From his first sip of wicker-basket Chianti at his grandfather’s dinner table to the revelatory moment he tasted a 1986 Premier Cru Gevrey-Chambertin, Marshall Tilden III has always known that wine carries its own kind of magic. Tilden started with Wine Enthusiast in 2005 and went on to pursue his passion with purpose, earning his WSET Diploma in Wine & Spirits in 2017 and becoming a Certified Specialist of Wine with the Society of Wine Educators. Today, he serves as President of Wine Express and heads Wine Education across the organization, including the WSET-Approved Wine Enthusiast Academy. When he isn’t guiding consumers through the world of wine or shaping education for the next generation of enthusiasts, he can be found sharing his insights and stories in the pages of Wine Enthusiast.