Talk It Up With Cindy

Val Caruso tells us about the Air Force making her braver, and how she learned to suck things up and move forward.  Valerie is a retired Air Force officer who spent 25 years specializing in Information, Communications and Systems. Upon retirement she packed two suitcases and moved to Italy to study wine & Italian. For the next two years she split her life between Italy and Colorado and learning about wine. She believes you never stop learning, and is now over half-way through her Level 4 Wine & Spirits Diploma journey.  She is a Certified Wine Educator (CWE) through the Society of Wine Educators, one of only 398 in the world to achieve this rigorous certification. She also has recently earned the French Wine Scholar (FWS) certification with Highest Honors. Val is a speaker, presenter and teaches classes and wine workshops, as well as conducting private tasting events. With experience gained from her military career, and professional wine studies at international culinary academies in Italy a