Annette Hanami, DipWSET, is a wine consultant, educator and writer based in the Napa Valley with a focus on the wines of France. She holds the Diploma from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust and certifications from the Society of Wine Educators and Culinary Institute of America. Annette has trained the trade, media and wine students in French wines since 2006 and since 2011, has represented the Bourgogne Wine Board in a variety of educational and promotional initiatives on the Pacific Coast as a Bourgogne Wines Official Ambassador. Working primarily with the on-premise trade in San Francisco, she hosts regular masterclasses on the expressive single-vineyards of Bourgogne, focusing more recently on classic but lesser-known Village AOC gems, their climats and lieux dits, as well as accessible, terroir-driven Régionale Bourgogne wines with additional geographic denominations. A passionate believer of wine as part of a lifestyle, Annette has also written about wine country experiences for various publications.