Chiara Pugina
Chiara has loved wine since she was 12 years old when, during a dinner, she tasted for the first time, secretly from her parents, a Chianti Classico! She is now a Master Class level sommelier and official Wine Taster of the Italian Association Sommeliers. Since 2008 she has taught courses at both the professional and amateur level while also leading wine walks for Context. She organizes oenology-gastronomic events, wine tasting and didactic seminars, often also as a lecturer. She is a member of the tasting commission for the guidebook “Le migliori 99 Maison di Champagne”, Edizioni Estemporanee Editor and member of the tasting commission of the Magazine “LaVINIum”, specialized in the oenology-gastronomic sector.
Chiara is the quintessential wine expert--knowledgeable, effusive, and so willing to share her knowledge. It was a delightful evening, part wine tasting, part Italian terrain and history, and wholly a pleasure.
wonderful wine tasting. lots of information about how wines are made and differences between regional wines in Italy. Strongly recommend Chiara!!
We loved this tasting! The presentation Chiara shared was so helpful as we learned about different wines and wine regions. She had such a cool background as well, and we loved talking with her. We discovered several new favorite wines thanks to Chiara and this experience. The pours were very generous, the wine was top quality, and it even came with food. At the end of the tasting, we were able to sit at the wine bar to finish our wines (and try some others). Chiara even brought us one more fantastic dessert wine to try after the experience had ended! My husband usually likes sweet wines and I like dry, which can be tricky to find something we both like, but we both LOVED the wines in this selection. Thank you Chiara!
