Quynh Cohen enjoys introducing guests to the incredible world of Virginia wine. Quynh earned her sommelier and diploma in Wine & Management through Le Cordon Bleu and the Wine Culture Heritage and Tourism University Diploma awarded by the Georges Chappaz Wine and Vine Institute in Champagne (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne). Her passion for the industry began in the vineyards of Orange County, Virginia, where she learned the business from planting the vines and harvesting the grapes to delving into the production process and creating personal tasting notes. Later, as sommelier for Fiola in Miami, a high-end, multi-award-winning Italian restaurant, Quynh grew her knowledge and enthusiasm for wine. After enhancing her skills working with one of the largest import and export companies in Florida, Quynh was ready to return to her roots in hospitality and joined The Omni Homestead family in 2022 as the chief Virginia Wine Experience specialist. In this role, Quynh has thrived, from the thoughtfully curated, seasonally inspired tasting flights to customized private tastings for groups. She is also a certified advanced yoga instructor, where she has embraced the many sustainable, bio-dynamic and lower alcoholic wines Virginia offers and pairs them with beginner yoga poses for her popular Poses and Pairings yoga and wine tasting class. Although she has worked in the wine and hospitality industry for more than 20 years, she says she sometimes feels she is just getting started.