Organizers
Speakers
Andrea Eby IWA
Andrea is the Director of Italian Wine Education at the Wine Scholars Guild and holds the title of Italian Wine Ambassador through Vinitaly International Academy. Andrea is a Sommelier Instructor with the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS/ACSP) and a member of the CAPS National Education Committee. Andrea has also served as a member of the expert judging panels at the Decanter World Wine Awards, International Wine & Spirits Competition, International Wine Challenge, and Vinitaly 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls.
Andrea is a Stage 2 Masters of Wine student who has worked for more than a decade in the wine world; as a wine buyer, in retail sales, and as a drinks educator at one of Canada’s top wine stores. In 2020 she founded Vinsanity School of Wine, becoming a leading provider of the prestigious Wine & Spirit Education Trust courses.
official event
The Vocabulary of Wine Communication | Malvasia Room
Description
PLEASE NOTE: to attend this session, registration is required and is only available to users who already hold an access pass for the wine2wine Business Forum 2024. After purchasing your ticket, click the "Register to attend" button on this page and follow the simple step-by-step instructions. Please note that seats are limited: registration guarantees your spot until all seats are filled.
You say gooseberry, I say guava – but are we really talking about the same thing? Every day, millions of consumers talk about wine, and the majority do it without a pretentious or complex lexicon. Despite this, the “language of wine” is largely dictated by wine critics and educational institutions. How do “we” make wine writing more inclusive? Is a more culturally inclusive lexicon needed? Should the focus be on the communicative and social functions of “wine language” rather than the specific vocabulary? Join Andrea Eby, Italian Programs Director at Wine Scholar Guild as we discuss the linguistic and social issues that are at the center of this discussion.