wine sommelier
ISCO: 5131. Skills: 28. Essential: 16.
Essential skills
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
- apply extensive study of wine types
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- decant wines
- describe flavour of different wines
- ensure adequate conditions in wine cellars
- fermentation processes of beverages
- host wine-tasting events
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- match food with wine
- stay abreast of wine trends
- store wine
- taste wines
- types of wine
Supporting skills
- act reliably
- chemical constitution of grapes
- have computer literacy
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- maintain food specifications
- maintain relationship with customers
- perform public relations
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- variety of grapes
- wine fermentation process
- write work-related reports