Name: Gaia Serafini – Nationality: Italian – At the moment: UK – London Head Sommelière Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? My first encounter with wine was at school, at the age of 16, I was studying how the wine is made and then suddenly…
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: 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: Francesco Marzola – Nationality: Italian – At the moment: Norway – Wine Director at Park Hotel Vossevangen – Wine Consultant / Wine Educator at click Sommelier of the year in Norway 2020 Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that…
Name: Adriana Valentini – Nationality: Italian – At the moment: United Kingdom Head of Beverage / Head Sommeliere / Wine Judge 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 and raised in Milan, Northern Italy, and I…
Name: Antonio Palmarini Nationality: Italian At the moment: UK Another interesting link: click Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I have been drinking Montepulciano and Trebbiano D’Abruzzo since I was teenager but who really let…
Name: Davide Di Bella Nationality: Italian At the moment: Denmark Director of Club København – Associazione Italiana Sommelier – Sommelier – Wine Consultant Website: BD Food and Wine 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 Rome,…
Name: Corrado Romano Nationality: Italian At the moment: Italy Sommelier Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Living around Turin was probably the most important factor,I was always attracted by my family’s members attitude to open a good…
Name: Giancarlo Marena Nationality: Italian At the moment: Italy Head Sommelier PREREQUISITE: Please tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular at that time? When I started to work in the restaurant many years ago I was a waiter in a nice Agriturismo near Avellino…