Job Requirements:
- Ability to create tasteful food and wine pairings
- Extensive knowledge of different wines and which regions produce each type
- Knowledge of local vineyards and wineries
- Understanding of the winemaking process
- Good communication skills
- Availability to work during opening hours, including weekends and holidays
- Flexibility to travel occasionally to meet with wine producers and visit wine-tasting events
Job duties and responsibilities:
- Creating a wine list and writing wine descriptions
- Suggesting food and wine pairings to servers and customers
- Recommending and advise guests on wines based on their personal tastes and food choices
- Inform guests about different varieties of wines and prices
- Ensure wines are served at the right temperature and within the proper glassware
- Training waitstaff on wines and conducting wine tastings for staff and customers
- Administer purchasing and receiving procedures.
- Analyse alcoholic beverage business.
- Analyse service quality and customer satisfaction.
- Develop menu.
- Lead team to implement change.
- Manage cross functional and culturally diverse teams.
- Manage customer service, food and beverage operations.
- Provide information for management decision making.
- Manage compliance with food and beverage hygiene policies and procedures.