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: Katja Scharnagl – Nationality: Austrian – At the moment: USA-NY – Chef Sommelierr Le Bernardin NYC – Wine Consultant at Katja Consulting Website: click Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I grew up in the Wachau valley…
Name: Peter Kaiser-Ladinig – Nationality: Austrian – 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? I was 15 when I start my education to become a professional cook & waiter. Our Maitre showed me how to…
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: Alexander Koblinger Nationality: Austrian At the moment: Austria Chef Sommelier http://www.alexkoblinger.com/english/ Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? The first encounter with wine was basically at hospitality school not thinking at that time that one day it…
Name: Franz Schafelner Nationality: Austrian At the moment: Austria 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 first encounter with wine has been the Austrian Wine-scandal in 1986. What specific traits or skills should a Sommelier(e)…
Name: Elisabeth Eder Nationality: Austrian At the moment: Austria Wine Consultant & Trainer Website: www.weinfluesterer.at Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I did grow up with wine. We did never produce wine but my mother gave lots…
Name: Matthias Breitsameter Nationality: German At the moment: Austria Chef Sommelier, Wine Ambassador Website: www.wineambassador.de Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Since I am 15 years old i have been working in the hospitality and had always…
Name: Marietta Stegbuchner Nationality: Austrian At the moment: USA-New York Sommeliere Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My wine journey started in 2008 when I started working in a Michelin starred restaurant in my hometown of Salzburg,…
Name: Daniel Korntner Nationallity: Austrian At the Moment: USA/New York Sommelier Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I first came in touch with wine when I was 16 years old during my apprenticeship at the Hotel Sacher…