Del Monego - Markus

    Markus Del Monego, the first, and still the only German to hold the title of Sommelier World Champion, has now acquired the coveted title of Master of Wine. This makes him, at 37 years, the first person in the history of these two qualifications to hold both titles at once and highlights his outstanding wine knowledge.


Markus, who comes from Baden, successfully passed the Master of Wine exam in 2007. This examination is recognised as being the most difficult and the most demanding wine examination in the world. For Markus Del Monego the historic winning of the title in 1998 was his launch into self employment. In the same year he was also awarded the title of Master of Sake “Kiki Sakeshi” in Japan, a title which has only been granted to one other European, a Frenchman.


He is the only German Sommelier today to have done this. Markus Del Monego is currently manager and co owner of the expanding service and consultancy company Caveco GMBH in Essen and he offers all aspects of wine consultancy for business and wine producers as well as private customers around the world. Markus Del Monego has made his hobby into his career.

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