{"id":19406,"date":"2014-06-21T07:53:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T11:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=19406"},"modified":"2014-07-21T07:55:54","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T11:55:54","slug":"wine-course-class-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wine-course-class-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Jobs and Careers: Wine Course on Importing Wine is Good Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Debbie<\/a>By Debbie Trenholm<\/p>\n

Since I began working in the wine industry over 10 years ago, there are two questions that I am constantly asked:<\/p>\n

“I was away on holidays in ‘wherever\u2019 and discovered X Wine that isn\u2019t at the LCBO. How can I get it shipped into Ontario?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I want to get a job in the wine and beer business. Any tips on where to start?”<\/em><\/p>\n

If I had a toonie for each time I get asked these questions, I would be drinking Champagne every day!<\/p>\n

With the rapid growth of the wine, craft beer and premium spirits too, there are countless opportunities to either join an established agency or to start your own.\u00a0 You just need to be \u2018in the know\u2019 about them.\u00a0 \"carafe<\/a><\/p>\n

Additionally, you can get in on the ground floor at local wineries, craft breweries and distillers who are staffing up before they open their doors.\u00a0 Still you need to be \u2018in the know\u2019 as rarely are these job posted on Workopolis or Monster.<\/p>\n

Keeping your ear to the ground approach may not conjure up many job opportunities quickly.\u00a0 So how to get a jump start?<\/p>\n

The Answer: attend the informative seminar Importing Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits for Pleasure & Profit<\/strong><\/a> led by industry expert Steven Trenholme.<\/p>\n

This wine seminar is hosted three times a year (twice in Toronto & once in Ottawa). Email cstrenholme@sympatico.ca to receive information on the next date.<\/p>\n

Steven knows everything AND everyone in the industry. In his 30+ year career, he has been a wine agent, a brand manager for Mosel wines of Germany, the Canadian representative for South African Wines, a recruiter for wine and beer companies and a manager of a national agency.\u00a0 Steven definitely has the \u2018how tos\u2019 for the above two questions that I am always asked!<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Canadians thirst for more diversity in the alcoholic beverages that they consume, this presents a very real opportunity for new agents and importers,\u201d Steven says. \u201cThere are hundreds of wineries around the world actively looking for importers to represent them in Canada, so there are many opportunities to develop a full or part-time career in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statistics validate these opportunities too. During 2011-2012 fiscal year, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario\u00a0 reported sales of over $3.2 billion worth of imported alcoholic beverages – a 6% increase over the previous year.\u00a0 During the same year, the LCBO reported that overall beer sales hit $908.8 million – a 4% (or $35 million) increase over the previous year.<\/p>\n

If you are intrigued about the wine, beer or spirits industry \u2013 whether importing it or getting involved in the growing Canadian industry, you will find Steven\u2019s seminar invaluable.\u00a0 The knowledge he will share will add credibility to your job application as it is THE \u2018must attend\u2019 seminar in the beverage alcohol business.\u00a0 After this seminar, you\u2019ll definitely have a head start on your job search or might even be inspired to go out on your own.\u00a0 That is what happened to me. I attended it twice to keep up on the changing rules of importing wines, as well as the operations and processes of the LCBO and the SAQ in Quebec.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Debbie Trenholm Since I began working in the wine industry over 10 years ago, there are two questions that I am constantly asked: “I was away on holidays in ‘wherever\u2019 and discovered X Wine that isn\u2019t at the LCBO. How can I get it shipped into Ontario?” “I want to get a job in the wine and beer business. Any tips on where to start?” If I had a toonie for each time I get asked these questions, I would be drinking Champagne every day! With the rapid growth of the wine, craft beer and premium spirits too, there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,54,319,107,347,277,61,65,342],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-wines","category-lcbo-wine-buying-list","category-learn-wine","category-ontario-wine","category-saq-wine","category-wine-course","category-wine-importing","category-wine-law","category-winemakers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19406"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19822,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19406\/revisions\/19822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}