What is the difference between a sommelier and a sommelier?

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There is a big difference between a sommelier and a sommelier. The sommelier industry has a long history, while the history of sommelier is not very long, and it is considered a relatively new profession.

Let me talk about the differences and similarities between the two:

First of all, both sommeliers and sommeliers deal with wine, which is the essence of both. The same thing, but there are very big differences between the two in terms of functions and professional skills.

1: Sommelier:

The sommelier originally referred to the waiter in charge of drinks in hotels and restaurants (commonly known as the waiter, called bartender in English), but now, it The connotation has been expanded. A good sommelier not only needs to provide wine services to guests, but also needs to design menus, identify, taste, and purchase wines for guests, etc.

Currently, even in 5-star hotels in big cities, waiters are mainly responsible for serving dishes and pouring wine. Many hotel staff and managers lack sufficient wine knowledge and skills to truly understand wine. Wine sommeliers are rare. At present, professional sommeliers are becoming a sought-after talent in domestic 4-star and 5-star hotels, and some employers have already offered a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan.

A sommelier is by no means just an ordinary service staff. A qualified sommelier not only needs to have basic aesthetic accomplishments, but also needs to be sensitive to fashion perception and have noble taste in order to have a better service. Only with good appreciation ability can you really understand wine. In this way, the growth process of a qualified sommelier takes at least 4 to 5 years.

2: Sommelier:

A sommelier refers to someone who has professional knowledge and skills in wine. Professionals who provide wine services and consultation, and are responsible for wine identification and tasting.

Sommeliers mainly work in companies specializing in alcohol sales, government technical supervision departments, alcohol sales industry associations, star hotels, alcohol production companies, alcohol clubs and other fields.

The annual salary of a sommelier is as low as 80,000 yuan and can reach as high as 300,000 yuan or more (I am referring to the situation in Beijing)

As a qualified sommelier , the first thing is to love and understand wine, and to do this, you really need to drink more. Only by having more contact with wine and tasting the different flavors of various wines can you understand the characteristics of wine.

Secondly, sommeliers must have innate conditions such as a sensitive sense of smell and taste. Wine tasting requires very high sensitivity of the tongue. Sommeliers must carefully identify the taste of the wine and the aroma of the wine on the taste buds. Only by tasting the changes in wine can you taste a kind of wine.

Furthermore, sommeliers must have basic aesthetic accomplishments and a sensitive sense of fashion in order to have good appreciation and truly understand wine. Then, before a sommelier takes up the job, he must undergo a lot of professional training in order to judge the quality of the wine instantly through color, luster, concentration and taste. Some positions even require sommeliers to have extensive knowledge. Select appropriate wines for customers based on factors such as dining occasion and food pairing. In addition, sommeliers must have professional knowledge of wine tasting, including wine varieties, origins, brewing processes, etc., and should also fully understand the wine industry.

A qualified sommelier needs at least four to five years to grow, and it takes at least ten years to become a master sommelier.

Three: Comparison between sommeliers and sommeliers:

From the aspects mentioned above, there is no doubt that the professional qualifications, professional skills, professional qualities and functions of sommeliers The positioning is much higher than that of a sommelier.

In addition, in star-rated hotels, sommelier positions can be set up, but sommeliers are rarely seen in star hotels, or even five-star hotels, because the bar in the hotel It is just a place for entertainment, not a professional wine tasting. Therefore, star hotels generally do not set up the position of sommelier.

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