Shelby Ledgerwood

Shelby Ledgerwood, CWE Savant Wines LLC www.savantwines.com Shelby Ledgerwood is a wine educator and consultant based in Southern California. She has worked in the food and wine industries for the past 20 years in Honolulu, San Francisco and Los Angeles. She has worked exclusively in the wine industry since she began teaching and writing about wine in 1999. In 2005, Shelby founded Savant Wines, a wine education and consulting company whose notable clients include Vinesse Wine Clubs, Sopexa and The Namale Resort in Fiji. As an event speaker, Shelby has been retained to conduct wine education seminars for such notable audiences as Costco, GelsonGÇÖs Markets, Whole Foods Market, The Patina Restaurant Group, Sur La Table and Wyndham Hotels. In September 2008 Shelby joined the highly acclaimed UCLA Extension wine studies program as an instructor of wine. She is a former Academic Instructor of Wine at The California School of Culinary Arts (Le Cordon Bleu) in Pasadena and over the years has taught wine appreciation classes for the public at Pierce and Glendale Community Colleges. Shelby holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaii and is a certified instructor by the California Bureau of Private Post Secondary Schools and Vocational Education. Shelby Ledgerwood is a Certified Wine Educator (CWE) and a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) with the Society of Wine Educators. Shelby became a candidate for the Master of Wine in 2005, writing her first exams in 2008. She holds credentials from numerous wine organizations such as: The Court of Master Sommeliers (Certificate), The Wine and Spirits Education Trust (Advanced with Distinction), The Wine Academy of Spain (Spanish Wine Educator) and The Napa Valley Vintners Wine Educators Academy. Shelby is a certified International Bordeaux Wine Educator with LGÇÖEcole du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) and a licensed instructor with The French Wine Academy. Shelby Ledgerwood is a past scholarship recipient of the Wine Appreciation Guild and wine judge for The Pinot Shootout and The Malibu Wine Classic. She travels internationally several times a year, visiting wine regions and buying wine on behalf of her clients. Shelby is a member of the Society of Wine Educators, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, The American Institute of Wine and Food and The California Restaurant Association. Teacher Evaluations (anonymously given by past students) * I have bartended for 6 years and I learned much more in this class than that long period. Great Course! * Shelby is a wonderful instructor, demonstrating great knowledge and sharing that with enthusiasm and spirit. * Shelby was great - very knowledgeable and adamant about sharing that knowledge. * Very knowledgeable, personable and an excellent speaker. * Shelby is very knowledgeable and qualified to teach this class. * Shelby was very knowledgeable about wine and was very approachable. * Very enthusiastic, informative and patient. * Excellent communication skills and tremendous amount of knowledge of the subject. Made great effort to get everyone involved. * I would take any class she was teaching.