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Rebecca Wine
(left) is the founder of the Tuscan Wine School. She is a former Florence wine shop keeper, Italian wine distributor and Tuscan wine tour leader and restaurant owner. Rebecca has a profound passion for wine and believes wine should be fun, enjoyable and understandable for all.
This is the approach that you will find in the wine classes...
Through the Tuscan Wine School she proposes visitors of Tuscany easygoing introductory courses to the wines of Tuscany and Italy.
Pierre Gouttenoire
(right) is the technical director of the school. Being both an experienced wine maker and an agronomist makes him an expert speaker in both materials. In his free time he is a second year Master of Wine student in London. When he's at home in Tuscany, he takes care of the tastings in French language and classes about French wines in English at the Tuscan Wine School.
Marialuisa Cesani
(middle) is daughter of one of the most successful wine producers of San Gimignano and has worked her whole life in the family winery, learning the tricks of the trade from the inside. Marialuisa has furthermore studied to become an Italian Sommelier and has a passion for meeting people from all over the World, sharing her knowledge of the local traits and traditions.
Jaimi Biagi
has been living on a winery in the Chianti Classico region for almost 10 years. She enjoys working with people and although she always loved wine, she has developed a true passion for it while living in
Jaimi joined the TWS in 2012 and we are super proud to have her join our team!
The staff at the wine school are entirely selected on how "unsnobby" they are about wine!
Of course, we take our wines seriously because we are serious wine drinkers! But we believe that wine should be fun, an experience that we want to share with others.
We are an outgoing team, who burn to share our knowledge and experiences with you!