Is the sommelier industry suitable for development?

The sommelier is a new industry in China, and it is currently in the rising development stage. 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. Therefore, comprehensive sommeliers are scarce resources in the domestic market, and professional senior sommeliers are rare.

It is true that the qualification of a sommelier is based on grade and experience, both of which are indispensable. On the one hand, taking the corresponding sommelier certificate can prove your qualification and potential, so it is necessary.

Personally, I think it is very expensive to learn sommelier abroad now. And even if there are sommelier training institutions abroad, the wine market and catering culture in foreign countries are very different from those in China, so we need to consider whether these can be really applied to our future work. Therefore, if you want to develop in China, it is suggested to know more about the wine market in China, which will be more helpful for you to improve your wine sales skills.

In recent years, the national sommelier industry standard has been issued in China, which means that we also have a nationally recognized national star sommelier grade post certificate. Star sommeliers are trained in post evaluation by the Academic Affairs Office. After receiving the training of corresponding star sommeliers and passing the examination, they can obtain the post certificate and badge of national star sommeliers with corresponding grades. The contents of sommelier training generally include sommelier service, wine sales and wine table collocation, including professional sommelier's practical skills, wine sales skills, staff training, wine reception planning, western food etiquette, wine table collocation, wine cellar management, wine list design and other comprehensive knowledge and skills, and even excellent wine/spirits/cigars tasting skills. There are many skills to learn, but they are also the only way to become a sommelier.