Barbariain Wine Consulting


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Barbara Philip MW



Barbara Philip MW was the first Western Canadian to achieve the Master of Wine designation in 2007. She is currently a Category Manager for BC Liquor Stores where she is responsible for the European selections as well as all sparkling and fortified wines from around the world. Through Barbariain Wine Consulting, Barb works as an international presenter, journalist and judge. In addition to lecturing across the United States, Europe and Canada, Barbara has judged for the Argentina Wine Awards, Gambero Rosso and the Decanter World Wine Awards in London. For ten years, she was the wine columnist of CBC Radio One's "On the Coast"


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Iain Philip



Iain Philip DipWSET gained his Wine & Spirit Education Trust diploma in 2001 and has actively been teaching all levels of WSET classes ever since. He has subsequently gained both his French Wine Scholar and Spanish Wine Scholar with highest honours. He currently teaches both of these courses for the Wine Scholar Guild. Iain is an Italian Wine Ambassador as granted by the Vinitaly International Academy, a VDP Wine Ambassador from Germany and a Cavaleiro in the Port Wine Brotherhood. He is a sought-after educator and presenter representing wine regions from all over the world.


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