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Wine educators are asked to remember an excess of wine regulations, fermentation science, and agriculture practices but for all wine professionals tasked with staying ahead of ever shortening attention spans it can be very rewarding to remember the stories we share with guests can extend beyond clusters of grapes.
Inside the Santa Ynez Valley is a variety of climates, grapes and quality to be found. This diversity is what influences local winemaker and industry leader Wes Hagen to describe the Santa Ynez Valley as, “…the Loire Valley of California.”
A short drive away from Vancouver and Seattle is an emerging wine region that has started to realize the height of its potential. Just far enough away from the spotlight of attention, the vineyards in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley have been focused on proudly representing the magnificent land they are blessed to call home.
While the Court of Master Sommeliers states that only they offer a Sommelier certification, other credentials from wine education providers such as the WSET, Society of Wine Educators and Wine Scholar Guild are now accepted alternatives for employers. This has led the certification to be used as a catch all term by any wine industry professional, does it matter though?
