{"id":17668,"date":"2026-02-26T11:30:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/zoran-matic\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:41:24","slug":"zoran-matic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/en\/zoran-matic\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoran Matic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"gb-element-7835211c\" style=\"--inline-bg-image: url(https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ruppert-lines-3.svg)\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-3bac3dba\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7425eef8\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-text gb-text-9450520a\">Zoran Matic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-ac0d6520\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0236693ea5ba88098ec17e7dd66470c1 wp-block-paragraph\">Zoran Matic is a recognized professional sommelier in Luxembourg, originally from Dijon in France. He is currently a sales representative and head of the wine department at the distributor Ruppert Distribution in Oberdonven. <br\/><br\/><br\/><strong>Career and awards<\/strong><br\/>As an active personality on the Luxembourg wine scene, he regularly stands out in top-class competitions:<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second best sommelier in Luxembourg &#8211; He took 2nd place in the 2022 edition of the &#8220;Meilleur Sommelier du Luxembourg&#8221; competition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Returning finalist &#8211; He reached the final of the same national competition in 2014 and 2018.<br\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5be5586acc71000252d078ccafde314 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Certifications<\/strong><br\/>Additional qualification in the field of sommellerie, he holds the ASI Silver Diploma (Association de la Sommellerie Internationale). Zoran Matic&#8217;s skills are based on a double expertise: a technical mastery acquired in haute sommellerie and a strategic commercial dimension developed in Luxembourg. <br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-27b4ae32\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-d2a3c78b\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-3b80ceb7\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-media-9b934b21\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo%20Matic%20Zoran%20Sommelier.jpg\" title=\"Zoran\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-88f566a3\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-9c20f3ae\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Technical and sensory expertise<br\/>Oenological analysis: has in-depth knowledge of vineyards worldwide, appellations and terroirs.<br\/>High-quality tasting: masters organoleptic testing (eye, nose, palate) to identify the aromas and ageing potential of wines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wine and food pairing: Ability to create subtle harmonies, a skill he regularly passes on.<br\/>Commercial skills and management<br\/>Cellar management: experience in stock management, taking orders and evaluating bottles.<br\/>Negotiation and sales: as a sales representative, he negotiates directly with winemakers and advises food and beverage professionals.<br\/>Team building: he supervises and trains sales teams to optimize product presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social skills (soft skills)<br\/>Sincere hospitality: he emphasizes courtesy, customer orientation and shared pleasure, essential values that he promotes within the Union de la Sommellerie Fran\u00e7aise.<br\/>International adaptability: mastery of international sommelier standards (ASI Silver diploma) and ability to communicate with a cosmopolitan clientele.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognition from colleagues<br\/>Professional commitment<br\/>Associations: He is a member and secretary of the UDSL (Union des Sommeliers du Luxembourg) and the Union de la Sommellerie Fran\u00e7aise (UDSF).<br\/>Specialty: A great lover of Burgundy wines, he is also an enthusiastic promoter of local terroirs, especially the Luxembourg Moselle.<br\/>Media: He collaborates with media such as RTL Luxembourg to present seasonal wine selections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-6f7b501c\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"591\" class=\"gb-media-0ebd6cf9\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ruppert_Icons_Vinothek_Petrol.png\" title=\"Ruppert_Icons_Vinothek_Petrol\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ruppert_Icons_Vinothek_Petrol.png 591w, https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ruppert_Icons_Vinothek_Petrol-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ruppert_Icons_Vinothek_Petrol-410x410.png 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-71af33bc\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-23338953\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-1b05fcf1\" style=\"--inline-bg-image: url(https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ruppert-lines-2.svg)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you have any questions?  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Please contact us via our contact form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-d61fb285\">\n<a class=\"gb-text pwk-btn-dark\" href=\"https:\/\/ruppert.lu\/en\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zoran Matic Zoran Matic is a recognized professional sommelier in Luxembourg, originally from Dijon in France. 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