Meet Our Instructors

Our team is here to provide you with a high quality education in a friendly environment

  • Noelle Allen PhillyWine

    Noelle Allen, DipWSET

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    I am an owner of Vino Bliss, Importers of Boutique Wine…

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  • Charles Austermuhl PhillyWine

    Charles Austermuhl, DipWSET

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

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  • Arindam Basu PhillyWine

    Arindam Basu, PhD, DipWSET, CSW, CSWS WSET Level 1 Sake Total Wine Professional (TWP)

    INSTRUCTOR

    Trained as a molecular biologist (PhD in Molecular Biochemistry)…

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  • Mark Cochard PhillyWine

    Mark Cochard, DipWSET, CWE

    INSTRUCTOR

    Wine Educator - Chaddsford Winery 1992-2014…

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    LIsa Hanger, PhD, DipWSET

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    Lisa holds a PhD in Food Science & Technology and has extensive experience training expert tasters…

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  • Matt Kirkland PhillyWine

    Matt Kirkland, DipWSET, MD

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

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  • A man with gray hair and a beard, wearing glasses, an orange shirt with rolled-up sleeves, and jeans, holds a glass of red wine outdoors near a wooden fence, with trees and a dirt path in the background during sunset.

    Ray Kurz, DipWSET, USSA Sommelier, CSW

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    Ray Kurz, aka, Cuvée Ray, is a sommelier, wine writer, wine consultant, and wine educator.

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  • Robert Lemoine PhillyWine

    Robert F. Lemoine

    INSTRUCTOR

    I am a WSET trained Invigilator and Assessor…

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  • Susan Lynham PhillyWine

    Susan Lynham, DipWSET, FWS, CWS, CWE

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    Susan is an experienced wine educator and currently teaches at PhillyWine in Philadelphia.

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    Sophie Newkirk, DipWSET

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    Born in a French-Canadian household in Montreal, Sophie developed a taste for the culinary arts…

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  • Angela Ricetti, DipWSET

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    I have been working in the restaurant and wine worlds for over 20 years…

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  • A woman with long red hair, smiling, holding a glass of white wine, wearing a pink top with lace details, sitting indoors near a window.

    Lisa Rutt, DipWSET, CSW

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    As an international flight attendant, Lisa became interested in wine while travelling the world for work…

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  • Kevin Shaffer

    Kevin Shaffer, DipWSET, FWS, IWS, CSWS

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    Having grown up in a house with an oenophile (father) and a teacher (mother), it is no surprise thatKevin pursued a career in the wine…

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  • Sunita Sheth PhillyWine

    Sunita Sheth, MD, DipWSET

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    I am a retired physician with a career that has spanned clinical practice…

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  • A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black blazer, white collared shirt, and a pearl necklace, standing with her arms crossed and smiling against a brown, pink, and yellow abstract background.

    Gina Terrago, DipWSET

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    Gina holds a Master of Science degree in Chemistry. She has over 15 years of industry experience ….

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  • Pey-Win Ting PhillyWine

    Pey-Wen Ting, DipWSET, CSW, Certified Sherry Educator

    WSET CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

    Pey-Wen Ting holds the Advanced Certificate and Diploma from The Wine and Spirits Education..

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