Street Cred
Welcome to the Bubbly Professor…a blog about the life of a wine educator.
Wine tastings, wine classes, and wine dinners are part of being a full-time wine educator, but it’s a package deal that includes grading finals, reading papers, and schlepping boxes as well. It’s a glamorous job, for sure, if you only count the 5% of the day that includes the flashy fun.
As for me, I have the expected credentials and the experience: I have taught wine classes full time for over 20 years, and in my former life served stints as executive chef, sommelier, and food and beverage director.
Street Cred:
2012 Banfi Award Winner (for highest grade of the year in the CWE (Certified Wine Educator) Exam)
2009 – Winner of the WOSA Sponsored Professional Wine Writers Competition (writer of the award-winning essay that featurede as its prize a 2-week trip to the Winelands of South Africa)
SME (Subject Matter Expert) and ID (Instructional Designer) for over 25 fully accredited Professional Wine Studies and Culinary Management Courses (higher ed, both in class and on-line)
M.B.A., Human Resources Development
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
Certified Food and Beverage Executive (American Hotel and Lodging Association)
Certified Wine Educator (Society of Wine Educators)
Certified Specialist of Spirits (Society of Wine Educators)
14 Years Full-time Chef Instructor and Wine Educator at Le Cordon Bleu College – Austin
10 Years Executive Chef, 6 Years Food and Beverage Director (Bristol Hotels and Resorts)
Published Author (Textbooks, Journals, Web)
Educator of the Year – Career Education Corporation – 2007
Educator of the Year - Career Education Corporation -2009
The “Ultimate Culinary Educator” – Food Educator’s Learning Conference – 2009
January 2011- Wine Educator of the Month – Society of Wine Educators
Areas of Expertise: Student Engagement, Testing and Assessments, Train the Trainer, Brain-based Learning
Conference Sessions led, Classes given – literally too many to count!
The Bubbly Professor is “Miss Jane” Nickles of Austin, Texas.
Contact me at: missjane@prodigy.net
Hi Miss Jane! Found ya!
Yes you did!! Hope you enjoy the blog!!
Your videos on YouTube are incredibly helpful! I’ve been watching them to help me put together a manuscript for a client, as until this project, I knew nothing about wine!
Hi Allison – Thanks, glad you like them! I did those so long ago I had forgotten about them, but I am glad they are still out there!
Dear Miss Jane,
I tried to get access to a winequiz about wine production but the site is asking for an access code!? Where do I find this please? Thanks and congratulations with your excellent blogs!
Dirk (Belgium) – dirk..samyn@prowine.be
Hi Dirk – Good question, you do what you just did and you ask for one!! I have already sent the access code to you via email. For everyone else out there, be advised that the quiz access codes change about once a month, so if you would like any access codes, just request one via a comment like Dirk just did or send me an email to missjane@prodigy.net. If you request a code in a comment, be sure and give me your email. Good luck, everyone!!
Hi Dirk –
The access code to the wine production quiz is Wine17….I also activated an “advanced” quiz on wine production in honor of your MW studies…the access code for that one is Wine18.
Good luck!!
Jane N.
Hi there! Regarding your online tests: my browser always shuts down and crashes when I click the links to the quizes. Tried both Firefox and Safari, but each time, it begins to load the quiz, and then my browser suddenly crashes. Any ideas why?
Hi Jay – I am not too sure why this is happening; I do know that dozens of people successfully take the quizzes every day (well, “successfully” in the sense that they finish them, not exactly in the scores they receive….:). I do know that the quiz platform runs on Microsoft Silverlight, which should be pre-loaded onto a PC, or is an easy download. If you are using a Mac or an i-gadget, you most likely need Microsoft Silverlight (it’s free.) Most likley, if you’re not on a PC, you need it. I hope this helps, if not my only advice would be try another computer. Keep in mind I make no claims to being a hardware/software expert, so if someone out there knows the computer fix, we’d love to hear from you! Thanks, Jay…good luck with your studies!
Thanks for the reply. The Silverlight thing must be it. I’m using a Mac laptop. I’ll try downloading Silverlight and see if that works. I’ll post an update, just in case there are any Mac users having the same issue. Cheers!
Thanks Miss Jane for your comprehensive website, I am managing a new wine bar in Australia and your website has given me so many helpful hints on training my staff to writing a wine list, many thanks
Hi Nicole – Thanks for the note and the kind words! So glad you are enjoying and using the site…as long as someone is using it, I’ll keep updating it!! Cheers, Miss Jane
happy to have found your site! just committed to a March CSW exam and am looking forward to utilizing your resources. check out my blog sometime! cheers!
Hi Katie –
Thanks for the note!!! I hope you’ll find the site helpful with your studies…check out all the quizzes and the flashcards as well. Be sure an email me with any questions you may have…I’ve guided many a lost soul through to the other side!! Have a great week, and enjoy your studies!
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Thanks, Lilla!!! Glad you liked my post…I do think it’s important for bloggers to let people know where they are coming from!!! I hope you are enjoying your wine studies!! Cheers, Jane N.