Lance Berelowitz is a passionate and knowledgeable wine educator, writer and wine tour leader.
Lance grew up in South Africa, surrounded by the vineyards of the Cape, where he developed an early appreciation for fine wine. His passion for wine followed him to Europe, where he spent several years exploring the great wine regions of France, Italy and Spain. He has also visited the wine regions of Australia, California, Argentina, Chile, Canada and of course South Africa.
In 1994, after moving to Canada, he founded the Cape Wine Society in Vancouver, which subsequently became the South World Wine Society, focusing on the wines of the Southern Hemisphere.
Lance has conducted wine tastings and taught wine education courses across Canada, and has led wine & food tours in Europe. He has served on the Vancouver International Wine Festival’s Trade Tasting Committee. He is qualified with the globally recognized Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma.