Michelle co-owns house wine, a consulting company offering private and corporate wine seminars, wine education, restaurant consultation and cellar management. She writes for EAT Magazine, Review, HomeSpa, Recipe Share and has contributed to wine articles for Wine Access. Michelle is also a regular guest on the French CBC radio programme, Samedi Détente. She has completed the International Sommelier Diploma with top marks and now teaches for the ISG. She also holds the internationally recognized Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Diploma. Michelle has sat on expert panels for various local wine events such as the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, Cornucopia, the Vancouver Magazine Wine Awards and the Okanagan Wine Festival Awards. Her wine travels have led her to the regions of Burgundy, Napa, Sonoma, Washington, Piedmont, Abruzzo, Tuscany, Oregon, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand and the Okanagan.