World's best sommelier used to think wine 'stank' Marc Almert, crowned the world's best sommelier after winning a rigorous global competition against dozens of elite beverage connoisseurs, explains his background and how he came to be sommelier at the two-Michelin-starred Pavillon restaurant in Zurich's ultra-luxe Baur au Lac hotel, admitting that he once thought wine "stank". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES