Billy received his Diploma in 2007 from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) of Great Britain. He also is an International Bordeaux Tutor, certified by the Bordeaux Wine School USA. Billy has worked as an associate for small boutique wine shops in New York City.
When he isn’t pursuing the profession of wine and its manifold giddy pleasures, he somberly practices law as an employment attorney.
Feel free to contact billy@billyvivos.com about all things vinous: freelance writing; speaking engagements; cellar management; wine-list consultation; party and event planning; and vineyard vacations.

Feast of St. Amand (d. 679). Monk. Hermit. Abbot. His association with vintners originates from his preaching and teaching in the beer and wine regions of France, Flanders and Germany.
Birth of James Busby. Born in Scotland, Busby was a viticulturist, writer and public servant, known as the “Father of the Australian Wine Industry.” Took first collection of vine stock from Spain and France in the 1830s to Australia. Australian Chardonnay and Shiraz trace their origins to his vine imports.


