Emmanuel Rosier
Berlin Ambassador - White Star Project Manager
manusommnzBorn in the beautiful Beaujolais region, French Sommelier Emmanuel (Manu) Rosier is a world traveller and an over-achiever.
Raised in Cote d'Ivoire in Africa, he came back to his native region at the age of nine. His grandfather made him try his first wine – Beaujolais, of course – a splash of wine with some water. Later on, Emmanuel went to study tourism and marketing and got a couple of degrees in Finland and Belgium on the way. His travels then took him all the way to New Zealand where Manu discovered where his real passion was; in wine and service. After meeting with the Master Sommelier Cameron J Douglas (who became his mentor) in New Zealand, Manu wanted to learn more. He then went back to school, studying Professional Wine Study at the Auckland University of Technology in 2011, while working as a Wine Sales Representative and a Sommelier. In 2013, Emmanuel became the best Sommelier in New Zealand.
Emmanuel returned to Europe in 2015 after the loss of his grandfather and moved to Berlin, that he now calls home. Fresh off the plane, Manu landed a job as a sommelier in Cordobar, at the time the most famous and talked about wine bar in the German-speaking countries. He then took a job at Panama restaurant in 2016, before going to Schwein Restaurant in 2017. Manu reached the finals in the German Sommelier Championship in 2017, a competition that Marc Almert, now Best Sommelier in the World 2019, won.
Since December 2018, Manu and his partner run a restaurant called Almgasthof Windischgraetzhoehe in Bad Gastein in the Austrian Alps. Here you'll find a small but innovative wine list of Manu's 50 favourite wines from Austria, Germany and France.
Manu also has a consulting agency in Berlin, working in tourism and marketing, together with his partner. At the same time, he pursues his studies, as well as being a true and active Ambassador for Beaujolais and New Zealand wines. (By the wat, if you ever get to meet him, do not mention that Beaujolais is a part of Burgundy...)
Manu decided that he wanted to pass his Master Sommelier exam at the Court of Master Sommelier and his Master of Wine exam from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. He passed his Advanced Sommelier exams in 2018 and his WSET Diploma Level 4 earlier in 2019.
As Star Wine List's Berlin Ambassador, Emmanuel's wish is to open the doors of both new and well-established wine places and let you meet the wine personalities of this vibrant wine city!
Wine Stories
Wine Guides
- 6 great spots in Berlin for shopping – and drinking – wine 2024
- 15 Hidden Gems in Berlin 2024
- The 8 best neighbourhood places in Berlin 2024
- A wine walk in the history of Berlin and Potsdam 2024
- 67 great wine places in Berlin 2024
- The guide to 26 great wine bars in Berlin 2024
- 49 top wine restaurants in Berlin 2024
- 28 new wine places in Berlin and Potsdam 2024
- 11 romantic wine places in Berlin 2024
- The wine guide to 17 Michelin star restaurants in Berlin 2024
Wine Places
- Liesl Weinwirtschaft
- Verōnika by Fotografiska
- Strandbad Mitte
- The Catch
- Storstad
- Chin Chin Bar
- Roter Hahn
- WeinZentrale
- Zumnorde
- Estima by Catalana
- Golf Resort Weimarer Land
- AnnA – The Elephant Weimar
- Weinbar Weimar
- A Normal
- Bar Schwips
- Nomi Weinbar
- Villa Kellermann
- Juliette
- Dr Maury
- Sky Kitchen
- Bricole
- Edel & Faul
- der Weinlobbyist
- Ezsra
- Jaja
- Hafenküche
- Frea
- Anabelas
- KaDeWe Champagne Bar
- Volt
- Hallmann & Klee
- Facil
- Richard
- Heimlich Treu
- Cookies Cream
- Bocca di Bacco
- Hugos
- Lovis
- Katz Orange
- Schmidt Z&KO
- KochZimmer
- Noble Rot Weinbar
- Restaurant Hotspot
- Barrel Weinbar
- Cantine Sant'Ambroeus
- Eins 44
- Faelt
- Kink Bar & Restaurant
- Kurpfalz Weinstuben
- Otto
- Tante Fichte
- Rutz Altes Zollhaus
- Heimat, Frankfurt
- Kronenschlösschen
- Zeltinger Hof
- Restaurant JM
- PURS
- HENNE.Weinbar
- Zum Grünen Gaul
- Fritz & Felix
- Remi
- Lamazere
- ORA Wine Bar and Restaurant
- Romantik Hotel Schloss Hohenstein
- Essers Gasthaus
- Restaurant Fachwerk im Hotel Stadt Kassel
- Golvet
- Coda
- Standard
- No Name
- Irma la Douce
- Grill Royal
- Tulus Lotrek
- Bandol sur Mer
- Kochu Karu
- Prism
- Viniculture
- Tim Raue
- Rutz
- Planet Wein
- Panama
- Nobelhart und Schmutzig
- Michelberger Restaurant
- Lode & Stijn
- La Cantine d'Augusta
- Enoiteca Il Calice
- Horváth
- Grace
- Freundschaft
- Barra