Sommelier Executive Program

As Tourism and Wine is one of the fastest growing economic sectors, it is crucial to train highly competent and specialised professionals.

The Postgraduate Programme aims to specialise future professionals linked to wine in sales, hotel and catering contexts and to qualify working professionals who guarantee continuous and sustained improvement for wine management, wine counselling and services.

the importance of the Sommelier’s role in history and in society has been recognised since ancient times. “This position was that of a great officer of the court, whom the sovereigns held in high esteem and consideration” [Pereira, 2017:2]

Nowadays, the sommelier has privileged contact with the consumer while advising them and educating/sharing knowledge and selecting the appropriate wine and pairing it with the gastronomic proposals in the “on trade” channel (hospitality and catering). Over the past years, the sommelier’s role became essential in the service of excellence associated with luxury hospitality and catering and haute cuisine.

The programme aspires to provide technical specialised knowledge for students to face the reality of the sector, equipping them with operational and wine management abilities. The Postgraduate Programme follows a multidisciplinary approach and is organised in one semester, in a total of eight curricular units, where the scientific areas of Hospitality and Catering predominate.