Our team

We are a team of experts, food enthusiasts, and wine lovers. We are dedicated to sharing our knowledge in a straightforward way. We exist to make wine education accessible to everyone, enriching, relaxed, and fun.

Vanessa GUÉBELS DipWSET

Co-founder and Managing Director

Vanessa is the co-founder of Weeno. After 10 years in business and marketing, she redirected her professional career by completing WSET courses and obtained the Diploma in Wines and Spirits in 2018.

She chose to open her wine school in Marseille to share her passion, initially in her living room with friends and neighbors, then with other enthusiasts. Vanessa also served as Director of École V at Château de Pommard for 3 years.

In 2022, she decided to focus on her school in Marseille and to launch training in spirits and sakes, as well as the trade of wines, spirits, and sakes.

Vanessa is trilingual in French, English, and Mandarin.

Aurélien BICHE

Co-founder and President – WSET 2 in Wines

Aurélien is our expert in finance and logistics. He works behind the scenes but shares much of his insight and contributes to Weeno’s success since its inception in 2017. A food lover, he doesn’t miss any

Alexia HUPIN DipWSET

WSET Teacher

Former sommelier at the Majestic in Cannes, Alexia is now a wine trainer and blogger. She successfully completed the WSET Diploma in 2021 and teaches our WSET Level 3 wine courses in Marseille.

Bilingual trainer in French and English

Victor CHEVROT DipWSET

WSET Teacher

Candidate for the Master’s program in Wine, Victor founded the Cave de Chaillot in Paris. He has been a wine trainer and consultant for over 5 years. He teaches our WSET Level 3 wine courses in Paris.

Bilingual trainer in French and English

Florence SZYMANSKI

Teacher – WSET 3 in wines

Coach in personal development and wine enthusiast, Florence is a master of pedagogy. She also enjoys tasting fine wines with her students. Your success is her top priority. Florence leads our WSET Level 1 and 2 wine courses in Paris.

Bilingual trainer in French and English

Margherita FERRARI

Teacher – WSET 3 in wines

Trained in WSET by Weeno upon her arrival in France, Margherita is Italian and passionate about wines. She teaches our WSET Level 1 and 2 wine courses in Marseille.

Trilingual instructor, speaking French, English, and Italian.

Claudio Olla DipWSET

Italian wine teacher

Straight from Sardinia, Claudio is an expert in Italian wines and comes each year to Weeno to share his knowledge and fine bottles. He teaches our Italian wine courses in Paris and Marseille.

Bilingual trainer in English and Italian

Peter VUKOVIC

Web designer & graphic designer

Peter Vukovic is responsible for the design and usability of our website. He has extensive expertise in UI/UX design and e-commerce website development.

Previously, Peter was the IT Director at Château de Pommard, Creative Director at Aquarius Ogilvy, and CTO of FOUNDER.org. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in communications from Banja Luka College of Communications Kappa Phi.

Pauline Bonfils

Alternate – Business Strategy

Coming straight from London, Pauline holds a Master’s degree in foreign languages. Alongside her Master’s in Business Strategy, she collaborates on the Weeno strategy, coordinates our operations, and improves our processes daily.

Trilingual in French, English, and Spanish

OUR VENUES IN THE HEART OF MARSEILLE

We welcome you in the heart of Marseille at 78 Boulevard de la Corderie.

Just a 5-minute walk from the Old Port or one metro station from Gare Saint Charles.

OUR LOCATIONS IN THE HEART OF PARIS

We welcome you for your in-person training and exams in Paris at our partner Au Tour du Vin located at 50 Rue Maubeuge in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
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