Isa Bal worldwide famous Master Sommelier celebrated with METRO Customer Academy

Isa Bal worldwide-famous Master Sommelier celebrated his birthday at the METRO Customer Academy.

Isa Bal started his wine & food career in Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey, where he graduated with an BA in Tourism and Hotel Management in 1994. Ever since, Isa has been working in the top restaurants of the world. In 1999 he arrived in London, where he started to work as a sommelier for the “Vineyard”, a one-star Michelin restaurant in a five-star hotel, member of Relais & Châteaux.

He was soon promoted as a Chef Sommelier, managing a wine list of 2000 references. His next step was “Maggiores Restaurant” at Covent Garden, where he was in charge of a wine list of more than 1800 wines. In the present time, Isa works at “The Fat Duck,” a renowned three-star Michelin restaurant in London, where he is in charge of a wine list of some 650 wines.

A wide selection of wines in incredibly important to METRO, so the company was more than happy to welcome the 39 year-old Truskish expert at their Customer Academy.