Valdemar Olin

Sommelier at Dragsholm Castle

Wine Academy Level 2

I started as an apprentice at Skovshoved Hotel in 2012. Back then, I just wanted to be a good waiter, as I had personally benefited from the great hospitality I had experienced when dining out, and therefore I wanted/still want to pass the same on to other guests.

After some time as an apprentice, I became more and more interested in wine, especially because it was such a big part of everyday life. So I first and foremost began learning to drink wine, but also to read and learn more about the bottles we had. Through a couple of restaurant managers, but especially Peter Fagerland, my interest in wine (and pairings) was particularly awakened.

When I had finished my apprenticeship, I moved on to Mash because I knew they were really strong in American wine, something I had not learned that much about as an apprentice and wanted to explore more.

After Mash came Le Sommelier, where I worked with all kinds of wine from their fantastic wine list and therefore also got to taste a great many different wines in every genre.

Le Sommelier was sold, so I made a brief return to Mash. In the meantime, my restaurant manager from Le Sommelier had become restaurant manager at Marchal and she wanted me to come over there, so I couldn’t say no, and I started at Marchal in 2018.

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