Tyrolean sommelier and wine author Egon Mark (*1942) has been dedicated to wine for decades, both professionally and privately. He discovered his interest in the juice of the vine around 50 years ago in Sweden, where he worked in various top catering establishments. Thanks to the sommelier association "Munskänkförening", he was able to attend regular wine seminars. Following the example of the wine association in Sweden, he founded Austria's first sommelier association, the Tyrolean Sommelier Association, in 1987. After training as a qualified sommelier (one of the first in Austria), Mark completed his studies at the Austrian Wine Academy in Rust and was one of the first wine academics to receive a WSET diploma in 1994.
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The glossary is a monumental achievement and one of the most important contributions to wine knowledge. Of all the encyclopaedias I use on the subject of wine, it is by far the most important. That was the case ten years ago and it hasn't changed since.
Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena