This is Wine School.
This is Wine School is both a school and a full-service wine consultant agency. With expertise in all corners of the wine industry, we offer wine list development, staff training, and cellar consultancy.
This is Wine School offers both public wine courses and private consulting. With a team of three long-time sommeliers and WSET Diploma holders, we bring over 45 collective years of expertise in wine and hospitality. With work history in Canada, the US, the UK, and Europe, our experience is considerable and global. We are deeply connected to the pulse of the wine and restaurant industries.
As wine educators, we hope to provide guidance and mentorship to individuals looking to pursue a career in the wine and hospitality industry as well as provide the tools for all people looking to deepen their wine knowledge. Together, we can contribute to a stronger, more diverse, and thoughtful wine culture in our Vancouver community and the wider wine world.
Jenna Briscoe (she/her)
Jenna is our mastermind project manager and class coordinator.
You can find her managing the dining room at Cafe Medina and directing Top Drop Wine Festival seminars. As one of our nation’s few VIA Italian Wine Ambassadors, her knowledge of Italian wine (and beyond!) is unparalleled. Our whip-smart task master, she has years of experience in running large-scale events and teaching high-level masterclasses.
Kelcie Jones (she/her)
Kelcie handles content writing and wine list development.
Kelcie has managed wine lists large and small across Vancouver and is our restaurant and sommelier development lead. With a background in academia, she writes articles for several local publications and zippy copy for wine clubs and training materials.
Maude Renaud-Brisson (she/her)
Maude keeps wine real and spearheads social outreach.
You may know Maude already as the founder of Apéro Mode, where she hosts electric and inventive wine pop-ups and launched a monthly wine club that brings new, fresh, and fun wines to your everyday life. With years of agency and restaurant experience, she is passionate about teaching complicated wine concepts in new and exciting ways.