Interested in our market-leading resources for your wine/whiskey event or special situation?

We are the best wine & spirits advisory firm and sommelier company in the United States, with a local expert team in each North American city.
We also offer full service in all major business cities of Europe, Asia and Australia.

Our office team in California returns every call or email within 15 minutes... and usually we take your call right away.

The Sommelier CompanyLLC

+1 ‪415 289 9760
Office@SommelierCompany.com

A former Subsidiary of Vintage Wine Estates Inc (Nasdaq: VWE)

Main Offices in Huntington Beach, California

The Sommelier Company is World's #1 Resource for Wine & Spirits Expertise.

Our sommelier networks spans more than 350 advanced wine and spirits professionals as well as educators around the globe, in addition to a strong business management and event professional team located in our Northern and Southern California offices.

We offer unmatched reliability and loyalty to our clients and business partners. Our firm is exceptionally well organized, and known for quality and efficiency among our repeat clients, partners, and even competitors.

Top hotels, meeting professionals, Fortune 500 companies, wine trade organization and demanding collectors often choose The Sommelier Company.

Advisory Board:

Dr. Patrick Farrell, MW
Master of Wine, the Institute of Masters of Wine
Los Angeles, California

Christopher Bates, MS
Master Sommelier, Court of Master Sommeliers
Finger Lakes, New York

Prof. Joe Poshek, DipWSET
Diplomate of the Wine and Spirits Education Trust
Orange County, California

Contact the advisory board: Board@SommelierCompany.com

Interested in beverage education and certification? THE SOMMELIER COMPANY recommends:

COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS to become a wine specialist and Certified Sommelier
THE COUNCIL OF WHISKEY MASTERS to become a Certified Whiskey Specialist
MASTERS OF COFFEE to become a Certified Coffee Specialist

As a result of our position in the industry, The Sommelier Company can choose from some of the best sommeliers and wine/whiskey professionals in the world. As the original institution for commercial sommelier expertise, only the most effective wine specialists and sommeliers can be considered to deliver on our client mandates. Knowledge, intellect, speaking ability, objective communication skills and blind-tasting proficiency are important.

Basic qualifications include certifications from the Society of Wine Educators, the Wine and Spirits Education Trust and other education providers of wine and spirits standards, like the Council of Whiskey Masters or the Court of Master Sommeliers. Additional specializations in wine, whiskey (both scotch and bourbon), as well as beer, cigars or tequila are a plus.

Many of our wine specialists hold master's and doctoral degrees, and have active or former backgrounds in finance and academia.

Are you a good match? If so, submit an application with photo, resume and objectives to Careers@SommelierCompany.com