Introvert Wine Podcast by Xeniya
Exploring the world of wine one episode at a time.
From a view point of a sommelier and serial wine traveller.
Nerdiness level: beginner, sommelier level: medium, excitement level: advanced!
I'm a sommelier from Kazakhstan, currently working and studying in France. I have an undying passion to explore every wine corner in this world and share it with you - one episode at a time.
I also specialise in marketing, communications, PR and events. Bringing in past experience in Human Ressources, I'm curios about people in wine and their stories.
A serial wine pins&diplomas collector: DipWSET with Merit, Weinakademiker, Italian Wine Ambassador, Cava Advanced Educator, finalist of Best Sommelier of Kazakhstan, completed courses on: Champagne, Burgundy, Jerez, Swiss Wines, Wines of South Africa, Wines of Australia, Rioja... More coming;)
Introvert Wine Podcast by Xeniya
Episode 4 A Perfect Sommelier
Introvert Wine Podcast, Episode 4 with Marc Almert: A Perfect Sommelier
What is a perfect sommelier? In many cases we think about technical knowledge like appellations, vintages, producers, labels...
But the more sommeliers I meet and more wine events I help organising, I tend to think that the personal qualities and soft skills sometimes make a bigger difference.
So much focus in sommelier profession is put on achievements, but few speak about preparation of the mental and physical aspects of your body and mind for the exams, certifications and contests...
A person who can tell you best about preparing for competitions and winning them, is a person who succeeded in doing so, and I'm very grateful to be able to talk about sommelier mind with Marc Almert, ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2019.
Bonus! Marc educates me on Swiss wine, having lived and worked in Zurich for the past 7 years, he breaks my (and probably your) stereotypes about Swiss wine: that it is all expensive, not great quality, inaccessible and not trendy!
Enjoy!
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