About Sharyn Kervyn

Lifetime Devoted to Wine

The Early Years

Having grown up in her family’s restaurant, specializing in wine was a natural progression for Sharyn. Throughout her career she expanded operations for multi-unit chains, increasing profits and creating popular neighborhood venues through special events and promotions. She opened the Getty Center Museum in Los Angeles in 1997 as their Catering Director, developing their standards of service (still in use today).  In Beverly Hills, she restructured a dining venue for Barneys New York and created elaborate on and off-premise events for Hollywood Elite.   During her time in Los Angeles, Sharyn was featured on E Television, Los Angeles Times and LA Confidential.  As a wine director, Sharyn trained front of house staff and was responsible for the Wine Lists and has consistently earned “Best Of” Wine Spectator Awards for her lists at The Capital Grille locations where she worked for more than a decade.  Today, Sharyn is a keynote speaker and presenter at events throughout America and London and serves on the Wine Education Committee for AWS, serving as a National Wine Educator. Sharyn founded KdV Wine Services in 2021, specializing in Food and Wine events, commercial video and wine list services, team training, gourmet picnics, cellar stocking services, and more.  Sharyn is also a certified and international OIV wine judge and judge’s competitions around the world.  Most recently, her company was enlisted to run the newly formed New Jersey Governor’s Showcase wine competition.

Wine Education Certifications

Diploma, Wine and Spirits Education Trust with honors (dipWSET, 2021)
Society of Wine Educators, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW, 2012)
Court of Master Sommeliers, Sommelier (2008)
The Capital Grille, Wine Director (2007-2021)
American Wine Society, NTP Chair (2016-2021) Regional Vice President (2017-2019)
American Wine Society, Certified Wine Judge with Merit (CWJM, 2017 recertified 2021)
American Wine Society, National Wine Education Committee (2021)
Association of Wine Educators (2023) member

Conference / Keynote Speaker / Clients (partial list)

Camden County College, Wine Educator and creator of
Wine FUNdamentals and WineLogic Advanced (CWP certification course)
Rutgers University, Grape and Wine Certification Course Instructor
Saddlehill Winery, Voorhees, NJ (Wine Education)
Sharrott Winery, Hammonton, NJ (Blending Trials)
Tomasello Winery, Outer Coastal Plain, NJ (Strategic Marketing)
Temple Beth AL, Cherry Hill, NJ
Morgan Stanley, Philadelphia PA
Benefit Concepts, Haddonfield NJ
The Filimon Group, Mt. Laurel NJ
American Wine Society, Conference Session Speaker, Costa Mesa CA (2016), St. Louis MO (2023).
International Beverage Trade Network Conference Session Speaker, NYC (2018)
Beverage Trade Network – Sommelier Session Panel Speaker NYC (2019)

Wine Judging Experience

Years as noted, some annually

International Wine Challenge IWC (Associate 2024 promoted to Judge 2025)
Frankfurt International Trophy (2023, invitations yearly)
Mondial Concours International de Lyon (2024, invitations yearly)
OIV Berliner (invitation 2022, judged 2024)
International Women’s Trophy Invitations (since 2022)
Sommelier’s Choice Awards (San Francisco 2018, 2019)
USA Wine Ratings Challenge (San Francisco 2018)
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition FLIWC (since 2017)
Texas International Wine Competition TXIWC (since 2021)
The Great American International (2022, 2025)
Wines of the South Competition (2017-2019 ended)
The Big “E” – Eastern States Wine Competition (since 2019)
Georgia Trustees Commercial Wine Competition (2021-2022)
Winemaker Magazine Amateur Competition (since 2017)
American Wine Society Commercial & Amateur Competition (since 2019)
New Jersey Governor’s Cup Commercial Competition (2010-2017 ended)
Pennsylvania Excellence Commercial Competition (2021-2023, ended)
Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Commercial (since 2010)
Pennsylvania Winery Association Commercial Wine Competition (since 2021)
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Amateur Competitions (since 2010)
New Jersey Commercial and Amateur Farm Show (since 2014)
Groton Connecticut Pennsylvania Commercial (2014-2016 ended)
Vendemmia Festival Competition (2011-2021 ended)
Hammonton Rotary Amateur Competition (since 2015)

Sharyn with Chuck Wagner, Owner Caymus Vineyards and AWS President Frank Aquilino

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