Kristen Lewis is an educator and content creator for the Wine Education Institute. Kristen passed the French Wine Scholar program with Highest Honors and went through the WSET Level III program in Wines through the Wine Education Institute (Distinction in Tasting/Theory, 2022). She currently teaches WSET Levels I and II in person with WEI and creates content for our growing online library, having most recently created a course on the Loire Valley. ant to be shared.
Erin Jolley has more than 15 years of experience working in the global wine industry at the producer, importer and distributor levels. She is a Master of Wine candidate....(more)
Ed Martin, a Denver native, came to the world of wine attracted because of its historical geography and cultural relevance. He has been in the wine business for the....(more)
WEI humbly welcomes Floris Delée as our Nominated Educator for the WSET Awards in Beer. One of the first graduates selected for this program, Floris is an unmatched titan....(more)
Joshua Ingram is a dynamic and results-oriented leader with a proven track record of success in partnership development, business services, and client engagement. He is....(more)
Trevor Hertrich has been active in the wine world in many facets for longer than he'd care to mention! Trevor has run retail and restaurant wine programs, directed....(more)
Russ King worked at Microsoft for over 26 years before cofounding Hannyatou sake bar in Seattle. His passion for Japanese sake was born in his pursuit to learn Japanese. To learn....(more)
Christine left the high-pace of the corporate world to turn her savory appreciation of wine into a career. She worked in the food and beverage industry selling brands from small,....(more)
Owner of Mistral Wine Co., LLC., Ashley Hausman Vaughters CS, CWS, started her wine career in New York City, where she attained her Masters in American and English Literature....(more)
The Wine Education Institute was founded by Jessica Fialkovich. Jessica remains on the Board of Directors and is a highly regarded wine consultant, preferred speaker and....(more)
Barney Treadway has created and managed restaurants and other small businesses for the past twenty years and owned the Wine Education Institute for over a decade. A perennial....(more)