Rita Takaró #tokajlover #winelover Wine has been an important part of Rita’s life from early on. Her first memories about grapes and wines are derived from the vineyards of her parents in the Kunság wine-growing area. Her actual career in the Hungarian wine sector started in 2006, when she worked for the Association Tokaj Renaissance, the Union of Classified… Read more →
Category: Specialists
Wine & Tourism
#winelover specialists in Wine Tourism Ted Lelekas Ted is a “serial” wine tourist. He has the rare gift of being able to find wine & food-related activities in even the most improbable and unexpected places! He also knows exactly how each wine tourist needs to be approached, depending on his or her level of knowledge or familiarity with wine,… Read more →
Slovenia
Valentin Bufolin Valentin Bufolin is a wine blogger, publisher and a wine lover in general. He’s a 3rd level Sommelier, Slovenia’s Vice Sommelier Champion of 2019 and the vice president of Slovenia’s sommelier association. He expanded his knowledge by visiting courses for organoleptic wine tasters, sommelier courses in Italy and Court of Master Sommeliers. He’s waiting for results of the… Read more →
Slovakia
Romania
Mari V. Ardelean Mari collaborates with various European wine producer companies, but she also wishes to contribute to Romania’s cultural, social and economical rebirth and its image, both in Europe and globally. Quality Romanian wines can and are already greatly improving the perception of the country. Through ”Romania, The Land of Wines” Association she has organised promotion and awareness… Read more →
Republic of Georgia
Sarah May Grunwald While heading out on her first trip to Georgia in early 2014, Sarah May had no idea that her life and work in the wine world was about to be permanently altered in an incredible way. Sarah May is professor of wine based in Genzano di Roma, Italy where she lives with her Roman husband, dogs and cats.… Read more →
Republic of Macedonia
Poland
Netherlands
Mariëlla Beukers Mariëlla is a Dutch #winelover, wine writer, blogger, historian and communications specialist. With a university degree in medieval history, she works as a PR and Marketing specialist for Dutch museums. Later in life, wine became a great passion, and she is happiest combining the two interests, wine and history. She completed the Dutch Wijnacademie and became ‘Vinoloog’… Read more →
Bulgaria
Georgi Mihov Georgi is a #winelover who comes from the small town of Debeletz in the middle of Bulgaria, where only homemade wines are made. Trained to be an engineer in high school and later in Technical University, young Georgi was giving all signs of a promising mechanical engineer. However, at some point he must had been affected by… Read more →