Faculty
The most important thing we offer is our energy, excitement and passion.
Collectively, we hold: Master of Wine certification from the Institute of Master of Wine; Master Sommelier certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers; Level 4 Diplomas in Wine & Spirits from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust; Certified Wine Educator and Certified Specialist of Wine certificates from the Society of Wine Educators; certificates from The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone and more.
- We are wine and spirit lovers first; teachers and wine industry professionals thereafter.
- Our instructors are professionally involved in the wine and spirits industry.
- We are dedicated to sharing our knowledge of the incredible world of wine and spirits with others.
- We are excited about our interactive and innovative teaching techniques that can help students pass wine exams.
We are also multilingual, offering WSET levels I & II certification courses as well as many others in English, Spanish and German.
R. Christian Oggenfuss
D.W.S., AIWS, FWS, IWP, WSET-Certified,
Founder
Catherine Bugue
Director of Education/Co-Founder – WSET-Certified, D.W.S., IWP
Peter Marks, MW
D.W.S., AIWS, FWS, IWP, WSET-Certified,
Chief Educational Officer
Mary Margaret McCamic
Master of Wine, DWS, WSET Certified Educator, Instructor
Tim Gaiser
Master Sommelier- Instructor, Member of the Board of Advisers
Tim Hanni
Master of Wine, C.W.E – Instructor
Matt Deller
Instructor and Master of Wine
Bree Boskov
Master of Wine, dipWSET, WSET Certified Educator, Instructor
Gus Zhu 朱简
dipWSET, MS Viticulture & Enology, MW
Csilla Kato
D.W.S., A.I.W.S, Winemaker, Instructor
Gence Alton
D.W.S., WSET-Certified, Instructor
Curtis Mann
Instructor, WSET Diploma, MW Candidate
Jess Helfand
Instructor, dipWSET
Sharon Long
Instructor, WSET Certified Advanced
Natalie Guinovart
Instructor, WSET Diploma, CWE, MW Candidate
Kryss Speegle
DWS, Winemaker, Instructor
Toshio Ueno
酒匠 Master of Sake, SSI 日本酒学講師 Certified Sake Educator, SSI WSET Certified Sake Educator
Liz Pirnat
dipWSET., F.W.S., Certified Specialist of Wine, Instructor
Jürg Oggenfuss
WMD, C.S.W., WSET-Certified, Partner