Katelin

Most memorable wine?
1989 Domaine de la Romanee Conti

What was your first wine?
How about the first wine that made me say 'wow' and inspired me to follow my passion? 2008 Lemberger from Between The Lines, Niagara!

What’s your most unusual wine experience?
Tasting barrel samples from the very polarizing 2013 vintage at en primeur at Chateau Mouton Rothschild

Which wine do you love at the moment?
2009 Chateau Pindefleurs/anything from Chablis


Hailing from the great city of Toronto, I fell out of love with Finance and in love with wine.

I quit my job, packed my bags, and headed to Bordeaux, France, to get my MBA in Luxury Brand Strategy with a specialization in wine. Currently residing in a little apartment above a negociant in the old wine quarter in Bordeaux proper, I am in charge of developing the Hong Kong market for one of the largest Bordeaux based wine merchants in the world.

It may have been my upbringing being surrounded by chefs and good food, or my fortunate position to have visited some of the best wine making regions around the world way before I was legally allowed to drink the stuff. Really though when it comes down to it, wine I equate with the celebration of life.

I drink wine at work, I drink wine after work. Pretty much I am always drinking wine, and I love it!