Services

Wine, the way it suits you

Private, with your team or as a wine merchant: here’s how I can accompany you in the world of wine. I tailor every offer to you and your occasion.

Marco Zurkirchen tasting a glass of red wine
Glass of Barolo at a Massolino tasting
Wine bottles in a cellar in Piedmont
Massolino wines lined up after a tasting
Bottles lined up for a tasting evening in Rust

Sommelier – private and for wine merchants

Birthday, company event or a wine evening with friends: I select the wines to match your menu and your guests, take care of temperature, decanting and pouring, and tell the stories behind the bottles. For wine merchants I host tastings, trade fairs and customer events.

  • Wine selection and food pairing
  • Service at your event: decanting, temperature, pouring
  • Tastings and customer events for wine merchants

Wine consulting

Want to build a wine cellar or have it managed, looking for the right wine for a celebration, or wondering which bottles are ready to drink? I give you independent, honest advice tailored to your taste and your budget.

  • Building, maintaining and managing your cellar
  • Drinking windows and proper storage
  • Wines for celebrations, gifts and menus
Two bottles of Barolo by Giulia Negri
Bottle of “Simone” by Château de Pommard
Large wooden casks in a cellar in Piedmont
Bottle of Massolino Barolo Vigna Rionda
Barrel cellar at Pio Cesare in Alba
View through a floor window into the Pio Cesare cellar
Pecchenino vineyard in the evening light
Three glasses of white wine on a WSET tasting sheet
White grape cluster on the vine
Tasting table at the Weinakademie Österreich
Red grapes on the vine
Freshly harvested grapes in the vineyard
Pinot Noir grapes in Burgundy

Wine education

Understanding wine is a joy. In my courses you learn to taste wine systematically, place grape varieties and regions, and put your impressions into words. I share what I’ve learned in my WSET studies – without the exam pressure.

  • Courses for beginners and enthusiasts
  • Tasting and describing wine systematically
  • For groups, clubs and teams

Masterclasses & tastings

A region, a grape variety, a vintage or a topic you care about: in masterclasses we go deep with carefully chosen wines. At tastings we enjoy wine in a relaxed setting and discover something new.

  • Themed masterclasses, e.g. Burgundy, Piedmont or sparkling wine
  • Horizontal and vertical tastings
  • Wine and food pairing
Laid table in the Pio Cesare tasting room in Alba
Glasses and notes at a Pio Cesare tasting
Tibaldi wines from the Roero
Tasting table set at Massolino
Bottles from Château de Pommard
Wines tasted at Produttori del Barbaresco
Pecchenino vineyard in Piedmont in the evening sun
Street in the village of Barbaresco
Vaulted cellar of Pio Cesare in Alba
Terraced vineyards in the Wachau
Wooden cask in the Domäne Wachau cellar
View from Château de Pommard into the vines
Vaulted cellar of Schloss Gobelsburg

Wine travel

Wine tastes best where it grows. I plan and lead trips for small groups to visit winemakers, with cellar tours, tastings and great food.

  • Trips for small groups
  • Visits to winemakers and cellars
  • Planned around your wishes

Fancy a glass?

Tell me about your event, your question or your idea. I’ll get back to you personally.

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Marco Zurkirchen raising a glass of red wine
Marco Zurkirchen at a dinner in Piedmont