Location

Montepulciano

Role

Marketing Manager @ Avignonesi

Qualifications

Vinitaly International Academy - Italian Wine Ambassador
WSET - Level 4 Diploma in Wines

About Xiaowen

Xiaowen Du started her journey in the world of wine in 2011 and has never looked back. Graduating with a ranking of 3/122 from the first College of Enology in Asia, she was awarded an Erasmus + scholarship and continued her studies of Vinifera EuroMaster in France and Italy. Over the years, she has honed her winemaking skills in Bordeaux and California. She currently works for Avignonesi as Marketing Manager & Assistant Winemaker in Tuscany. Earlier this year, she joined Mercuri Wine Club as a Wine Educator in Rome and Florence. Previously, she was a proud team member of Vinitaly International for nearly four years. Always enthusiastic to pursue the next level of wine education, she just became a Master of Wine student this September. She has been a WSET Diploma holder since 2022 and a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador since 2021.