Joanne has spent much of her wine life working in swanky places such as the Four Seasons in Whistler and two of the top 50 restaurants of Canada where she worked as a sommelier (Hawksworth Restaurant) and as a wine director of the largest cellar in Western North America (the Bearfoot Bistro).

In 2018, Joanne started her own wine business called SommWine where she now teaches certified Wine and Spirit Education Trust courses, hosts private and public wine tastings and acts as a wine judge and wine seminar moderator.

Who is this Joanne? Think zen master meets the female version of Dionysus the Greek god of grape harvests, winemaking, religious ecstasy and ritual madness. As a metaphorical flame thrower, Joanne will break down people’s barriers to learning. Her classes have 2 rules; No oenophobes allowed and no prisoners taken.

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