It all started with a 2008 Dry Creek Valley Syrah.

Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, it was a fairly common weekend activity to load up your friends into a car and pop up to Sonoma or Napa for some wine tasting. And while I was fortunate enough to sample an array of amazing wines over the years, it was that Syrah I kept coming back to. Despite being a lifelong word nerd, I didn’t have the words to describe that taste when I went to buy something in a wine shop. And so, after some gentle encouragement from friends, I signed up for my first WSET course. And from there, I was hooked.

Several years, several courses, and many, many bottles of wine later, I am a proud WSET Diploma holder, and I’m on a mission to help others find the wines (and the words to describe them) that bring them joy. And I love the wine community we’re building along the way!

Whether you’re looking for tutoring for your next major wine exam, someone to lead a corporate wine tasting, or help identifying the right wines to build out your collection, I’m happy to help. Get in touch with any requests.