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Michaela Morris is an international wine writer, educator, judge and speaker based in Vancouver, Canada, with frequent engagements in Italy. Besides writing for several Canadian publications including Taste<\/strong> and Quench, <\/strong>Michaela contributes to Meininger\u2019s Wine Business International <\/strong>and Decanter <\/strong>online and print magazines.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>In Canada, Michaela judges wine competitions and speaks at festivals such as Cornucopia<\/strong>, the Vancouver International Wine Festival <\/strong>and Northernlands<\/strong>. She has also presented seminars for the British Columbia Wine Institute<\/strong> and staff training for BC Liquor Stores <\/strong>employees.<\/p>\n Abroad, Michaela has judged the Wines of Portugal Challenge<\/strong> and was inducted into the Confraria do Vinho do Porto<\/strong> as an Honorary Cavaleiro<\/em> (Knight). She is a Panel Chairman for Vinitaly\u2019s 5StarWines <\/strong>awards, speaks at conferences such as Wine2Wine<\/strong> in Verona and Barolo\u2019s Collisioni Festival<\/strong> and sits on Collisioni’s Wine Educational Board<\/strong> (W.E.B.). She was one of the first Certified Italian Wine Experts<\/strong> through Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) <\/strong>in 2015. She also co-created the curriculum for VIA\u2019s Italian Wine Maestro<\/strong> course piloting the program in Vancouver in 2017 prior to its international launch.<\/p>\n Michaela successfully completed the Wine & Spirit Education Trust\u2019s (WSET) Diploma<\/strong> in 2006 and is an instructor for the program in Vancouver.<\/p>\n Michaela has worked in a various capacities within the wine industry. After starting out in fine dining restaurants, she went on to run the Bordeaux En Primeur campaign and source French wine for a private wine store. She subsequently become the Marketing\/Logistics Manager for Liquid Art Fine Wines<\/strong>, a premium-only wine importing company helping grow their French portfolio and take it from a Western Canadian company to a national enterprise. She founded and co-owned housewine <\/strong>(2003-2015), a consulting company which offered private and public wine tastings and cellar management for collectors.<\/p>\n Michaela spent most of her youth singing, acting and dancing until a modeling stint in Japan fueled her desire to travel. She spent several years cycle touring and working her way around Europe. Upon returning to Vancouver, she earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in Linguistics and French from the University of British Columbia. A one year exchange program led her back to France where a trip to Burgundy inspired her to pursue a career in the wine industry. [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1457475393340{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text animation_loading=”no” animation_loading_effects=”fade_in”] Michaela Morris, DipWSET Michaela Morris is an international wine writer, educator, judge and speaker based in […]<\/p>\n
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