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: Ovidiu Olteanu Nationality: Romania At the moment: United Kingdom Head Sommelier His performance : 2012-Demi-Finalist National Contest Sommelier Trophy 2013-Big Trophy National Contest Maitre D’Hotel 2016-Quarter-Final -World Best Sommelier Argentina Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time?…
Name: Alexandru Dan Nationality: Romanian At the moment: United Kingdom F&B Manager/Sommelier – Vice President – Romanian Sommelier Association Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I discovered my passion for wines in 2004, during my first job in…
Name: Charles Carron Brown Nationality: British At the moment: United Kingdom Assistant 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 fell in love with wine at the age of 19 whilst working at a small hotel near…
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: Orsi Szentkiralyi Nationality: Hungary At the moment: United Kingdom Sommeliere, Wine Judge & Tasting and Database Manager at Wowine Website: www.wotwine.com 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 a country where semi sweet…
Name: Vincenzo Arnese Nationality: Italian At the moment: United Kingdom Assistant Head Sommelier Best Sommelier of UK 2015 Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I started working in the wine industry for the first time in the…
Name: Jonathan Kleeman Nationality: English At the moment: United Kingdom 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 been around the industry all my life. My dad is a chef and I also lived in…
Name: Stephen Towler Nationality: English At the moment: UAE-Dubai Fine Wine Category Manager Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? On a surfing trip to South Africa back in 1995 when I ran out of money and started working in restaurants… beforehand I had…
Name: Xoel Cantero Alvarez Nationality: Spanish At the moment: United Kingdom 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 been in the restaurant industry for the past six years. I’m relatively new to wine as…