Background

Tanya has been working in the wine industry, restaurants, retail, and education for more than three decades. She has been teaching about wine since 2004, driven by a deep love for classical wines and a passion for history, nature, and gastronomy.

 

Formerly a long-standing faculty member at the Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle College, Tanya is currently on faculty at the Napa Valley Wine Academy as a visiting instructor, and at the Wine and Spirit Archive, where she where she teaches WSET coursework, and leads the Wine Scholar Guild certification programs, including French, Italian, and Spanish Wine Scholar. An approved WSET instructor since 2012, Tanya is qualified to teach all levels from L1 through the L4 Diploma. 

 

A sought-after voice in the industry, Tanya regularly speaks at the most prestigious professional wine conferences in the USA and internationally. Her speaking credits include SommCon, TexSom, the Society of Wine Educators, WSET Global, and the Association of Italian Wine Makers.

 

Tanya is proud to be certified by the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne as one of only 60 global Official Ambassadors of Bourgogne Wines. She also serves as the Global Educational Ambassador of Orvieto Wines, a Vinitaly International Italian Wine Ambassador, and an official accredited educator for the Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne.

With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, her wine education and accomplishments include:

• Wine & Spirit Education Trust: Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 Diploma

• Wine Scholar Guild: French, Italian, and Spanish Wine Scholar; Bourgogne, Provence, and Champagne Master Levels (all achieved as a High Scorer)

• Society of Wine Educators: Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW), Certified Wine Educator (CWE)

• Vinitaly International: Italian Wine Ambassador