About Us

Published six times per year, Wine Access is written by Canadians and covers international and Canadian wines from a Canadian point of view.

In addition to the magazine's regular issues, Wine Access produces the Canadian Wine Annual, your definitive guide to all of Canada's wineries and its changing national wine industry. Buyer's Guide+ is a free electronic newsletter, delivering subscribers exclusive wine tasting notes directly to their inbox every Thursday.

Anthony Gismondi

Editor-in-Chief

agismondi@wineaccess.ca

Twitter: @TheSpitter

Anthony Gismondi is editor-in-chief of Wine Access and one of North America’s most influential wine critics. He is a founder of both the Wine Access International Value Wine Awards and the Canadian Wine Awards.

Shelley Boettcher

Executive Editor

sboettcher@wineaccess.ca

Twitter: @shelley_wine

Shelley Boettcher is the executive editor of Wine Access magazine and is a wine columnist and blogger for the Calgary Herald. When she's not drinking wine, she's probably drinking coffee. Her favourite wine? Whatever's currently in her glass.

Allison McNeely

Web Editor

amcneely@wineaccess.ca

Allison McNeely is the web editor of Wine Access. Her work has appeared on websites, blogs and in print. She loves running and is the magazine's resident web nerd.

Claire Biddiscombe

Editorial Assistant

claireb@wineaccess.ca

Claire Biddiscombe is the Editorial Assistant with Wine Access magazine and Assistant Editor on the Canadian Wine Annual. Her work has appeared in print and on community radio stations across the country. She is the magazine’s resident science nut.

Tom Firth

Wine Access National Tasting Panel Member

tfirth@wineaccess.ca

Twitter: @cowtownwine

Tom Firth is a writer, wine consultant, judge and a member of the Wine Access National Tasting Panel. He loves to chat about all things wine and blogs for wineaccess.ca, tweets as @cowtownwine and is a general nuisance.

Keiron Gallagher

National Account Executive

kgallagher@wineaccess.ca