My name is Brent Skjerseth. I am a Certified Specialist of Wine and live in Bismarck, North Dakota. Since 1999, I have worked in the alcohol beverage industry on both the retail and sales sides of the industry. For the last four years, I have been a sales representative for a wine distributor called Wine Merchants of Johnson Brothers. I covered wine sales encompassing all of Southeastern Minnesota and sold to both retail and restaurant accounts. During my time at Wine Merchants, I took every opportunity to further my wine education. This included taking beginner, intermediate and advanced wine classes, on-premise sales training seminars and passing my Certified Specialist of Wine exam administered through the Society of Wine Educators. This coming spring my education will take another turn, when I sit for the Certified Wine Educator and Certified Spirits Specialist exams administered by the Society of Wine Educators.
