What kind of occupation is a sommelier?

The professional orientation of sommelier is a high-end comprehensive skilled talent in wine industry/catering industry. The sommelier's job needs a lot of wine knowledge as support, and he should also master all the knowledge and skills about service/sales/training/drinks and meals. These skills are classified in detail, including professional wine service skills, wine sales skills, staff training, reception planning, western etiquette, wine matching, wine cellar management, wine procurement, wine list design and other comprehensive knowledge and skills, and even excellent wine/spirits/cigars tasting skills.

In foreign countries, most sommeliers work in high-end restaurants/hotels/bars. But they are not limited to this field. The function of sommelier is to recommend suitable products to guests and provide professional services according to their knowledge and experience of world wines. Therefore, many sommeliers, especially sommeliers in China, work in more diverse places, and most of them are invited to serve as consultants to companies or wineries, such as helping companies plan banquets. Acquisition of wineries, etc. And invited some national star sommeliers to serve as referees of national competitions, such as China Food and Wine Matching Challenge or National Hotel Industry Vocational Skills Competition-sommelier Special Competition. It can be seen that professional sommeliers at home and abroad have no doubt about their authority in the catering industry and wine industry.