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,…
Name: Florian Valieres Nationality: French At the moment: Australia Head Sommelier Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Wine has always been a big thing in our family, there was always a new bottle opened. As kids my…
Name: Leonor Soza de la Carrera Nationality: Chilean At the moment: Chile Sommeliere Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I started working in wine tourism in 2012. I was abroad for a while, so when I was…
Name: Stephanie Rigourd Nationality: French At the moment: Singapore Wine Director @ The Raffles – Singapore Articles: Stephanie Rigourd & The Raffles Hotel Website: Stephanie’s Wine Escapade Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Full story on (click)…