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| Born | 1991 (age 32–33) Cologne, Germany |
| Occupation | Sommelier |
| Title | World's Best Sommelier, 2019 |
Marc Almert (1991, Cologne) is a German sommelier and 2019 World's Best Sommelier. [1]
Marc Almert | |
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| Born | 1991 (age 32–33) Cologne, Germany |
| Occupation | Sommelier |
| Title | World's Best Sommelier, 2019 |
Marc Almert (1991, Cologne) is a German sommelier and 2019 World's Best Sommelier. [1]
Almert was born in Cologne in 1991. He passed the Advanced Sommelier Exam by the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2016. He was ASI World's Best Sommelier in 2019. [2] He is currently head of wine department at two-Michelin-star restaurant Pavillon in Zurich. Almert tastes wine for Decanter. [3]
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