Good afternoon! I was informed of Vinequity through a friend. She has recently completed her level 3 WSET, and has inspired me to pursue my interest in wine, and take it to another level. I would love to participate in any events, or activities that might occur. I appreciate what you’ve put together here!

I’m passionate about wine, hospitality, and customer experience. Currently pursuing my WSET Level 3 at George Brown College, I’ve gained hands-on experience as a wine merchant and junior sommelier, working across retail and private clubs. With a strong background in wine sales, marketing, and service, I’m focused on building a career in the beverage alcohol industry. I'm excited to continue growing, with future goals of completing the WSET Diploma and making wine more accessible and inclusive.

Interested in learning more about wine, especially natural wines made locally.

I am Cindy Azua Vasquez, a 31 year old Chilean woman, born and raised in Quebec. I travel the world throughout the year to support my personal winemaking project in Itata. I discovered my passion for everything that surround wine and I developed a love for amphorae and skin contact whites throughout four vintages in Panteleria with Jacopo Bianchi. I have been working in Itata since 2019. In 2020 I started my own project and since then have been working with same grape growers. I am looking forward to having my own small vineyard one day. Additionally, I have worked in Canada, Austria, Slovakia, Peru and northern Chile. My relationship to each process is of utmost respect and intimacy. I am learning and practicing bio-dynamic agriculture, focusing on regenerative, permaculture, and biodiversity approaches through respect and connection with mother earth. I am constantly looking forward to improving my knowledge and skills to contribute to a healthier future

Grace is a Canadian wine professional with experience in wine marketing, cellar work, and enology. She has completed WSET 2 and 3, worked a harvest at Bergström Wines in Oregon, and gained hands-on experience at a small winery in British Columbia. This fall, she begins her MSc in Vine, Wine and Terroir Management in Europe.

In have studied food & beverage management at George Brown College. I took several wine and hospitality related courses during this time. Sadly, I wasn’t able to write the WSET 2 due to COVID restrictions at the time, but I am actually about to write it this April! I have a passion for wine (especially Greek wines) and would love to open my own wine shop one day. I would love to continue to learn about biodynamic wine making methods and soil regeneration. Additionally, I really hope to take a WSET 3 course at GBC once I can afford it!

I'm currently a Master of Scotch (Level 3) candidate scheduled to sit for my next exams as part of the Council of Whisky Masters' 2026 cohort. As a recovering academic, I aspire to use my knowledge and skills to help build an inclusive whisky community globally as a whisky writer and educator.

Began working in the Okanagan wine industry as a tasting room associate summer position in university while I completed my geology degree. After several years working in my chosen career, happenstance brought me back to the wine industry in 2018 when I opted to take a few viticulture courses at the local college. Have been working in viticulture ever since.

I’ve worked in the hospitality industry for over. decade and am not dedicating myself to learning more about wine.

Dede comes from a family in the food industry, their mother worked in production and manufacturing health and safety and their elder brother was a chef for nearly a decade. Born and raised in Vancouver, they moved to Toronto in 2014 and knew that restaurants would be a sufficient first job experience in the big city. After graduating from the University of Toronto majoring Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity as well as Literature and Critical Theory equipped them to analyze the world and the people within it.

This is the main drive for their interest in wine and viniculture. Centuries of history encompassing comraderie, violence, commerce, joy and politics are within wine.