Maya Samuelsson
Mayas CV
Maya Samuelsson is a sommelier profile involved in many parts of the wine industry. She is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Wine education
- Owner and educator at Scandinavian Wine Academy/Vinkällan Dryckesutbildningar
- Hold tastings for private companies and on-trade organizations
TV & Radio
- Host in the TV-show Drinking with Joe & Maya, available at Pluto.se
- Host in the TV-show Wine First, airing on American TV for over 50 million viewers
- Sommelier in the TV-show Nyhetsmorgon, TV4, since 2014
- Sommelier in the Rix FM radio station
Magazines
- Wine writer in ELLE Mat & Vin, since 2019 with three of her own segments
- Writing various different articles for other magazines
Sommellerie
- Winner Lily Bollinger Award 2014
- Winner Nordic Ruinart Challenge 2016
- Third place in the Swedish Sommelier Championship in 2014, 2015 and 2016
- Coach for Swesomm, the Swedish National Sommelier Team
- Board member for the Swedish Sommelier Association
Conferencier & Judge
- Conferencier for sommelier competitions like Swedish or Nordic Sommelier Championships
- Conferencier for wine competitions like Star Wine List of the Year
- Jury for sommelier competitions like Swedish or Nordic Sommelier Championships, Lily Bollinger Award and Swesomm Junior Challenge
- Jury in wine judgment competitions like The Swedish Wine Tasting, Wine Nordic Challenge and Mundus Vini Nordic Addition