Sommelier
Diego Arrebola
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Portrait of Diego Arrebola
i. Biography
Since 2024, Diego Arrebola has held the Executive Sommelier post at Grupo Íz. The work traces back to 2004, and the throughline is the same in both service and teaching: building judgment around wine, and then putting that judgment to work for others.
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Training at Maria Ausgusta University, ABS Associação Brasileira de Sommeliers, and Wine & Spirit Education Trust (2014) gave Diego Arrebola the formal structure behind a career built on precision and taste. The roles that followed — Head Sommelier at Olivetto Restaurant and Enoteca (2008–2011), founder and Consulting Sommelier at Profissão Sommelier Consulting (2011–2018), and Nationwide Wine Director at Pobre Juan (2013–2015) — show the range of the trade: floor work, consulting, and national oversight all inside one résumé.
Later, Diego Arrebola served as Chief Wine Officer at Berkmann Brasil (2022–2023). Alongside that, he has continued to hold Owner and Sommelier at EntreCopos (since 2018), partner at DistillRuptive (since 2020), and Executive Sommelier at Grupo Íz (since 2024), a set of roles that puts buying, advising, and service on the same table.
Where They Are Now
Since 2018, he has been Owner and Sommelier at EntreCopos. The classroom remains part of his work too: "I see wine education as the best way to change that, to show consumers better wines and, even more, take them to better understand the wines they’re drinking and so make better choices."
In Their Words “I see wine education as the best way to change that, to show consumers better wines and, even more, take them to better understand the wines they’re drinking and so make better choices.” “The most important of all the wine producing countries deserves that we talk and teach about it with proper authority, and the FWS certification provides me with a great deal of that.”
Honors
Diego Arrebola’s honors include WSET Educator of the Year (2017) and Best Sommelier of Brazil (2012).
FAQ
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What is Diego Arrebola's current role?
As of 2026, Diego Arrebola is Executive Sommelier.
Where did Diego Arrebola train or study?
Diego Arrebola trained at Maria Ausgusta University and ABS Associação Brasileira de Sommeliers.
What recognition has Diego Arrebola received?
WSET Educator of the Year (2017).
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