About us

Zsolt runs the design, development and delivery of all of our services. He  has 15+ years experience as a business transformation and digital marketing practitioner, helping organizations improve their business processes. He is a seasoned transformation program manager who helped several companies implement global change programs. As an MBA and Telecommunications Degree holder he has worked in IT transformation programs of some of the world’s leading telecommunications companies.

Beáta is responsible for making sure our customers are fully satisfied with the services we provide and has 10+ years experience in wine trade, tourism and catering. Her time is focused on account management and making sure we are developing and delivering exactly what our customers need. She is the key point of contact for all customer inquiries and helps keep us customer focused in every area of the business. As a WSET Diploma holder she is a regular juror at important global wine events.

Caro Maurer supports Dee-Wine as a tasting moderator. She is a world renowned wine expert and journalist, living in Bonn, Germany. She worked previously as a correspondent in New York and Los Angeles and as staff editor for the German edition of Forbes magazine and Die Welt. Since 20 years she works as a freelance wine writer, sharing her time between the General-Anzeiger newspaper in Bonn and the two magazines of Der Feinschmecker and the wine magazine of Fine.

Markus Berlinghof is a frequently requested moderator of key wine tasting events. As a  sommelier based in Germany he held head positions at 3 Michelin-starred restaurant Vendome, hotels of Shangri-La Villingili, Park Hotel Weggis and Interalpen Hotel Tyrol. He shares his time between his honorary position of Captain of the German Nation Sommelier Team and working as an independent wine science consultant in his company  CoachSommWine. He was named “Sommelier of the Year 2014” by Gault Millau Germany.

Romana Echensperger supports Dee-Wine as a tasting moderator. For the past 15 years she worked in numerous Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe as Chef Sommelier and joined the prestigious Master of Wine community in 2015. As a frequently requested freelance wine writer she writes for German and Dutch magazines and runs her own column in the daily papers of the publisher company DuMont. She is also a regular facilitator of workshops organized by the German Wine Institute.

Sara Da Val Franco is Dee-Wine’s partner as an event tasting moderator and juror. A born Italian living in Germany, during the past 20 years she has been working as a multi-lingual wine trade professional. As a certified sommelier she regularly runs wine seminars in 5 European languages (English, German, Italian, Spanish and French) with a focus on Italy. She holds a WSET Diploma in Wines and Spirits (Weinakademiker) and has been awarded the official Italian Wine Ambassador title by Vinitaly.