Juha Lihtonen
Juha Lihtonen is the co-founder and editor of the FINE Magazines – world’s leading fine wine magazines. He is a former sommelier who has succeeded well in the international sommelier competitions, being among the top ten in the world in Montreal 2000, and also winning the best Nordic sommelier title in 2003. He has written several food and wine books and has run the sommelier training program in his home country, Finland. In 2003, UK-based Wine and Spirit Education Trust program authorized Juha as a WSET Certified Educator. After studying the Masters of Wine program in London, he worked for the world’s largest cruise ferry operator as a wine buyer and restaurant concept developer before founding the FINE Magazines with his business partner, Pekka Nuikki. Since 2007 he has worked as the editor of FINE Magazines and has organized several exclusive wine trips around the world for selected guests.