnthusiast Magazine.  Dec08
• "What's so Special About Grapes". WineEnthusiast Magazine. Nov09.
• "Travel Memories - Zulu Beer". Draft Magazine. Mar10
  
• "Mixed on Drinks" (Wine at the Family Table).  Canadian Family Magazine.  Dec08
• "Food and Wine Tourism" in: Colourguides: Toronto & Niagara (Formac Publishing) 2008
• "So Was that Chardonnay, or Shiraz" (Learning About Wine in (and around) Guelph). Guelph Life. Winter 2008
  

I live in Kitchener, Ontario.

 

This logo is used with the premission of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust.  Based and acreditted in the UK, the WSET runs trade/professional-oriented courses in thirty four countries.  My WSET studies were run in Toronto by the Independant Wine Education Guild.