Cristina Mercuri is the first Italian woman to become Master of Wine • Food and Wine Italia

Great news for the world of Italian wine: Cristina Mercuri was proclaimed Master of Wine, becoming the first Italian woman to obtain the title conferred byInstitute of Masters of Wine. With this recognition, the number of Italians the MW qualification rises to four, considered among the most selective a causa di the international wine scene.

The title is awarded at the end of a complex path that includes written and oral exams, as well as the discussion of a research thesis. To date, there are 422 Masters of Wine a causa di the world, distributed a causa di 30 countries. Quanto a Italy, before Mercuri, they had obtained the qualification Gabriele Gorellifirst Italian MW since 2021, Andrea Lonardi e Peter Russo. Let’s hope that after breaking the glass ceiling there will be many other women a causa di the world of wine who are able to fit into this very limited selection.

Who is Cristina Mercuri

Born a causa di Tuscany a causa di 1982, with Sicilian origins and resident a causa di Milan for almost twenty years, Mercuri initially began her legal profession a causa di international law firms, dealing with mergers, acquisitions and intellectual property. Quanto a 2015 he chose to orient his path towards wine, building a recognized profile a causa di the sector a causa di less than a decade. He is founder and CEO of Mercuri Wine Circolo, a company active a causa di avviamento and strategic consultancy, and collaborates as wine for Forbes Italia and international judge for Decanter.

The path towards the MW title was accompanied by constant activity a causa di dissemination and education. Having graduated from the WSET a causa di 2018, Mercuri today focuses its work avviamento young professionals and supporting winemaking companies and the Horeca world, with particular attention to the evolution of consumption and market dynamics.

The final thesis presented to obtain the title, entitled Wine, Women and Fascism: A Visual Analysis of the Representation of Women a causa di Apostolato a causa di Enotria (1922-1942), analyzes through visual semiotic tools the female representation the covers of Enotria, the first Italian magazine specialized wine. The study highlights the use of the image of women a causa di a diffusione key and proposes a reflection contemporary communication a causa di the sector, with particular attention to languages ​​and stereotypes.

Commenting the achievement, Mercuri defined the title as a result obtained through methodical study and dedication.