OUR TEAM
Wine on a Mission
Drawing from her experience and relationships working for a local restaurant group in Washington’s wine country, Laura Huston created Belle & Bottle Wine Club and Events. With five years of executing wine events, wine lists and partnerships, Huston branched out on her own in 2016 to create an access to boutique wines from her backyard of WA State and around the world, earning Belle & Bottle a spot on Food & Wine's 'top wine clubs to join now' in 2020 and 2022.
As a female entrepreneur, her passion is to highlight and support the impact women have in the wine industry and beyond. In 2022 Huston created the non-profit Belle & Bottle Foundation to further focus this work.
Laura Huston
Founder of Belle & Bottle
Chairwoman and President of Belle & Bottle Foundation
An Infectious Excitement about Wine
Shelly Fitzgerald is a wine expert who specializes in creating authentic wine education classes and experiences for all group sizes. She has recently been named Director of Education for Belle & Bottle.
Working in the wine industry; in restaurants, retail, and education Fitzgerald has more than two decades of knowledge under her belt. She holds the Diploma Level IV Wine and Spirit Education Trust (DipWSET), and is also a Certified Sommelier (CS), Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW), American Wine Expert (AWE), and a Certified Cava Educator.
She was named as “one of the state’s most approachable wine educators” by WA Tasting Room Magazine and is an expert contributor to Passport to Woodinville and Discover Washington Wine. Most recently, she has been featured in Costco Connection, WA Tasting Room Magazine, and been on multiple judging panels.
Shelly Fitzgerald
Director at Belle & Bottle
A Bottle of Wine on Every Dinner Table
Nancy Croisier is on a mission to get wineries to join the conversation on social media, and bring wine brands and consumers together. Wine is more memorable when you know the stories behind it.
The founder of VinoSocial.wine, Nancy coaches wineries and wine regions on social media practices and also provides marketing services. A graduate of the Northwest Wine Academy and a Certified Specialist in Wine, she works with wineries, wine regions, event producers, and wine competitions. Nancy also writes for the Slow Wine Guide USA and Washington Tasting Room Magazine. She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their cat, Baron Auslese.
Nancy Croisier, CSW
VinoSocial
Connecting our Community
Kaleen Skersies specializes in the holistic support of C-Suite executives as they lead their teams. She excels in project management, communication and workflow, as well as marketing/PR strategy. Skersies brings a passion for wine and rounds out our team with expertise and community involvement.
Kaleen Skersies
Board Member, Belle & Bottle Foundation
Sponsorship Guru
