Dave Barber is a wine educator and has shared his knowledge with many over the years. He has been a Certified Wine Judge through the American Wine Society and has been an instructor in the program as well as has administered the final certification examination for years. He has judged in many wine competitions over the years. For twenty years he has co-chaired or chaired the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition. He has presented numerous educational sessions on many topics over the years to AWS chapters, private groups, winery tasting events, etc. He has worked for many Virginia wineries over the years. He is also a member of the Order of the Knights of the Vine. He has traveled over three continents visiting various wine areas and tasting the local wines.