{"id":37284,"date":"2025-06-03T10:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinexposium.com\/episode-2-the-moderation-debate-industry-policy-consumer-perception-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:43:51","slug":"episode-3-beyond-the-wine-list-the-evolving-role-of-sommeliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinexposium.com\/en\/actus\/industry\/episode-3-beyond-the-wine-list-the-evolving-role-of-sommeliers\/","title":{"rendered":"SEASON 1 \u2013 Episode 3: Beyond the Wine List: The Evolving Role of Sommeliers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3BnKGdyVmXRgD1vCBREUYo?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #84273b;\">About the episode<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sommelier&#8230; A difficult job requiring arduous training, long and antisocial working hours, a prestigious job title, a vocation, an exclusive club? What exactly does a sommelier do? Who are the sommeliers of the future and how can the industry best support them? These are the topics we are going to address today.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #84273b;\"><strong>The host<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Anne Burchett<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Wine marketing &amp; communications specialist<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #84273b;\"><strong>The guests<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Roman\u00e9 Basset<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Co-Founding Trustee &amp; Head of Operations at The G\u00e9rard Basset Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Mikk Parre<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Best Sommelier of Europe, Africa &amp; The Middle East 2024<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Michael Tischler-Zimmermann<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Managing Director of the \u00d6sterreichische Traditionsweing\u00fcter \/Austrian Traditional Wineries (\u00d6TW)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Available on<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #84273b;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #84273b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/fr\/show\/1001748561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deezer<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #84273b;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #84273b;\" href=\"https:\/\/spotifycreators-web.app.link\/e\/SGXYjdtxPSb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong><\/span> &amp; <span style=\"color: #84273b;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #84273b;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Yp63COAK0A8?list=PLf0M21hhvnOU6WaQSKbvInEzFpUYKQ6aq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff About the episode Sommelier&#8230; A difficult job requiring arduous training, long and antisocial working hours, a prestigious job title, a vocation, an exclusive club? 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