Ben Lemoine is a wine writer and educator from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He began his journey with wine at 12 years old, tagging along with his parents on winery tours while visiting Australia as an exchange family.  After earning an undergraduate degree from Boston University in East Asian Religion, he resumed his wine education. Ben is a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and he holds a Diploma in Wine Studies from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, with which he taught for several years as an Internal Assessor. Ben educated on wine at Drexel University's Center for Hospitality and Sport Management and with the online wine retailer Wines 'Til Sold Out (WTSO.com), where he reviewed wine and starred in the web series Wine in a Minute. 

Since 2017, Ben has been sharing the story of the Willamette Valley with Adelsheim Vineyard in Oregon, one of the areas first wineries. Previously a cellar hand and wine educator, he currently manages the Wine Club, sending amazing wines of the Chehalem Mountains AVA to members nationwide.