Name: Venkatrathinam Shunmugasundaram Nationality: Indian At the moment: Vietnam 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 really come to know about wine and existing of huge wine world when i was a trainee in “The…
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: Anushka Pandkar Nationality: Indian At the moment: India Sommeliere 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 in the 2nd year of my hotel and hospitality graduation program when we were introduced…
Name: John Agnel Dsouza Nationality: Indian At the moment: India Sommelier / Wine Trainer 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 Bartender on a Cruise line and then was assigned to bring in one of…
Name: Rakesh Awaghade Nationality: Indian At the moment: India Head Sommelier & Wine Buyer Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Although I knew next to nothing about the wine, my interest grew as I listened to people…
Name: Harish Acharekar Nationality: Indian At the moment: India Sommelier/Head of Beverages – 2015 Sommelier of the year in India Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? I was always curious about beverages during my college days. I got an opportunity to pursue ‘Wines of…
Name: Melroy Steve Fernandes Nationality: Indian/Portuguese Currently: Abu Dhabi Head Sommelier Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? During my hospitality management in the year 2000 I was intrigued by the topic of wine. The history of…
Name: Khazan Singh Bisht Nationality: India/New Delhi Area At the moment: Maldives 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 started my career as a Butler in taj palace hotels & Resorts new Delhi by Tata…