Name: Constanzo Scala – Nationality: Italian – At the moment: UAE / Dubai Head of Wine for Zuma – the Middle East, Turkey & Asia Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Well, I was always surrounded by wine as I was born in the Italian…
Name: Domenico Durante – Nationality: Italian – At the moment: Germany Maitrè/Sommelier @ Esszimmer by Käfer München Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Did you have any particular mentors? My first encounter with wine was at a young age during my dad always gave me…
Name: Peter Birmingham – Nationality: American – At the moment: USA / Texas Writer – Wine Director – Sommelier Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Did you have any particular mentors? My first interaction with dining with wine occurred when I was invited to taste…
Name: Mr. Hans Stoll – Nationality: Austria – At the moment: Austria Sommelier / Wine Educator / Writer Click Requirement: Please tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Were there any particular mentors at that time? …
Name: Mrs. Beatrice Bessi – Nationality: Italian – At the moment: UK Head Sommelier – Chiltern Firehouse Wine Judge – Decanter Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Did you have any particular mentors? I would say my encounter with the wine and wine industry…
Name: Mr. Arnaud Bardary – Nationality: French – At the moment: Hong Kong – Group Head Sommelier – Black Sheep Restaurants Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Being the 5th generation of the family working in…
Name: Mr. Shahzad Talukder – Nationality: Germany – At the moment: Luxembourg – Chef Sommeliere – Lea Linster Restaurant Japanese Sake Judge at Mundus Vini Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I was a student of Bioinformatics at…
Name: Difan Xu – Nationality: Austrian – At the moment: Germany – Head Sommeliere – ZweiSinn Meiers | Bistro | Fine Dining Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? That would be around the time during hospitality school…
Name: Mircivan Bakay – Nationality: Turkish – At the moment: Hong Kong – Wine Manager at Crowne Plaza Hotel Causeway Bay Giacomo Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Thanks for a great opportunity. I have started as…
Name: Marie Christin Baunach – Nationality: German – At the moment: Germany – Head Sommeliere Restaurant Überfahrt – 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 the wine region Franconia in Germany, and from an…