Jo-Ann Ross, CSW, Chief Wine Educator of J Ross Wine, is a lifelong wine enthusiast, with considerable formal wine education at the Elizabeth Bishop Wine Studies Program at Boston University and University of California, Davis. She is also an Accredited Burgundy, Provence, and Rhone Valley Wine Educator. Jo-Ann is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW -issued by The Society of Wine Educators), and she also holds Advanced Certification from the Wine And Spirits Education Trust. Jo-Ann has educated wine consumers at dozens of wine shops throughout the Boston area and is currently on the staff of the Boston Center for Adult Education. Her favorite wines are Italian and French, but she enjoys travelling the world to discover and enjoy all wines, and and to champion even the world's more obscure wines.