Glen Sheppard is a wine communicator, writer, and WSET Diploma candidate whose work explores the relationships between wine, place, history, and cultural identity. Working across writing, education, tastings, and public presentations, he brings together history, mythology, and cultural interpretation to illuminate the stories embedded in wine and the landscapes from which it comes.
Originally from Canada, he has lived and worked throughout Europe, with long-term bases in London, Paris, and Berlin, and now divides his time with western Sicily, where, with his husband Fritz Polzer, he is co-owner of Settesodi, a multi-unit cultural travel villa set among wheat fields, olive groves, and vineyards. The project combines accommodation with a wine and local food focus and an artist residency, with a developing programme of tastings and cultural events rooted in place.
Fluent in English, Italian, German, and French, he writes and presents on wine with a particular interest in how landscape, history, and local tradition shape the character of a region.
He holds the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines with Distinction and is currently completing the WSET Diploma. His interests centre on Italy—particularly Sicily—alongside the Rhône Valley, Loire, Alsace, Germany, Andalusia, and emerging North American wine regions. Through extensive independent travel and visits to producers, he has developed a close familiarity with diverse wine cultures and the narratives that surround them.
Alongside his work in wine, Glen is also an opera and music theatre director, creating productions across Europe. His artistic practice is rooted in the interpretation of historical narratives, mythology, and the evolution of cultural traditions.
His longstanding interest in classical antiquity, mythology, and cultural history informs both his artistic and wine writing, shaping a perspective attentive to how traditions evolve, borrow from one another, and remain rooted in place. He is especially drawn to the ancient Mediterranean, to the ways stories migrate across borders and centuries, and to how societies inherit, reshape, and reinterpret cultural identities.
These same questions underpin his approach to wine, which he understands not only as an agricultural product or luxury good, but as an expression of place, memory, and human culture—a meeting point of geography, history, craftsmanship, and imagination.
He is available for wine writing, producer profiles, tasting notes, editorial features, wine tourism content, educational events, moderated tastings, and presentations for both specialist and general audiences.
Be in touch: [email protected]
Originally from Canada, he has lived and worked throughout Europe, with long-term bases in London, Paris, and Berlin, and now divides his time with western Sicily, where, with his husband Fritz Polzer, he is co-owner of Settesodi, a multi-unit cultural travel villa set among wheat fields, olive groves, and vineyards. The project combines accommodation with a wine and local food focus and an artist residency, with a developing programme of tastings and cultural events rooted in place.
Fluent in English, Italian, German, and French, he writes and presents on wine with a particular interest in how landscape, history, and local tradition shape the character of a region.
He holds the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines with Distinction and is currently completing the WSET Diploma. His interests centre on Italy—particularly Sicily—alongside the Rhône Valley, Loire, Alsace, Germany, Andalusia, and emerging North American wine regions. Through extensive independent travel and visits to producers, he has developed a close familiarity with diverse wine cultures and the narratives that surround them.
Alongside his work in wine, Glen is also an opera and music theatre director, creating productions across Europe. His artistic practice is rooted in the interpretation of historical narratives, mythology, and the evolution of cultural traditions.
His longstanding interest in classical antiquity, mythology, and cultural history informs both his artistic and wine writing, shaping a perspective attentive to how traditions evolve, borrow from one another, and remain rooted in place. He is especially drawn to the ancient Mediterranean, to the ways stories migrate across borders and centuries, and to how societies inherit, reshape, and reinterpret cultural identities.
These same questions underpin his approach to wine, which he understands not only as an agricultural product or luxury good, but as an expression of place, memory, and human culture—a meeting point of geography, history, craftsmanship, and imagination.
He is available for wine writing, producer profiles, tasting notes, editorial features, wine tourism content, educational events, moderated tastings, and presentations for both specialist and general audiences.
Be in touch: [email protected]
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