The Certified Sommelier is a wine and beverage consultancy company founded in 2015. Wine, beer and spirit specialists. Branding. Website Content and Development. Packaging. Education. Training. Wine, beer and spirit Tasting. Menu creation, implementation, Sales and Profitability. Ben is a highly accredited and one of the most experienced wine professionals – or Sommelier – in Australia. Ben Moechtar CS was voted the first President of Sommeliers Australia - the national peer not for profit organisation which represents the highest levels of wine service, knowledge and training in Australia. He duxed the state, winning its first scholarship program launched in Australia. With more than 20 years of experience in the wine and hospitality industry, Ben has facilitated Australian wine export, been a published wine writer, wine judge, assessor of wine quality and hospitality staff trainer. The Certified Sommelier offers innovative ways to: • train staff in all facets of wine and beverage service • improve general wine understanding - from the very basics to the high levels of international accreditation • facilitate import or export of wine to global markets • understand the chemistry of food and wine matching • develop skills in wine writing or judging • assessing wine quality • creating and developing wine lists If you want to learn about any aspect of wine or other beverage, improve sales, train staff or engage and learn in fun wine tastings (Beginners to Advanced) then contact The Certified Sommelier.