The current director of Bacchus Academy, renowned wine consultant, and Wine Whitch; Jenny is a highly qualified wine educator.
Our resident beer expert, Emma works at Stomping Ground brewery in Richmond and is a Certified Cicerone.
Mitchell Millen grew up in the beautiful cool-climate wine region of Adelaide Hills. He now works in the Australian wine industry in sales, consulting, and distribution. Bacchus Academy is thrilled to have Mitch join the team teaching WSET classes in New South Wales.
Jaime Pagano is a hospitality professional who brings his love of wine, food and his local area into his teaching.
To say that Ian Trinkle knows a lot about wine is a vast understatement. The renowned sommelier has spent the last 16 years honing his craft, curating multi-award-winning wine lists for some of the city’s best restaurants and dining precincts.' In addition to teaching WSET Level 1 and 2 Awards in Wine for Bacchus Academy, Ian owns and runs Wine-ism, part wine bar, wine store and event space.
Isobella Barber is a teacher for Wine Spirit Education Training in Toowoomba, Queensland. With an outgoing and engaging teaching style, Isobella teaches both Level 1 and 2 Awards in Wines.
Joseph is the author of several books on Wines, Spirits, Mixology and Bartending. He is a consultant and visiting lecturer for Wine Studies and Mixology courses and has trained several thousand in Wines and Spirits and food and beverages service.
Russell started his professional life as a secondary school teacher so his interest in teaching WSET Level 2 & 3 came naturally once his career changed to selling wine in later years. Russell worked in management roles for Negociants for over 15 years and then he started his own company – Russell Gehling Wines in 2007. He represents Australian, New Zealand and European producers.
Mark Snow is a French Wine Scholar Education who loves wine from around the world. His special interest is the wine from under appreciated regions.
In Freddie's words: "If you want to discover and learn more about great wine and improve your knowledge, join me in one of my classes."