About me

Welcome to my website!  Here you can get acquainted with the events and courses of wine school

1999. Since then, I have had the opportunity to work for several leading companies importing wine in Latvia, as well as a couple of wine restaurants. And even for some time I was the second editor of the culinary portal ČetrasSezonas.lv. Exactly then, in 2008, with the support of Signe Meirane, I gathered my first group for wine courses. And since then, I have only been thinking about creating a wine school for everyone who wants to comprehend the world of wine. I have always been eager to share my knowledge gained on wine trips, tastings and master classes both in Latvia and at wine events throughout Europe.

Then there was a big period in my life under the name of Noble Wine, together with this company I developed as a specialist. Many new projects were implemented together: it was the issue of a wine magazine, of which I was the editor-in-chief; and wine tours, which have been successfully organized for individuals and professionals; and, of course, the creation of a wine school, which very quickly gained its high reputation.

Now it's time to open my own wine school, where I am ready to share with great pleasure all the experience that has accumulated over these 23 years of my professional activity. Wine school that I lead is an opportunity to get to know ourselves first, to understand own preferences and crystallize your own taste, which I will help you to do at wine tastings from around the world.

I will be glad to meet new enthusiasts and connoisseurs of the noblest drink - wine. We have many new joint gastronomic discoveries ahead, join us!

Your personal sommelier
Irina Rakevich



Reasons to call yourself a professional sommelier:

  • Latvian Sommelier Association Certificate № 011 - A level, 2018, Riga;
  • WSET Level 3, 2015, Vilnius;
  • Latvian Sommelier Association Wine School Diploma, 2004, Riga;
  • Wine School «Enotria» Diploma, 2004, Moscow;
  • German Wine Academy Certificate, 2004, Pärnu.
  • More than 20 years in wine business.