Gerhard is a devoted ally to wine and to those who enjoy it. Where has he offered clarity in a glass? Almost anywhere you care to name.
He has illuminated shows and elevated restaurants with equal finesse. Explore a selection of his achievements here.
He has illuminated shows and elevated restaurants with equal finesse. Explore a selection of his achievements here.
He has illuminated shows and elevated restaurants with equal finesse. Explore a selection of his achievements here.
Selected Positions
Retter & Co – Mastermind
Projekt Praterinsel – Consultant – Munich
CORDO* – Patron – Berlin
Cordobar – Patron – Berlin
Fischerklause – Patron – Lütjensee
Hanner** – Maître – Mayerling, AT
Gordon Ramsay*** – Sommelier – London
Fredy Giradet*** – Sommelier – Crissier, CH
Hotel Adlon – Maître – Berlin
Aubergine*** (Eckart Witzigmann) – Sommelier – Munich
TV appearances
The Taste
Guest Judge – SAT 1 2023
Kitchen Impossible
Judge – VOX 2021
Grill den Henssler
Sommelier/Judge – VOX 2016 bis 2019
Die Topfgeldjäger with Steffen Hennsler
Wine Expert – ZDF
Hell’s Kitchen with Frank Rosin
Maitre/Sommelier – SAT 1
Accolades
2025 – Blindtasting Champion (Meiniger Sommelier Magazin D/A/CH)
2024 – International Bacchus Prize (Austrian Wine)
2023 – German Winefluencer of the Year (Vinum)
2022 – Weinpersönlichkeit des Jahres (Vinum)
2022 – Wine-Legend (rolling pin)
2020 – Best International Ambassador (Falstaff Magazin)
2019 – Wine list of the Year (Gault Millau)
2019 – Host of the Year (FAZ)
2018 – Host of the Year (Feinschmecker Magazin)
2015 – Restaurateur of the Year Germany (Gault Millau)
2015 – Steinfeder Prize for outstanding wine culture (Vinea Wachau)
2010 – Sommelier World Championship Chile (ASI)
2009 – Sommelier of the Year in Germany (Gault Millau)
2007 – Maître of the Year in Germany (Varta Guide)
2007 – International Service Award (Bund Österreichischer Gastlichkeit)
2006 – Maître of the Year in Berlin (Senat Berlin)
2005 – Maître of the Year in Germany (Gault Millau)
2002 – Sommelier of the Year in Austria (Aral Atlas)
2001 – Maître of the Year in Austria (Falstaff Magazin)
2000 – Cheese Sommelier of the year in Austria (Agramarkt)
Consulting
Expert wine and gastronomy consulting for distinguished partners such as
- Grand Ferdinand Hotel, Vienna
- Kempinski Hotels
- Lufthansa
- Generation Riesling (DWI)
- Wine & Cheese Sommelier and official advisor to Austria’s AMA & AWM
Publikationen
Selected outlets featuring his wine expertise
- Berliner Zeitung
- Die Welt
- Der Feinschmecker
- Falstaff
- Rolling Pin
- Die Bunte
- Efillé
Retter & Co.
When expertise is needed, Gerhard is never far.
A genuine Styrian innkeeper’s child, Gerhard Retter embodies the art of hospitality as maître and sommelier. His deep expertise, seasoned experience and distinctive Austrian wit have made him an in-demand consultant, polished speaker and refined trainer for television, events, fine dining and luxury hotels.