Sommelier

Qualifications & Competencies

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Roles and Responsibilities

- Responsible for the recommendation and sales of wines and other beverages to guests and the wine
sales off premises. Offering and promote the digestive trolley.
- Converse with guest in fluent English and French and be able to entertain with a sensible conversation.
- Work towards target revenue per guests and revenue per month.
- Maintain and update wine and all other beverage lists. Ensure wines off critical age get sold. Establish
sommelier recommendation. Check pricing is up to date.
- Maintain standards as would be expected in a Michelin star rated restaurant.
- Train front of house and chefs about wine / wine matching. Make sure all service staff knows which
wines to recommend to each dish of the menu.
- Work with head chef on menu and ingredients which are wine friendly.
- Helps writing the menus in accordance with maitre d’.
- Carry out wine education classes.
- Carry out monthly stock control, inventory. Update continuously all stock forms.
- Perform normal service duties as assigned by the F&B Manager
- Keep wine cellar (private dining room) of immaculate appearance and order. Make sure new
deliveries are stored immediately and update on the wine and inventory list

Experience

Minimum 2 years in similar position