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Sommelier
生活服务、零售·专业服务
A sommelier is a professional wine evaluator and consultant, providing tasting, selection, pairing services for hotels, restaurants or wine merchants, and hosting tasting events.
Daily work
- 01Organize and host tasting events, guiding clients or the public to sample and evaluate wines.
- 02Design wine lists for restaurants or clients, provide food and wine pairing recommendations.
- 03Regularly taste new wines, write professional tasting notes and scores.
- 04Track wine market trends, update inventory and purchasing strategies.
- 05Train waitstaff or clients on wine knowledge and service techniques.
- 06Attend wine fairs, auctions, and professional exchanges to maintain industry network.
Ability requirements
Hard skills
- Wine knowledge (origin, varietals, vinification, flavor profiles)
- Sensory training (accurate discrimination and description of smell and taste)
- Food and wine pairing principles and practice
- Wine storage and aging management
- Market analysis and purchasing negotiation
Soft skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Extreme patience and attention to detail
- Strong customer service orientation
- Teamwork and adaptability
- Continuous learning and self-improvement drive
Best suited for
Ideal for those with keen sense of smell, passion for wine culture, enjoy sharing stories through sensory experiences, and take pleasure in serving others.
Less suited for
Not suitable for those allergic or indifferent to alcohol, lacking patience, poor at social communication, or resistant to long-term repetitive sensory training.
Salary (monthly)
Pre-tax estimate, tier-1 cities with social insurance · reference only
Profile
MBTI Fit
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Disclaimer: Salary figures on this page are estimated pre-tax monthly pay for positions with social-insurance contributions in China's tier-1 cities; other cities are converted using regional coefficients. Dimension scores and MBTI fit are editorial estimates, provided for reference only, and do not constitute any promise or advice.