Vidya Narasimhan is a wine consultant and communicator who has recently transitioned to the wine industry after years in Management Consulting and Banking across 3 continents. Vidya’s passion for food and wine appreciation stems from her love for travel and curiosity when she would seek to eat and drink local on her trips across the globe to understand culture and cuisine.  Keen to make wine appreciation and learning an adventure – fun, approachable and accessible – Vidya offers personalised palate preference workshops so clients can understand their palates and wine preferences to better enjoy their glass of wine.   

Vidya loves learning about wine and is currently a WSET L4 (Diploma) student. She has completed WSET L3 (Merit), as well as the trio of Wine Scholar programmes from the Wine Scholar Guild: French Wine Scholar (Highest Honours), Spanish Wine Scholar (Highest Honours) and Italian Wine Scholar (Honours). 

Vidya is a People’s Choice Drinks Awards Ambassador (2022) and a Round 2 Judge (Professional) for People’s Choice Wine Awards (2022).  She is also a Be Inclusive Hospitality Ambassador (2022).

Vidya has an MBA from the Ross School of Business (2006), University of Michigan, USA.

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