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Sue Slater

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Sue Slater is the founder of the Cabrillo College Wine Studies Program. Retired Culinary Arts Department Chair at Cabrillo College, Sue has been involved in Culinary Arts for over 40 years. Becoming more deeply involved in teaching wine classes in 2000, she developed curriculum for wine certificates in Wine Studies. From her success, the program offers both a 1-year Certificate in Wine Studies and a 2-year Associate’s degree in Wine Studies, transferable to the schools that offer B.S. degrees in enology.

Her culinary experience is diverse and extensive. After attending Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, she worked in restaurants and with caterers in Paris and in California. She has owned her own catering business.

Sue has won awards in culinary salons. Sue is a Certified Wine Specialist, French Wine Scholar with Highest Honors, and has a diploma from the Academy of Wine in Spain. Not only founding the Wine Studies program, Sue also taught wine classes at Cabrillo College for 20 years. Sue enjoys traveling to France frequently and exploring the French wine regions.

What Sue enjoys most is teaching and sharing the experiences with students and getting them launched in the field that they are most passionate about. That joy of teaching is what inspired Sue to begin this website and online program.

  • "The wine program at Cabrillo College was a great launching point for me as I entered the wine industry. The in-depth courses gave me a very solid foundation. Certain classes really ignited a passion for discussing wine academically and cultivated the skillset to taste and discuss wine systematically. I pursued various professionally recognized certifications including the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust Level 3, Italian Wine Scholar, and Certified Wine Specialist. I have since trained restaurant staff, hosted private wine tastings, poured at special events, and most recently created a wine education company. I am confident anyone interested in a very thorough education in international wines would benefit from the program offered at Cabrillo College." Chaney Janssen, IWS, CWS, WSET 3 Founder, Destined For Grapeness
    Chaney Janssen
  • "The Cabrillo College Wine Program has given me the tools that I needed to be successful in the wine industry. After my second wine class, I became a tasting room host for Wrights Station Winery up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and eventually, I became the lead host for Scheid Vineyards Tasting Room (Carmel By The Sea). I've earned a Certificate in Wine Studies which has helped me achieve my current position as district manager for Republic National Distributing Company where I lead a team in charge of wine and spirit sales for chain stores." Fanny González District Manager, Republic National Distributing Company
    Fanny Gonzalez

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