Romana Echensperger MW
Romana Echensperger MW, DWWA Judge
(Image credit: Romana Echensperger MW, DWWA Judge)

Romana Echensperger MW

Romana Echensperger MW has worked for 12 years as a sommelier in high-end restaurants in Germany and Spain.

In 2005, she was elected ‘Best Sommelier of Berlin’, working from a wine list of 1,000 German wines. From 2007 to 2010, she was Head Sommelier at the three-star restaurant Vendôme near Cologne, which was selected ‘Best Restaurant of Germany’.

Since 2011 she has worked as a wine educator and consultant on an international level. In particular, she appears as an ambassador for German Wines for the German Wine Institute. She also works as an independent wine journalist and has her own wine column

Natalie Earl
Natalie Earl
Regional Editor for France & Sustainability Editor

Natalie is Decanter's France editor, commissioning and writing content on French wines (excluding Bordeaux) across print and digital. She writes Decanter's coverage of Languedoc wines, as well as a monthly magazine column, The Ethical Drinker, which unpicks the thorny topic of sustainability in wine. She joined Decanter in 2016.