Teachers

Our teachers
The teachers’ team is the main asset of any school.
We are very proud of our extremely professional and highly-qualified teachers. Each of them is a vivid personality, and only lectures on the subjects that are in tune with their philosophy and tastes. Thus, our students get a chance to see the world of wine from different perspectives.

Nikolay Chashchinov

Winner of the St.Petersburg Sommelier Competition in 2006. Winner of the Cup of the Baltic Sommelier Competition in 2007. Prize-winner at the All-Russian Sommelier Competition in 2007.

Eugenia Ivanova

An exceptionally experienced teacher, fine art expert, chemical scientist with an advanced academic degree...

Nataly Bolshakova

Multiple participant and semifinalist of the St.Petersburg and the All-Russian Sommelier competitions. Training manager with the Alta-Vina wine boutique chain...

Nataly Aksenova

Well-known wine journalist, editor-in-chief of the Imperia Vkusa trade journal, founder of the St.Petersburg Sommelier Competition...

Yulia Khaibulina

Winner of the All-Russian Sommelier Competition in 2008.
Multiple prize-winner at the St.Petersburg Sommelier Competition, head sommelier with PMI bar...

Anna Baranova

Prize-winner at the St.Petersburg Sommelier Competition, Weinakademie Österreich student.
Lecturer for the Wines of Rhone Valley section of our sommelier course, hosts the seminar on the vineyards of southern France.

Leonid Sternik

Thrice the winner of the St.Petersburg Sommelier Competition in 2003-2004. Winner of the Baltic Cup Sommelier Competition. Twice the finalist of the Russian series of the European Trophee Ruinart Championship in 2004 and 2005...

Maksim Rogachov

Head of HoReCa Department with wine-importing company FORT. Multiple prize-winner at St.Petersburg Sommelier Competition...

Aleksandra Khudyakova

Production Engineer in winemaking and brewing. Expert in North American wines...

Andrey Shaburov

Expert in spirits. Author of a study guide in spirits and liqueurs for sommelier schools. Lecturer for Cognac and Armagnac section of our sommelier course...

Nikolay Utebekov

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