June 19, 2025 (Napa, CA) — Napa Valley Wine Academy (NVWA), the main supplier of wine, spirits, and beer schooling within the U.S., is proud to announce the launch of its latest initiative: TasteCoach™ – Wine 101 in San Antonio, a quarterly guided wine tasting class designed to introduce the basics of wine in a enjoyable, approachable, and community-driven format. The first class will debut this July in San Antonio, Texas, in collaboration with NVWA alumni Monica Nino and Bryan Gonzales, often known as The Board Couple.
TasteCoach™ – Wine 101 brings wine lovers collectively to discover themed tastings whereas studying important wine ideas—all with out the strain of formal certification. Designed to assist members construct confidence and deepen appreciation, this system is an inclusive expertise that connects people to high quality schooling below the NVWA model.
The category is designed to assist members construct confidence, higher perceive their private style preferences, and stroll away with a clearer sense of the wine kinds they love. It’s an inclusive, community-focused expertise that connects people to high quality schooling below the NVWA model.
“Our objective is to make wine schooling approachable, accessible, and provoking,” says Christian Oggenfuss, CEO and Founding father of Napa Valley Wine Academy. “We’re proud to companion with Monica and Bryan aka “The Board Couple,” passionate alumni and ambassadors of the NVWA mission—to launch TasteCoach™ – Wine 101 in a state the place wine curiosity is rising quickly and entry to trusted schooling is extra essential than ever.” Texas, lengthy acknowledged as one of many prime wine-consuming states within the U.S., is experiencing a surge in wine curiosity and cultural engagement. As extra Texans search to know and revel in wine extra deeply, NVWA is assembly the second with applications that deliver expert-led, community-focused schooling on to shoppers.
“By means of our Skilled Wine Educator (PWE) program, we’ve skilled college students methods to train wine thoughtfully and effectively,” says Catherine Bugue, Vice President of Schooling at Napa Valley Wine Academy. “We’re excited to launch this program with The Board Couple and stay up for partnering with extra PWE alumni nationwide to deliver TasteCoach™ – Wine 101 to much more cities throughout the U.S.”
Monica and Bryan, graduates of NVWA and achieved hospitality entrepreneurs, will host the first cohort at their welcoming venue in San Antonio. This collaboration marks the first in a collection of rollouts geared toward growing entry to high quality wine schooling in vibrant and
underserved markets, with extra thrilling initiatives in growth alongside The Board Couple that may additional broaden the community-driven mission.
About Napa Valley Wine Academy
Napa Valley Wine Academy is the premier supplier of wine, spirits, and beer schooling in the US. Offering WSET certifications, expert-led masterclasses, immersive research journeys, and its acclaimed Skilled Wine Educator (PWE) Academy, NVWA is dedicated to creating high-quality wine schooling accessible to all.
About The Board Couple
The Board Couple is a wine and meals expertise firm primarily based in San Antonio and the Texas Hill Nation. Based in 2018 by Monica Nino and Bryan Gonzales, their charcuterie board idea helped launch the popular culture of styling throughout social media. Internet hosting wine occasions, workshops, wine golf equipment, cellar providers, together with their charcuterie board supply. Featured in The Wall Road Journal, USA In the present day’s 10Best, HGTV, they showcase their mix of hospitality with wine schooling. Touring everywhere in the world has given them firsthand data to create a up to date method to wine enjoyable!
With credentials together with WSET, Champagne MOOCs, and Mount Etna Wine Ambassadors, The Board Couple continues to develop a passionate neighborhood of wine lovers throughout Texas; one board and bottle at a time.
