A sommelier is a wine expert who has trained extensively in wine tasting and appreciation. They will taste and learn to know wines from different regions and styles. They mainly work in fine restrantsts and manage the cellar. They can be called upon to select or advise what wine should go with a meal. A good sommelier will have a passion for wine and explain wine appreciation and make recommendations easily.

Science now knows they have special wine brains.

In anything important in life you want the best. If its heart surgury its the best surgeon. If its a special dining event you will want a great restaurants and chef. To make it spectacular you will want the assitance of an expertly trained and experience sommelier. The sommelier can take what you are eating and match it with the perfect wine or wines. They have saved you the months and years of wine tasting to know the best wine for your dining experience from what is available to you globally.

So what exactly is a sommelier? Well, in short, they are the ambassadors of the wine makers.

A sommelier is trained generally over the course of six months and gets a diploma when they qualify. The cost of the training is $4000. One such course has the pupils taste over 120 wines by the time they qualify and become certified. As wine is becoming more fashionable in restraunts this vocation is set to increase the population of sommeliers.

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Most wine trade professionals are either sommeliers or have even more experience and knowledge of the wine world. If you consider that a wine buyer for a supermarket chain is responsible for at least 10% of the overall business you can see how important their knowledge of wines, types and taste are responsible for this sectors success.

For an employer to insure any part of your body is flattering. When Angela Mount was working for supermarket chain Somerfield such was her positive impact on their business they called their insurers. Angela had to have a meeting where she was told her nose was worth $20 million to her employer. Achoo. Bless you. The story of the record breaking valuation hit the headlines world wide. Angela is renowned as a wine expert buyer who changed the wine world in such a way in the UK that high quality wines became available on the high street. She has recently opened a wine business in the UK.

Somerfield estimated she was in charge of 10% of their total business such was the power of her nose. She has continued her wine consultancy elsewhere and has also moved into coffee and wants to improve the taste and aroma of coffee with her record breaking olfactory bulb. How much could her tongue be worth?

Marlene Dietrich insured her voice for $1 million and Egon Ronay of the dining guide insured his palate for Euros 200,000. Formula One driving star Fernando Alonso had his thumbs covered for £9 million. Since then other noses have come up for protection but none have been valued at $20 million. That legend still belongs to Angela.

Just to prove to you that wine tasting is not made up and that wine professionals can have brains as well tuned as the best perfumers or expert antique dealers you will need to check out my new book Nutriwine. A study has taken place which shows the parts of sommeliers brains use for their wine vocation as being bigger and more active than neophytes.

The Nutriwine sommelier will be one who makes wine pairing choices and recommendations based on health. They are of the future and could be of great benefit.

Bestselling Health Guru Ralph Quinlan Forde is the author of http://www.nutriwine.net and Holistic Medicine Consultant. He became an award-winning entrepreneur for a complimentary medicine company he set up in Ireland. His first book The Book Of Tibetan Medicine is now in 11 language editions. Ralph has contributed to The Irish Examiner, The Sunday Tribune, The Independent On Sunday, IVENUS, FeelGood, Tescos and Health and Fitness magazine.

Bestselling Health Guru Ralph Quinlan Forde is the author of http://www.nutriwine.net and Holistic Medicine Consultant. He became an award-winning entrepreneur for a complimentary medicine company he set up in Ireland. His first book The Book Of Tibetan Medicine is now in 11 language editions.

Author Bio: Bestselling Health Guru Ralph Quinlan Forde is the author of http://www.nutriwine.net and Holistic Medicine Consultant. He became an award-winning entrepreneur for a complimentary medicine company he set up in Ireland. His first book The Book Of Tibetan Medicine is now in 11 language editions. Ralph has contributed to The Irish Examiner, The Sunday Tribune, The Independent On Sunday, IVENUS, FeelGood, Tescos and Health and Fitness magazine.

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