{"id":4818,"date":"2015-09-22T15:45:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T13:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/k047968.hosting.kinamo.be\/?page_id=4818"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:52:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whynotwein.eu\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Being a sommelier and gourmet, my goal has always been to select only the finest and most elegant wines from the broad range of products currently on the market. I see quality as the sum of origin, processing and selection. So I make an effort not only to taste all the wines myself, but also to get to know the respective winemaker and his production process personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through many years of experience, I know what the customer wants. For me, service is therefore my top priority, because my credo is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“THE CUSTOMER IS KING – WITHOUT COMPROMISE!”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ren\u00e9 Emanuel Clausen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As a native of Salzburg, I was already drawn to foreign countries at the age of 18 – first to the USA, then to Spain. There I was also able to gain my first experience in the restaurant business. Among others in the “SAN FRANCIS-HOTEL” in San Francisco, in the catering of the Madrid “CARLTON-RITZ” and in various cocktail bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I discovered my passion for excellent wines at an early age. The sommelier exam in America did the rest. Since then, collecting \u201cgood wine\u201d has been one of my favorite pastimes.\nAfter four years abroad, it was then time to return to Austria. Stations of my seasonal career were among others the \u201cHOTEL EDELWEISS\u201d in Z\u00fcrs\/Arlberg and the \u201cRAINER\u2019S BAR\u201d in P\u00f6rtschach.\nThis was followed by positions in international companies \u2013 first at \u201cLAUDA AIR\u201d as a flight attendant, then at the \u201cVIENNA MARRIOTT HOTEL\u201d as a catering manager. At \u201cDO&CO\u201d I was then responsible, among other things, for purchasing in the catering area at the FORMULA 1 races.\nThis experience was the ideal basis for taking over the management of \u201cDELICATERING by Merkur\u201d \u2013 a part of the REWE Group. For almost ten years, I led the company\u2019s fortunes there with great commitment and enthusiasm. This period was definitely one of my most exciting challenges.\nIn addition, I took the time to write for two Austrian magazines as a restaurant critic. This sideline allowed me to expand my knowledge of Austrian wines even further \u2013 it gave me the opportunity to visit numerous wineries and taste many top wines.\nFor family reasons I went abroad again in January 2004, this time to Brussels. After a wonderful year of time out and conversations with very many wine-interested people, I had the idea to use my private passion also professionally \u2013 my small but fine Internet wine trade with good Austrian wines is the result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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