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WESTERN CANADA’S PREMIER WINE AND DRINKS EDUCATION FACILITY OFFERS WINE, BEER, AND SPIRITS COURSES FOR EVERYONE FROM THE HOBBYIST TO THE PROFESSIONAL.
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We are happy to announce six new WSET Level 2 in Wines graduates in the Jones & Company team! This small group assembled (complying with COVID-19 restrictions in place) to tackle the WSET 2 qualifications under the guidance of our teaching team, Ricki-Lee Podolecki, Sylvia Jansen, and Gary Hewit.
Jenny VanDenDriessche The office manager knows all, sees all, and catches all our mistakes. When we are lucky, we get to work with someone like Jenny, who has that rare ability to see our mistakes and love us anyway. Since 2014, Jenny has been sorting out the intricacies of everything from payables to receivables to balancing and reporting—in short, she takes care of all those areas that are above the heads of the wine geeks. She can frequently be seen in front of the California Cabernets or the South African Pinotage collections, where, in her view, the selections are very good for ending a day filled with numbers.
Leah Watkins Leah is a key team member who understands that to support local means being passionate about turning the everyday into the extraordinary. She joined Jones & Company in 2020, bringing first-class experience in sports and entertainment management, team building, client relations, and marketing to our team. She describes the opportunity to join the Jones & Company family as an adventure and a challenge. Leah has jumped into the wine world with enthusiasm to learn and a desire to make our customers’ experiences extraordinary. Her own loves include big Cabernet Sauvignons and Tempranillo.
Alyona Lyubytska Wine has always been part of Alyona’s life. As a child, she helped her grandfather crush grapes and make wine in his cellar in the south of Ukraine. The joy of those connections led her to later work in wine tourism, to challenge herself to learn multiple languages, and to move to Canada with her family. She joined our team in 2019, and she has eagerly applied herself to wine studies at WDCM. She is one of our key front-of-house staff, helping customers and building beautiful baskets when we need them. Alyona is a fan of Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style reds but is always keen to learn your favourite wine style!
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