Rut Cotroneo achieved her sommelier qualification in Madrid in 1999 and immediately started working in various sommelier-related and managerial capacities for the “Whoâs Who” of the restaurant world, including: Madridâs one Michelin-starred El Chaflan; the three Michelin-starred El Bulli, and El Bulli Hotel; two Michelin-starred Mugaritz; Heston Blumenthal’s three Michelin-starred The Fat Duck; and the five star and one Michelin-starred Restaurant-Hôtel Ferrero in Valencia. Since 2011, Rut has held the position of Chef Sommelier at the one Michelin-starred Restaurant Pur in the Park Hyatt Paris Vendome, and has been the recipient of many awards.
