Jamaica Wine House

MWWine School Expands Access to Wine Education in SLO County

Retrieved on:

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Taste, Smell, Learning, WSET, WSG, College, Student, Education, Teaching, Curriculum, Jamaica Wine House, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, 1–3, Level 2, College of the Canyons, Level 1, Wine, Restaurant, Nursing

PASO ROBLES, Calif., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The MWWine School is now an Approved Program Provider for the globally recognized Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) certifications in San Luis Obispo County and will be offering WSET® Level 1, 2 and 3 Award in Wines classes, live and in person, at Broken Earth Winery in Paso Robles starting in August 2023. The WSET courses are among the most prestigious wine industry qualifications in the world and are ideal for beginners, connoisseurs, and wine and food industry professionals.

Key Points:

Now, with the MWWine School named a WSET Approved Program Provider in San Luis Obispo County, I am looking forward to further broadening access to wine knowledge for the region's community of industry professionals and wine enthusiasts," said Melanie Webber DipWSET, Director of The MWWine School.
The classes offer foundational principles for wine tasting, and wine and food pairing, as well as key knowledge about winemaking, viticulture, and the wine regions of the world.
Classes will be taught by MWWine School Director Melanie Webber DipWSET, a WSET certified wine educator.
Melanie holds the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wine and Spirits, as well as the Wine Scholar Guild's (WSG) French Wine Scholar and Spanish Wine Scholar certifications.

Mark Guillaudeu Wins the Best USA Sommelier Association Finals

Retrieved on:

Thursday, June 30, 2022

MW, Jamaica Wine House, The Breakers, Association, BUSA, Cornell University, Interview, Knowledge, Association de la Sommellerie Internationale, ASI, Restaurant, Chef

KANSAS CITY, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Best USA Sommelier Association (BUSA), a not-for-profit created by top industry professionals to support and promote the role of the sommelier in the United States, is pleased to announce the winner of the USA National Finals held on June 14, 2022, in Hermann, Missouri. After nine hours of exams during which the six finalists competed in French, Spanish and English (meeting the requirements of competing in a non-native language), the six judges chose a new U.S. national champion sommelier: Mark Guillaudeu.

Key Points:

KANSAS CITY, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Best USA Sommelier Association (BUSA), a not-for-profit created by top industry professionals to support and promote the role of the sommelier in the United States, is pleased to announce the winner of the USA National Finals held on June 14, 2022, in Hermann, Missouri.
After nine hours of exams during which the six finalists competed in French, Spanish and English (meeting the requirements of competing in a non-native language), the six judges chose a new U.S. national champion sommelier: Mark Guillaudeu.
Guillaudeu will represent the United States in the world competition to be held in Paris in 2023.
Please visit the BUSA website for updates on all upcoming events congratulations to Mark Guillaudeu, Best USA Sommelier 2022, and to all the finalists who competed this year:
2022 Winner Best Sommelier USA Finals: Mark Guillaudeu (Commis, Oakland, CA)
Eduardo Bolaos (The Wine House, Los Angeles, CA)
Kaysie Rogers (Flagler Steakhouse at The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL)
For more information about Best USA Sommelier Association (BUSA), the U.S. chapter of Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI), and to schedule an interview with Doug Frost, President, reach out to Helen Gregory at [email protected] .

Wines of Georgia Announces Partnership and Promotion with SevenFifty for the Month of July

Retrieved on:

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wines of Georgia, the organization that represents and promotes the wines of the country of Georgia and financed by the National Wine Agency of Georgia, which is a legal entity under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, and the country's wineries, is excited to announce, as part of the 2022 US campaign, an upcoming partnership with SevenFifty, the online marketplace and platform that connects the beverage alcohol industry, for the month of July, 2022.

Key Points:

The month-long activation with SevenFifty is aimed at promoting awareness and sales of Georgian wines.
"We are excited for the upcoming Wines of Georgia promotion with SevenFifty," noted Tamar Metreveli, Head of Marketing and PR for Wines of Georgia.
This promotion will bring positive attention to and interest in Georgian wines from top wine buyers in the US."
We need to have enough importers bringing in high-quality wines to establish Georgia as an interesting place to discover.

Best USA Sommelier Association Finals Scheduled for June 13-15

Retrieved on:

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

ASI, Jamaica Wine House, Language, Best, Interview, BUSA, Association de la Sommellerie Internationale, The Breakers, Association, Restaurant

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Best USA Sommelier Association (BUSA), a not-for-profit created by top industry professionals to support and promote the role of the sommelier in the United States, will host their national finals on June 13-15, 2022, in Hermann, Missouri. The seven finalists will compete for the title of "Best Sommelier USA." The top finisher will also be eligible to compete for the title of Best Sommelier in the World, a global competition hosted by Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI).

Key Points:

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Best USA Sommelier Association (BUSA), a not-for-profit created by top industry professionals to support and promote the role of the sommelier in the United States, will host their national finals on June 13-15, 2022, in Hermann, Missouri.
The seven finalists will compete for the title of "Best Sommelier USA."
The top finisher will also be eligible to compete for the title of Best Sommelier in the World, a global competition hosted by Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI).
The following seven sommeliers will compete in the Best USA Sommelier Finals (all bios here ).

Preferabli Expands Personalization and Recommendation Platform To Encompass Wine, Beer & Spirits

Retrieved on:

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Powered by unrivaled 1:1 preference-based personalization technology, Preferabli captures individual shopper preferences across wine, beer and spirits, enabling merchants to provide truly personalized shopping experiences, and empowering shoppers to discover and purchase products with confidence.

Key Points:

Powered by unrivaled 1:1 preference-based personalization technology, Preferabli captures individual shopper preferences across wine, beer and spirits, enabling merchants to provide truly personalized shopping experiences, and empowering shoppers to discover and purchase products with confidence.
At Preferabli, were imagining a world powered by individual preference, explains Pam Dillon, co-founder and CEO, Preferabli.
Preferabli has mapped the world of wine, beer and spirits in the context of individual shopper preferences.
Preferabli is the leading AI-driven, B2B2C personalization and recommendation software platform for the wine, beer and spirits industry.