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.