Gavin Robertson

Raised in the Ottawa Valley, Gavin Robertson studied the Humanities before moving to Europe where he encountered wine culture at the ground level, picking grapes to fund his travels and developing his palate by tasting great wines at every opportunity. On his return to Canada, he enrolled in the Winery and Viticulture Technician program at Niagara College in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, and expanded his education through the Wine and Spirits Education Trust program and the Court of Master Sommeliers. Having worked in a variety of vineyards and wineries in Ontario, Australia and New Zealand, he is currently employed as a full-time faculty member at the Niagara College Teaching Winery at Niagara College. He is also an instructor for the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers. He is co-owner and Cidermaker at Garage d’Or Ciders and is currently finishing a Nuffield Scholarship in which he is studying global models for viticulture education.