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“One not only drinks the wine, one smells it, observes it, tastes it, sips it, and one talks about it.”

– King Edward VII

Xeniya Volosnikova is a wine specialist from Kazakhstan.

 

Her interest and passion for wine brought her to Europe, where she earned MSc in wine tourism management and has finished DipWSET in Wines, alongside graduating as Weinakademiker and Italian Wine Ambassador among other titles.

 

Xeniya enjoys writing about wine, doing marketing research and organising wine events. She’s the host of the recently launched Introvert Wine Podcast and has been accepted to the Institute of Masters of Wine with the intention of becoming the first Master of Wine from Kazakhstan. 

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Where you might have seen me?​

It's important to know who you work with! I would love to meet you in person or via Zoom, but even before that I tried to list my accolades 

My little hall of fame

Credentials

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MW student, DipWSET with Merit, Weinakademiker, French Wine Scholar Highest Honours, Italian Wine Ambassador, Master of science in wine tourism management, Post-graduate diploma in marketing and e-commerce, Certified Cava & Rioja Educator, etc. 

Publications

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Articles in Jancis Robinson wine writing competition: 

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wwc21-arba-kazakhstan

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wwc22-xeniya-volosnikova

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Entry on Kazakhstan in Oxford Companion to Wine, 5th Edition

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ASI Magazine: articles in issues #17, #16, #14, #10.

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Sommelier competitions

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Best Sommelier of Kazakhstan 2018, 3rd place

Astana Sommelier Cup, 2nd place

Best Sommelier of Kazakhstan 2019, 4th place

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Introducing my own Introvert Wine Podcast: let me ask wine experts the questions you’ve been wanting to ask!

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Let's stay in touch!

Thanks for submitting!

Email: kvolosnikova@gmail.com

Phone: +33 (0) 622 112 161

Introvert Wine Podcast

Subscribe to the podcast using the link below to stay updated on what's happening in the introvert wine world! 

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