About Whitney
Whitney Crehan
Certified Specialist of Wine · Santa Barbara, California
Whitney has spent more than 16 years in food, wine and hospitality, from running wine shops around Boston to working harvest and leading a tasting room on the Central Coast. She trained in culinary arts and restaurant management at The Culinary Institute of America in New York, then went on to study wine at the CIA at Greystone in Napa Valley, where she earned her Certified Specialist of Wine designation.
She founded Wine Wander to bring that mix of hospitality, culinary training and wine knowledge to private clients and teams: tastings that feel personal, wine buying that fits the way you actually drink, and education that makes wine less intimidating.
Training
Credentials
Formal training in both the kitchen and the cellar, so food pairings and wine selections are planned together.
- Certification
- Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)
The Culinary Institute of America - 2012 – 2013
- Accelerated Wine & Beverage Program, Certificate
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, St. Helena, Napa Valley - 2007 – 2009
- Associate in Occupational Studies, Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management
The Culinary Institute of America, New York
Career
Where she's poured
A decade running retail wine and wine-bar operations in Massachusetts, then a move west to the Santa Barbara wine country.
- 2025 – now
Tasting Room Lead
Stolpman Vineyards · Los Olivos, California
- 2024 – 2025
Harvest Intern
Stolpman Vineyards · Lompoc, California
- 2024
Operations
Kunin Wines · Santa Barbara, California
- 2020 – 2023
General Manager
Bin Ends Wine · Braintree, Massachusetts
- 2019 – 2020
General Manager
Vino Volo · Boston, Massachusetts
- 2013 – 2019
General Manager
Bin Ends Wine · Braintree, Massachusetts. Store operations, staff training, inventory, new-product tastings and events.
Ready to wander?
Tell Whitney what you have in mind, whether it's a team tasting, a celebration or help building a cellar.
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