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…
Name: Michele Agostini Nationality: Italian At the moment: Singapore Sommelier, Maitre Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I borned in Firenze, i was surrounded more by Chianti than milk bottles. Wine is in our culture, in our…
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: Gennaro Buono Nationality: Italian At the moment: Italy Head Sommelier Contestant at the 2016 World Best Sommelier Competition Website: http://www.luxeaboire.co.uk Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? When i was a child my father owned some olive trees…
Name: Francesco Gabriele Nationality: Italian At the moment: United Kingdom Wine Director Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Wine has been part of my life since a kid when my grandfather used to bring me in his…
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…