Wine & words provides professional, high-quality and multilingual wine writing, training and consultancy – with a sparkle. Wine & words was founded in 2015 by Kristel Balcaen, MA in Linguistics and Literature, Certified Sommelier from the Flemish Wine Academy, WSET Advanced Certified and Sommelier-Conseil from the Université du Vin in Suze-la-Rousse, France. With 20 years of experience in higher education, writing, communication and international cooperation, Kristel has been working with students, clients, organisations and businesses all over the world. She has been a speaker at international conferences and events, and writes articles on a wide range of topics.