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: 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: Anne Krebiehl Nationality: German At the moment: London Master of Wine, Wine Writer & Lecturer Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I came into the wine world as a kind of ‘refugee’ from a different career:…
Name: Anne McHale – Nationality: British – At the moment: UK – Master of Wine – Wine Consultant & Educator – Interesting link: click or on linkedin: click Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My love of…
Name: Ned Goodwin Nationality: British At the moment: Australia Master of Wine – Commentator / Presenter / Writer / Critic / Educator with an Opinion Interesting link about Wine Diamonds: click Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry?Any particular mentors at that time? No,…
Name: Zazeh Mesrobyan Nationality: Bulgarian At the moment: UK 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 when I was working as a commis waiter on a cruise ship. It was an…
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…