Marc Checkley
Visiting Lecturer
Program
Master of Advanced Studies in Hospitality Management with Specialization
Campus
Crans-Montana
Bio
| Marc Checkley is a New Zealand-born writer, consultant, host and educator who blends his love of storytelling with his passion for wine and hospitality. Previously working in television and creative development in Asia, he is WSET-qualified and works with global F&B brands and wine regions on content and story-led experiences.
Marc has written for Gault&Millau, Decanter, Time Out and the South China Morning Post, amongst others, and was a finalist at the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards in 2024. A wine judge, he is also an adjunct lecturer at Les Roches Hospitality Management School and has delivered online programmes for the Wine Scholar Guild and Great Wine Capitals. In 2025, Marc co-wrote The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide to Switzerland for Académie du Vin Library. He lives in the foothills of Lavaux, Switzerland, where he is also a UNESCO World Heritage Guide. |
- Communication Studies, Journalism, Auckland University of Technology (2004 – 2006)
- WSET, Wine and Spirits Switzerland Wine School, Geneva (2017 – 2019)
- Certificate, Directing, Writing, Production, Presenting, South Seas Film and Television School (1996 – 1996)
- Theatre and television performance, Theatre and television performance, The Auckland Performing Arts School (1991 – 1993)
- Bachelor of Arts – BA, Massey University – Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa (1998 – 2000)
- Decanter, GsMarch 2026
- Gault & Millau Suisse 2020-2024
- Academie du Vin Library, October 2025
- Straits Times 2018
- Time Out 2016-2017
“Wine is a conversation, with yourself and others”