Schlemmer Atlas honours the TOP50 sommeliers

Published at: 07/12/2026
Guide, Sommelier

Top sommeliers honoured in the categories of catering, gourmet catering and retail & consultancy

DEIDESHEIM. The Schlemmer Atlas restaurant guide honoured Germany’s TOP50 Sommeliers 2026 at a festive ceremony held at the historic Hotel Deidesheimer Hof.

Almost 250 guests, including leading figures from the catering, wine and retail sectors, attended the high-profile event, which has developed into an annual industry gathering of national significance. The awards were presented in three categories: Gastronomy, Gourmet Gastronomy, and Retail & Consultancy. In doing so, the Schlemmer Atlas honours the outstanding individuals who, through their knowledge, passion and flair for fine dining, make a significant contribution to the further development of the German wine and gastronomy scene. A particular highlight of the evening was the presence of the ‘who’s who’ of leading national and international winemakers, who presented their finest wines, thus rounding off the festive occasion. Guests experienced a unique blend of culinary excellence, professional expertise and personal interaction – very much in keeping with the spirit of the Schlemmer Atlas, which has been regarded as a compass for connoisseurs for decades.

“By honouring the TOP50 Sommeliers, we wish to shine a spotlight on those individuals who ensure, day in, day out, that guests enjoy an unrivalled culinary experience. Sommeliers act as bridges between the kitchen, the cellar and the guest – they carry the culture of wine out into the world,” emphasised the editor of the Schlemmer Atlas at the awards ceremony.

The Award Winners

Gastronomy category:

Restaurant		First name	Surname	Town
Tipken’s by Nils Henkel Gourmet Restaurant	Mr	Bernd	Ahlert	Sylt / Keitum
The Wine Lobbyist – Bistro & Wine Bar	Mr	Serhat	Aktas	Berlin
Zur Weinsteige	Mr	Sebastian Falge	Andreas Scherle	Stuttgart
Bidlabu	Mr	Florian	Bechtel	Frankfurt am Main
BEHL’s Gourmet Hotel	Ms	Melanie	Behl	Blankenbach
Landgasthof Adler	Mr	Jan Oliver	Bimboes	Rammingen
Atable Restaurant	Ms	Sybille	Bultmann	Freinsheim
Europa-Park GmbH & Co Mack KG	Mr	Vincenzo	De Biase	Rust
Alpenhof Murnau	Mr	Domenico	Durante	Murnau on Lake Staffelsee
Tulus Lotrek	Mr	Felix	Fuchs	Berlin
Neuner Wine House	Mr	Frank	Glüer	Munich
Landgasthaus zur Linde	Mrs	Irene	Goldbach	Pliezhausen-Dörnach
Grill Royal	Ms	Nancy	Großmann	Berlin
Käfer-Schänke	Mr	Florian	Gruber	Munich
Mook Group Family Office & Beteiligungs GmbH	Ms	Anne-Catrin	Hake	Frankfurt am Main
Irma La Douce	Mr	Sascha	Hammer	Berlin
Nobelhart & Schmutzig	Mr	Steve	Hartzsch	Berlin
Traube Hotel & Restaurant	Ms	Daniela	Hasse	Efringen-Kirchen
Kuhlemann Restaurant	Mr	Frank	Hildebrand	Neustadt
The Market Restaurant	Mrs	Nancy	Hillejan	Mittenwald
Berta Restaurant	Ms	Natasha	Katz	Berlin
Sticks & Stones	Mr	Justin Gregory	Leone	Munich
Délice	Mr	Andreas	Lutz	Stuttgart
Macionga Restaurant	Mr	André	Macionga	Berlin
Silberdistel gourmet restaurant	Mr	Brian	McLaren	Ofterschwang
IL Teatro²	Mr	Andrés Martí	Merinas	Karlsruhe
Wald.Fein Restaurant	Mr	Franck	Mouzon	Kiedrich
Restaurant JM	Mr	Benjamin	Müller Birkholz	Sylt / Westerland
Restaurant Philipp	Ms	Heike	Philipp	Sommerhausen
Villa Sorgenfrei	Mr	Jens	Pietzonka	Radebeul
Agata's	Mrs	Sharin	Polte	Düsseldorf
Romantik Landhotel 3Kronen	Ms	Martina	Prenn	Adelsdorf
Die Mühlenhelle	Mrs	Birgitta	Quendler	Gummersbach
ZweiSinn Meiers – Fine Dining	Mr	Stephan	Resch	Nuremberg
Christophorus Restaurant	Mr	Holger	Schramm	Stuttgart
TROYKA by Burgstuben Residenz	Mr	Ronny	Schreiber	Erkelenz
Guido Al Duomo	Mr	Julian	Schweighart	Munich
1804 Hirschau	Mr	Lukas	Spendler	Munich
The Garbo at the Löwen	Mr	Philipp	Spielmann	Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Matthias Restaurant	Mr	Michael	Stiel	Berlin
The First Restaurant	Mr	Thomas	Stobbe	Blankenhain
Henne.Wine Bar.Restaurant	Mr	Fabrice	Thumm	Cologne
Tropeano Di Vino	Mr	Biagio	Tropeano	Hanover
St Andreas	Mr	Claudius	Unger	Aue
Steins Traube	Mrs	Maria	Vizsnyai	Mainz
Schorse Restaurant	Ms	Luise	Volkert	Hanover
Hygge – Brasserie & Bar	Mr	Lennart	Wenk	Hamburg
Friendship Berlin	Mr	Johannes Schellhorn	Willi Schlögel	Berlin
Kinfelts Kitchen & Wine – Restaurant Hafencity	Mr	Maximilian	Wilm	Hamburg
Ahmet Yildirim Wine UG (limited liability)	Mr	Ahmet	Yildirim	Eltville

Category: Catering

Restaurant		First name	Surname	Town
Ox & Klee	Mr	Yuriy	Apelyushynskyy	Cologne
Komu	Ms	Marie Christin	Baunach	Munich
Cœur D’Artichaut	Ms	Katrin	Berboth	Münster
Orangery	Mr	Ralf	Brönner	Timmendorfer Strand
fine dining RS	Mr	Markus Oliver	Canestrini	Salach
Schlossberg Restaurant	Mr	Daniel	Dinev	Baiersbronn
Schwarzer Hahn	Mr	Carlos Condinho	Dos Santos	Deidesheim
The Table Kevin Fehling	Mr	David	Eitel	Hamburg
Sterneck Panorama Gourmet Restaurant	Ms	Anika	Feldmann	Cuxhaven-Duhnen
Waldhotel Sonnora	Mr	Marco	Franzelin	Dreis
Schwarzwaldstube	Mr	Stéphane	Gass	Baiersbronn
Gotthardt’s by Yannick Noack	Mr	Tobias	Gläser	Koblenz
Restaurant Votum	Mr	Jonas	Gohlke	Hanover
Christian’s Restaurant	Ms	Christiane	Grainer	Kirchdorf near Haag
Werneckhof Sigi Schelling	Ms	Katharina	Greifenstein	Munich
ÖSCH NOIR	Mr	Michael	Häni	Donaueschingen
Rutz	Mr	Sebastian	Höpfner	Berlin
Tantris	Mr	Noris F. Conrad	Ilka Seitner	Munich / Schwabing
La Maison Hotel	Mr	Robert	Jankowski	Saarlouis
Meierei Dirk Luther	Mr	Martin	Kammann	Glücksburg
Restaurant Aura by Alexander Herrmann & Tobias Bätz	Ms	Anja	Kirchpfening	Wirsberg
Brothers Restaurant	Mr	Tobias	Klaas	Munich
Horváth	Mr	Miko	Klages	Berlin
Lorenz Adlon Dining Room	Mr	Hans-Martin	Konrad	Berlin
LA VIE by Thomas Bühner	Mr	Thilo	Kownatzki	Osnabrück
IKIGAI	Ms	Marie-Helen	Krebs	Krün
Les Deux – Restaurant & Brasserie by Kieffer	Mr	Vincent	Leblond	Munich
100/200 Kitchen	Ms	Sophie	Lehmann	Hamburg
schanz.restaurant.hotel	Ms	Janine	Löwenberg	Piesport
ES:SENZ	Mr	Iiro	Lutter	Grassau
Victor’s Fine Dining by Christian Bau	Ms	Nina	Mr	Perl-Nennig
Obendorfer’s Kingfisher	Ms	Miriam	Mette	Neunburg vorm Wald
Le Pavillon	Mr	Christophe	Meyer	Bad Peterstal-Griesbach
Restaurant Bareiss	Mr	Teoman	Mezda	Baiersbronn
Alois – Dallmayr Fine Dining	Mr	Julien	Morlat	Munich
Ophelia Fine Dining	Mr	Jerom	Nicke	Konstanz
L.A. Jordan	Mr	Stephan	Nitzsche	Deidesheim
THE CLOUD by Käfer	Mr	Luigi	Pecchia	Munich
Restaurant Intense	Ms	Bettina	Peifer-Thiel	Wachenheim
ESPLANADE Restaurant	Mr	Christian	Pufahl	Saarbrücken
Tohru in the writing room	Mr	Christian	Rainer	Munich
Tim Raue Restaurant	Mr	Raphael	Reichardt	Berlin
Söl'ring Hof	Ms	Bärbel	Ring	Sylt / Rantum
Vendôme	Mr	Dennis	Ruhl	Bergisch Gladbach
ammolite – The Lighthouse Restaurant	Mr	Sascha	Schmidt	Rust
Haerlin	Mr	Christian	Scholz	Hamburg
Jante	Ms	Mona	Schrader	Hanover
Schwingshackl Food Culture	Ms	Katharina	Schwingshackl	Bernried
Studio	Mr	Shahzad	Talukder	Munich
Facil	Mr	Felix	Voges	Berlin

Category: Retail & Consultancy

Restaurant		First name	Surname	Town
	Mr	Julien	Alsoufi	Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Askitis: all about wine	Mr	Antonios	Askitis	Düsseldorf
Bilz Office	Ms	Rienne Marzo	Bilz	Zell
Frankhof Anne Boudon GmbH Wine Merchants	Ms	Anne	Boudon	Frankfurt am Main
R. Echensperger Agency	Ms	Romana	Echensperger	Germering
The GENUSS Workshop	Ms	Christina	Fischer	Cologne
Sommelerie GmbH & Co. KG	Ms	Susanne	Fischer	Düsseldorf
Sommelier-Consult GmbH	Mr	Christian	Frens	Cologne
Sommelier by the Lake	Ms	Jasmin	Fuchs	Eurasburg
Bacchus Wine Shop	Mr	Michael	Grimm	Hochhalden
Höchst Winery by Bührmann	Mr	Melih	Günsel	Frankfurt am Main
Smart Wines GmbH	Mr	Alexander	Hecht	Cologne
Tesdorpf GmbH	Ms	Stefanie	Hehn	Hamburg
Y. Heistermann Agency	Ms	Yvonne	Heistermann	Karlsruhe
	Ms	Christina	Hilker	Stuttgart
KaDeWe Berlin	Mr	Hagen	Hoppenstedt	Berlin
wineBANK Franchise GmbH & Co KG	Ms	Katharina	Iglesias	Hamburg
Wine at the Limit	Mr	Torsten	Junker	Hamburg
Wine Service – Marketing services for the wine industry	Mr	Frank	Kämmer	Waiblingen
Edeka Endt	Mr	Thorsten	Kiss	Cologne
International Wine Institute	Mr	Alexander	Kohnen	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Wine Knowledge Sauerland	Ms	Simone	Kohzer	Lennestadt
Weinhandlung Kreis KG	Mr	Bernd	Kreis	Stuttgart
Linke Wine Trading Company Ltd	Mr	Philipp	Künemund	Hohenbrunn
Weinprofi GmbH	Mr	David	Kunsch	Bremen
Sommelier & Wine Communications by Nils Lackner	Mr	Nils	Lackner	Sylt / Westerland
	Ms	Simone	Ladewig	Herzogenaurach
Experience wine	Ms	Natalie	Lumpp	Baden-Baden
Inge Mainzer – mastering wine	Ms	Inge	Mainzer	Ernst / Mosel
Sommelier Select GbR	Mr	Steven	McAulay	Blankenheim
Weinhaus Bettina Schumann UG	Ms	Melanie	Panitzke	Königschaffhausen
CP Wine Consulting	Ms	Carine	Patricio	Minheim
Retter & Co	Mr	Gerhard	Retter	Munich
Wine Merchant & Wine Consultancy	Mr	Alexander	Richter	Wermelskirchen
MASTERWEIN – Frank Roeder GmbH	Mr	Frank	Roeder	Völklingen
Feinkost Käfer GmbH	Mr	Erik	Roloff	Munich
Kölner Weinkeller	Ms	Noreen	Rudolph	Cologne
DHA – German Hotel Academy	Mr	Sebastian	Russold	Cologne
Collectors Wine World GmbH	Mr	Marcel	Saavedra	Stuttgart
T. Sommer Agency	Mr	Thomas	Sommer	Kerpen
Lembergerland Rosswag Winery Co-operative	Mr	Niklas	Steinert	Vaihingen
Stenzel Catering	Ms	Theresa	Stenzel	Blankenhain
wine&glory by Claudia Stern	Ms	Claudia	Stern	Cologne
STEINES KG – la Cave	Mr	Stéphane	Thuriot	Oberding