Irina

Most memorable wine?
Sauvignon Blanc from Jackson Estate Marlborough New Zealand. I have spend few fantastic years living and working there so it is more then wine to me.

What was your first wine?
Merlot because that is all my parents were drinking.

What’s your most unusual wine experience?
Trying 30 years old bottle of Sauvignon Blank- and it was fantastic.

Which wine do you love at the moment?
Italian brunellos, especially Innocenti winery.


Start your day with coffee and end it with wine.
I grew up in a very big city and vineyards and wineries were just not part of my everyday life. When I was 20 I travelled to Bordeaux and that is where I fall deeply in love with vineyards and wine and realized that this is something I want to do for the rest of my life. After France I have lived in New Zealand (Marlborough) and got introduced to new world wines - my life changed again. After few years and another move to Canada where I discovered great canadian wine industry. So now i am living close to beautiful Niagara vineyards and working in wine industry, I love it.