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: Dorianne Neimard Nationality: French At the moment: London Wine Manager Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I was about 18 years old I was in Alsace and I tried some Riesling and some vendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer…
Name: Loïk Tavernier Nationality: French At the moment: Switzerland (Suisse) Chef sommelier, Sales Manager Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Anyparticular mentors at that time? I got my sommelier diploma in 2002 and I started my career in the five star hotel Dromoland Castle in…
Name: Yanna Deliere President – Association Suisse Des Sommeliers Professionnels-ASSP Nationality: French At the moment: Switzerland (Suisse) Own Website: Le Journal du Sommelier at click Facebook: click Linkedin: click Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Did you have any particular mentors? I…
Name: Gaetano Giangaspero Nationality: Italian At the moment: United Kingdom Head Sommelier Personal: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Did you have any particular mentors? My family used to manage some vineyards around the North West of Bari in the Puglia region in Italy.…
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: 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)…
Name: Fabrice Blazquez Nationality: French At the moment: Maldives Head Sommelier Website: Lost in translation Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Being from Bordeaux and having a father with a wine shop, that is why I love…
Name: Fabien Jacob Nationality: France At the moment: ÚSA – Texas Wine Director Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? It was during the summer of 1993 I was 16 years old, I was working at my parents…
Name: Alexandre Brard Nationality: French At the moment: USA-Nevada Wine Director Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? While younger I would receive wine books from my grandmother on birthdays and Christmas. I have memories of tasting during the family reunions some outstanding Grand…