Wines & spirit education trust

Wine & Spirit Training with Certificate: WSET Level 3: Merit (London 2018)

Passed Exam with “Merit” at WSET’s Headquarter in Bermondsey.
Since 2022 licensed WSET wine educator

Michael Schuster’s Fine Wine Course

Progressive Wine Education (London 2018 + 2019)

Enriching the WSET’s quantitative spectrum with a sense of history, culture, and ingenuity.

Facing the French masters including mature and legendary vintages over three months. The course is so thoughtful and profound, I partially rejoined the following year. Highly recommend.

Both joyful and full of merit - one of the rare instances where the rigor of science merges with the spirit of the arts.

Michael Schuster - an artistic Socrates?

sager + Wilde Wine Bar

Best Medium-Size Fine Wine List in the UK 2019 | Bar Manager (London, 2019)

Together with Mark Smith (GM), we continuously curated the wine list and handed it in to the World of Fine Wine Awards in March 2019.

aSADOR ETXEBARRI

Number 6 in the ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurant 2017’ | Sommelier (Atxondo 2017)

As the assistant to Maître Agustí Peris, I feel honored to have contributed to the rise of Etxebarri in the Top50s from 10 to 6 in 2017.

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One Michelin Star | Sommelier (Atxondo 2017)

Alongside Chef Victor, the kitchen staff, the Basque Super-Ladies on the floor, and Maître Agustí Peris, we feel honored to have regained the Michelin Star in 2017.

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OAP - Opinionated About Dining| Position 6 | Top European Restaurants (2017)

Kitchen Table & Bubbledogs

Two Michelin Stars | Restaurant Manager (London 2019/2020)

On behalf my team at Bubbledogs and Kitchen Table, we feel honored to have contributed along the genius of Chef James Knappett and Head Chef Tom Spenceley to regaining the second Michelin Star in 2019.

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OAP - Opinionated About Dining | Position 68 | Top European Restaurants (2020)

Restaurante El CoQ

One Michelin Star | Pasta-Chef (Vicenza 2017)

Modern Italian cuisine. “… [Lorenzo Cogo] is one of the most innovative and imaginative [chefs] in Italy” (Michelin, 2018).

Fulfilling my life-goal: pasta fresca - fatto a mano, while loosing myself in Vicenza’s incredible historic and utter heavenly atmosphere, imbued by Andrea Palladio.

Fragrance FOundation

Fundamental of Fragrances | Training (London 2018)

Powerfully refined methodology approaching the world of scents led by eccentric ‘Master Perfumer’ Roja Dove.

In this context, my wine jargon felt rather crude at times … like confusing Burgundy’s 2014 with 2015 vintage.

olfATORIUM

Perfumería Artística | Training (Barcelona 2020)

By Oliver Valverde, a radical “avant-guard aroma-artist” from Madrid. Advanced exploration of our olfactory system and reciprocal relationship with emotions.

Significantly: cross-transferring insights to the application of wine aroma.