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| Ricardo Grellet Almerighi |
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| Personal Information |
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Married, Two children |
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Chilean |
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32 years |
| Identification Number |
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9.879.260-0
Presently living in Bordeaux, France |
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| Qualifications |
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| Hotel Administrator, Inacap 1997. |
| Specialization in Hotel and Restaurant Management, 1999 Madrid Spain. |
| Diploma in Chilean Wines, P. Catholic University, 2001. |
| Intermediate Course, WEST London, 2001. |
| Advance Course, WEST London, 2002 |
| Diploma Course, WEST, London (Presently pursuing). |
| Introductry Course, The court of Master Sommelier, San Fco, Ca, USA 2006. |
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| Work Experience |
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| 2005 –May 2007 |
| Company-Work Profile |
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| Sommelier de Vinos del Mundo S.A |
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In charge of restructuring the sales of wines of the Shop ( El Mundo de Vino), Participation in the selection of products entering in the store. To carry out tasting for the promotion of specific products and for special clients, like Santander Bank of Chile, Lan Chile, Proaccion Consultants. |
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To carry out Capacitations, seminars and training programs for personal services of hotel and restaurant across PTI CORFO in Punta Arenas. |
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Organizing Food Festivals specially for the Wine routes of Curico. Program of 16 hours duration with an attendance of 40 assistants. |
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Acted as Secretary of Association of Sommeliers of Chile, job mainly includes selection and negotiations of officials of Association of Sommeliers of Chile A.G. Moreover acted as a coordinator of courses in the College of Sommeliers of Chile. |
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Designing, program scheduling and class dictations for different levels in the College of Sommelier of Chile and acting as a Coordinator of 3 levels of the said institute. |
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Serve as Wine Sommelier in the company of Chilevinos S.A (www.chilevinos.com) wrote special articles on wines and food festival for their homepage. |
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| 2004-2005 |
| Sommelier Cavas Reunidas S.A |
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To develop training programs and development of company in all over the country, involving CORFO (Chilean Economic Development Agency) under their programs of PTI (Program of Tourism Integration), in the realization of the same. |
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Developing technical and commercial advisory for Chilevinos LTd.(www.chilevinos.com), moreover serve as Sommelier and to do daily critic of wine on the website. |
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Acted as a Academic Director of the college of Sommelier of Chile and carried out complete studies program for different levels of the said institute, During the year 2005 there was a training of more than 100 students in the school. |
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Obtained Second position in the Competition “Best Sommelier of Chile” The activity was carried out during the month of August 2005 in the Hotel Ritz Carlton Santiago, Chile. |
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Carried out the journey of studies to International Fair Vinoexpo (Burdeos, France) during the month of June and visit to the house of Champagne of Krug, Veuve Clicquot, Tatinger and Bollinger. |
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| 2003-2004, Independently |
| Wine Consultant |
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Worked in the capacity of national level distributor (Cavas Reunidas, Alción, Vinos del Mundo) and in personal capacity worked as a seller in specialized shops and in the presentation of products to national and international groups and also gave technical advisories to “Alto de Casablanca S.A (viña Veramonte) and wrote technical articles in specialized magazines (Catas and Cavas, Vitnicultura) |
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Acted as a Academic Director in the College of Sommelier of Chile elaborating the definition of objectives in the different levels of studies of the said institute, elaborating the plans of studies and coordinating the realization of them. |
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2001-2003. Alto de Casablanca S.A (Viña Veramonte)
Head of National Marketing
Reporting directly to General Manager of the company, coordinating with distributors and other channels of selling, developing marketing companies and specific promotions. To make weekly and monthly reports required by the department of Sales and Marketing located in California, USA.
Authorized Dealer
Coordinator of Food and Beverages of the Club. Achievement in increment of sale by 100% in the restaurant and 300% in the Club house. Developing events and shows: dinner, birthdays, festival, farewell, “third parites”, achieving the influx of public stability and growth. Four months later, coordinating a team of steady and qualified workers, reunification for assuming the charge of Head of National sales in the company Alto de Casablanca S.A
2002-INACAP, Headquarters Apoquindo, Chile
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Professor of a Branch of Oenology
This is for the students of sixth and seventh semester of a carrier the hotel industry. In this branch, the subjects included refer to wine and its derivatives like the origin of the grape and history of wine in Chile and whole world, process of production (Management of vineyards, fermentation of white and red wines and restoration of old wine) Distilled wines and liquors: Wine services, specialty wine, basic concepts of commercialization of wines, liquors and others.
1998-1999 Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (Shipped) |
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Wine Expert
Incharge of sales of wine and liquors in the restaurant “Crucero Legend of the Seas”, performing a task of sale and control of inventories.
1993-1998 Restaurant El Refrán Santiago.
Administrator
To manage restaurant for 300 persons. To develop door to door selling and banquet, development of task for attracting clients, control of inventories and quantity, moreover administrative work like purchase order, payment to supplier and elaboration of budget.
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Education
2002: Wine & Spirits Education Trust Institute, England
Intermediate and Advance Course:
Primary and Secondary level of course, and at present pursuing the last year for obtaining the diploma.
Post graduation Course that includes process of fermentation and laws of Designation of Origin of International wine and grape growing in world.
With special emphasis in zone of European production, this course assumes that a student should know and recognize the finished products (wines and liquors), the different kinds of production like new and consequent countries procedures, moreover the study of commercial areas and very important basic legislation of markets, registered for finished knowledge of International business of wine.
Pontificia Catholic University of Chile.
Diploma in Chilean Wine
Diploma that includes the new tendencies and also the history of national and international markets of Chilean wine, maintenance of vineyard, elaboration and tasting of wine and liquors.
1999-2000 Oficial School of Tourism, Madrid Spain |
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Specialization Course in loading and Restaurant Industry
Course that includes profound knowledge of administration, hotel management. Profound study in the areas of projects and installation, Human Resources and Marketing in hotel Industries.
Projects of Titles: Redesigning and improvement of the installation of four star hotel in the Centre of Madrid.
1994-1997 Inacap Chesterton, Santiago, Chile
Hotel Administration
Administrator of companies from gastronomic and hotel sector.Profound studies in the areas of education and wine services.
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Interests and Activities
Technical coordination in the specialized magazines Catas and cavas. Editorial Group COPESA
Treasurer and General Secretary of the Association of Sommeliers of Chile.
Director of the School of Sommeliers of Chile
Instructor of Tasting and Services in the College of Sommeliers of Chile.
Instructor for Wine Tasting
Participation in Wine expo, Bordeaux, France 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005.
| Languages Known |
Spanish, maternal language |
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Spoken Proficiency |
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