Experience
noma, CopenhagenBeverage Director / Head Sommelier · 2022–2026
Sommelier · 2019–2021
Sommelier · 2019–2021
Saturne, ParisSommelier
2015–2016 / 2017–2018
2015–2016 / 2017–2018
Clown Bar, ParisSommelier
2017
2017
Vuurtoreneiland, AmsterdamRestaurant Manager, Sommelier
2015–2016
2015–2016
Das Magazin, AmsterdamVice President
2014–2015
2014–2015
Café Schiller, AmsterdamRestaurant Manager, Sommelier
2009–2014
2009–2014
Freelance writing, copywriting, editing & translating2006–present
Education
University of AmsterdamBachelor of Science, Cultural Anthropology and Non-Western Sociology
Minor, Gender and Sexuality
Minor, English Culture and Literature
2003–2008
Minor, Gender and Sexuality
Minor, English Culture and Literature
2003–2008
Vossius Gymnasium, Amsterdam1996–2002
Certification
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N52023
Language proficiency
Dutch, Englishnative
Frenchfluent
Germanfluent after one glass of wine
Danish, Japanese, Spanishfluent after three glasses of wine
TheSHESide — BalanceMilan, Italy · 10 November 2025
“Creating a beverage program for Noma and dealing with some obstacles along the way” Real Talk: The Future of ‘Fair’ Coffee in HospitalityTate Modern, London · 14 May 2025
Panel discussion on responsible coffee sourcing and building a fairer coffee system within hospitality.
Blind tasting accompanying a debate on natural wine with Alice Feiring, Christian Binner, Emma Bentley and Katie Worobeck.
“Creating a beverage program for Noma and dealing with some obstacles along the way” Real Talk: The Future of ‘Fair’ Coffee in HospitalityTate Modern, London · 14 May 2025
Panel discussion on responsible coffee sourcing and building a fairer coffee system within hospitality.
Naturvinsommelier — Hotel- og RestaurantskolenCopenhagen, Denmark · January 2025
Guest teaching on building a wine list, creating wine pairings and working with guests, including a practical examination of noma’s wine pairing.
MAD Monday Debates: Does Natural Wine Need Protection?Copenhagen, Denmark · 23 October 2023Guest teaching on building a wine list, creating wine pairings and working with guests, including a practical examination of noma’s wine pairing.
Blind tasting accompanying a debate on natural wine with Alice Feiring, Christian Binner, Emma Bentley and Katie Worobeck.
2026De machinekamer van de topgastronomie
Daan StoopDe Groene Amsterdammer
Daan StoopDe Groene Amsterdammer
2025Meet the sommelier: Ava Mees ListDecanter
2023Noma Kyoto’s eclectic beverage lineup leaves no stone unturned
Robbie SwinnertonThe Japan Times
Robbie SwinnertonThe Japan Times
2021Wijn is intellectueel én wulps
Joël Broekaert · Photography Nikolai LinaresNRC
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