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: 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: Jenny Polack Nationality: Australian At the moment: Australia Master in Wine Management / Wine Educator / Wine Consultant Website: Winewhitch.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 encounter with the wine and the wine industry was…
Name: Bhatia Dheeraj Nationality: Indian 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? I have had the privilege and grow to work with some of the best establishments. Joel Robuchon three stars in…
Name: Riccardo Guzzardo Nationality: Italian 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 entered my life from birth through the front door of my house. My family has been working in…
Name: Shannon Stickells Nationality: Australian At the moment: UAE – Abu Dhabi Operations Manager / Sommelier Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? a) I started working in a 5* resort in the Blue Mountains 2 hours outside…
Name: Raffaele Mastrovincenzo Nationality: Italian At the moment: Australia Sommelier Website: http://raffaelemastrovincenzo.blogspot.co.at Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My first real encounter with wine was a lunch in a restaurant with my family at the age of…
Name: Matthieu Rabiet 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? My first encounter with wine was really early in life. At a young age my father used to let me…
Name: Chris McPherson Nationality: Australian At the moment: USA-New York Principal, Sommelier Website: www.Flinderslane-nyc.com Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? At age 15 I worked in a wine store after school sweeping floors, restocking shelves – just being a store hand. I really got…
Name: Mark Protheroe Nationality: Australian At the moment: Australia, Melbourne Consultant Sommelier Website: The Recreation Bistro + Bottleshop Mark Protheroe Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I was lucky enough to start my career in hospitality in…