Martin Riese

Martin Riese, born in 1976, grew up in Aventoft and began his renowned career in his native Germany. Today, he is a Water Tasting Educator, Water Advocate, acclaimed author, Water Sommelier at the Petit Ermitage Hotel in West Hollywood/California, and the world's foremost expert on water. Riese began his culinary journey as an apprentice at the Relais & Châteaux Hotel Stadt Hamburg in the island of Sylt in northern Germany. After completion of a multi-year training program, he continued to work in various positions in the culinary industry in Hamburg, before traveling across the pond to the United States. In 2011 Martin Riese received his certification as a Mineral Water Sommelier from the German Mineral Water Trade Association. Riese's expert knowledge of water has led to appearances on television and radio programs throughout Europe, South America, and Asia, with the German press referring to him as the country's foremost water sommelier. In 2009 he also co-authored the critically