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Chefs & Tutors - House Wine
Michelle Bouffard
Michelle co-owns house wine, a consulting company offering private and corporate wine seminars, wine education, restaurant consultation and cellar management. She grew up in Québec where she studied classical trumpet and performed, taught and conducted music. She moved to Vancouver in 1996 to finish her bachelor’s degree in classical music and learn English. While serving in fine dining restaurants, she took an introductory wine course, which proved to be a revelation. In 2003, she completed her International Sommelier Diploma with top marks and worked as became the resident sommelier at Marquis Wine Cellars. Today Michelle is an instructor for the International Sommelier Guild. She has also completed of the internationally recognized Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s (WSET) Diploma Programme in 2007. Her first year was funded by a scholarship awarded by the Vancouver Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier.
Michelle plays an active role in the wine community, sitting on expert panels for Cornucopia, the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival and the Vancouver Magazine wine awards. She is also a regular guest on French CBC radio ‘Samedi Détente’. Michelle writes for EAT Magazine, Review and HomeSpa and has contributed to wine articles for Wine Access. Her wine travels have led her to the regions of Burgundy, Abruzzo, Piedmont, Tuscany, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Napa, Sonoma, Washington, Oregon and the Okanagan. Michelle speaks fluent French and English.
Michelle plays an active role in the wine community, sitting on expert panels for Cornucopia, the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival and the Vancouver Magazine wine awards. She is also a regular guest on French CBC radio ‘Samedi Détente’. Michelle writes for EAT Magazine, Review and HomeSpa and has contributed to wine articles for Wine Access. Her wine travels have led her to the regions of Burgundy, Abruzzo, Piedmont, Tuscany, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Napa, Sonoma, Washington, Oregon and the Okanagan. Michelle speaks fluent French and English.
Michaela Morris
Michaela co-owns house wine, a consulting company offering private and corporate wine seminars, wine education, restaurant consultation and cellar management. A modeling stint in Japan fuelled her desire to travel. She spent several years cycle touring and working her way around Europe. Michaela returned to Vancouver to earn a bachelor's degree in Linguistics and French from the University of British Columbia. A one year exchange program led her back to France where she discovered the wine region of Burgundy. It was here that she decided to pursue a career in the industry.
Michaela was awarded a scholarship by the Vancouver Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier for the WSET's Diploma Programme which she successfully completed in 2005. She currently a guest lecturer for the WSET Diploma. After a five-year tenure at Marquis Wine Cellars, Michaela worked for four years as the Marketing/Logistics Manager for Liquid Art Fine Wines, a premium-only wine importing company. A familiar face in the wine scene, Michaela has participated on tasting panels for Les Chevaliers des Vins de France, Cornucopia and the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. Michaela also writes for EAT Magazine, Review and HomeSpa and has contributed to wine articles for Wine Access She has traveled extensively throughout the wine regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rhône Valley, Abruzzo, Piedmont, Tuscany, Val d'Aosta, Napa, Argentina, New Zealand and the Okanagan. She is fluent in both English and French and continues learning Spanish and Italian.