WINEINTERNATIONALASSOCIATION.ORG - Key Persons


Alex Souza

Job Titles:
  • WIA Ambassador / Brazil
Alex Souza believes that Brazil is a magical wine country with many stories and traditions that have been passed from generation to generation. All that made Brazil a world reference in wine production. As a wine influencer with one of the most popular wine blogs in the country, Alex communicates about Brazilian wines, sharing those stories and love for his country in each wine he tastes.

Daniella Romano

Daniella Romano is a sommelier, wine-hunter, wine journalist, and wine educator. She has been evaluating and teaching about wines for almost twenty years! Journalist and wine educator, member of FIJEV-Fr,(International Federation of Wine and Spirit Journalist and Writers).

Emanuel Pesqueira

Job Titles:
  • Head of Wine at Gordon Ramsay Group
Emanuel is Head of Wine at Gordon Ramsay Group. When growing up, Emanuel's family called him "the perfect host", so it was only natural that he has ascended through a wide variety of roles within the hospitality industry in recognition of his performance and service delivery.

Francesca Piemontese

Francesca Piemontese is an Italian living in France (Cannes) since 2015. She is a sommelier with the diploma Sommelier Caviste Ambassador in Gastronomie and diploma Sommelier Coach one. She is also a top wine-influencer on Instagram and TikTok. Francesca Piemontese is from Verona, but now she lives and works on the French Riviera, in Cannes. Her passion for wine was actually born in Cannes, when the owner of the restaurant she worked for suggested she move to his wine shop. At the time, Francesca knew absolutely nothing about wine, but working alongside the MaƮtre Sommelier, day after day, she realized how complex and wonderful this world is. So she began taking private courses and later graduated from a Sommelier school in Antibes.