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Walter Liu

Working as the head sommelier of Kiina, a restaurant launched in Shanghai during the COVID days in 2021, Walter Liu was crowned the champion of the 2022 China National Sommelier Competition, one year after joining the new restaurant. Liu competed in  the competition several times before finally winning the championship. He finished third place in 2021 and was a finalist in 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Liu learned about wine during his internship in Shanghai Shangri-La. Prior to joining Kiina, Liu was a sommelier in Wine Universe by Little Somms and the Hakkasan Group in Shanghai.