MASSIMO BILLETTO

EDUCATION   Diploma as Sommelier, Official Taster, Teacher and Exams Commissioner for the Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) Diploma as Oil Taster Sommelier Master Class ad honorem Participation to several Communication Technique courses

  

WORK EXPERIENCE

Teacher for the Italian Sommelier Association in Italy and abroad (UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, Dominican Republic, China)

Teacher at Agriculture/Enology faculty at the Study University of Pisa, Italy

Co-founding and editor of the “Duemilavini” wine guide of the Italian Sommelier Association

Co-founding and editor of the “Bibenda” magazine

Editor of the “Oil guide” of the Italian Sommelier Association

Editor of the “Il Sommelier Italiano” magazine of the Italian Sommelier Association  

Anchor for the television broadcast “Gusto", about food and wine on the major Italian TV channel, Canale 5

Since 2003

He is continuously requested to conduct courses and tastings at the most important urban centers of China (Shanghai, Beijing, Nan chin, Dalian, Changchun, ect.) with the objective of spreading the culture of Italian and international wine on the recommendation of Vinitaly and the primary Italian wineries.

Member of the jury for the competition as "Best Sommelier of Russia" in St. Petersburg in 2005

Co-creator of a new methodology (officially used by the Italian Sommelier Association) to pair cigars and spirits

Teacher of several courses, lectures and seminars for the Italian Sommelier Association (oil tasting, wine tasting in English, etc.)

LANGUAGES

Italian                                                              mother tongue

English                                                             advanced

French                                                             advanced

Spanish                                                            intermediate