Name: Cristy Canterbury. Nationality: USA – New York. At the moment: USA – New York. Independent Wine Journalist, Public Speaker & Critic & Master of Wine. Own Website: http://christycanterbury.com/…… Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My first…
-Name: Jürgen Fendt -Nationality: German -At the moment: Germany -Chef Sommelier / Winemaker -Own Website: https://fendtwein.de/ Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? During my second trainee year I’ve got the first glass of wine which stayed…
Name: Petar Velickovic Nationality: North Macedonia At the moment: North Macedonia Founder of Wine Way – WSET Educator Own Website: https://wineway.org/ Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My first serious experience with wine was in 2009 when I…
Name: Norbert Kovacs Nationality: Hungarian At the moment: Austria Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My name is Norbert Kovacs, I come from Hungary. At the moment I work as restaurant manager and sommelier. My…
Name: Andreas Larsson Nationality: Sweden At the moment: Sweden 2001, 2002, 2003: Best Sommelier in Sweden 2002: Best Sommelier in Scandinavia 2004: Best Sommelier in Europe 2007: World’s Best Sommelier Own Website: Andreas Larsson Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at…
Name: David Stevens-Castro Nationality: Chilean At the moment: Australia Wine & Beverage Manager Own Website: Paired Media Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I was born in a family that wine was enjoyed at the dining table.…
Name: Rachel Lea Speckan Nationality: USA At the moment: USA-Illinois National Wine Director Own Website: Rachel Driver Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Although I dabbled in wine while living in Tuscany,Italy, and was on the…
Name: Arneis Wu Nationality: Chinese At the moment: China – Shanghai Senior Sommelier Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My major is vin and wine engineering at university and then I took WSET and CMS…
Name: Kelvin Irungu Wanjira Nationality: Kenyan At the moment: Kenya Brand Manager/Wine Consultant Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular, mentors at that time? My personal encounter with wines was rather funny; I would buy dry box wines and lime juice mix…
Name: Joanie Metivier Nationality: Canadian At the moment: Canada Sommelier – Wine Blogger – Wine Editor Website: Joanie’s Wine Blog Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I have always had incredible admiration for passionate, specialized people. You know,…