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AN INTERVIEW WITH SOMMELIER ANDREA EBY PASSION IN A GLASS
How did you get into the wine industry? I owe much of this to my family. Growing up on a family farm instilled in me a profound respect for anyone who chooses to make their living at the mercy of nature. My grandmother, who emigrated to Canada from the U.K. after the Second World War, also had a significant influence on me. She nurtured my love for European culture, which ultimately inspired me to travel and fall in love with the world of wine. What made you want to start your own wine school here in Winnipeg? I have a degree in education and taught in the public school system for over 10 years. After transitioning to the wine industry, I worked at a wine school and loved being able to use my teaching skills to teach people about wine. I founded Vinsanity Consulting at the height of the pandemic and was overwhelmed
with requests from local wine shops and restaurants to begin offering WSET classes. I did miss being in the classroom, and the tremendous support from the wine community inspired me to take the leap and expand the business by opening my own school. What’s your favourite style of wine? Another question that is impossible to answer. Some days I swear Champagne is the world’s best wine. Other days Nebbiolo and Sangiovese remind me that love is not a finite resource — which means that I am also allowed to love Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon, etc. What are some of your favourite places you’ve travelled? These questions keep getting harder! As a wine agent, and in my role as Italian programs director at the Wine Scholar Guild, I have been very lucky
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