"Wine allows me to touch people's souls"
Fabio shares his passion and experience of fine wines, delivering the unforgettable gastronomic experience his clients expect.
Carefully tailoring his services to meet the individual needs of each client, he can help you achieve your wine dreams by offering:
- Unique wine tasting experiences that showcase the flavours and aromas of fine wines, in your home or through a teambuilding themed tasting evening.
- Wine cellar planning and development services, including purchasing, storage, valuation and sales strategies for investors, collectors and restaurateurs.
- Customized wine lists and specialised training for restaurant staff to develop their knowledge of wine and improve sales.
Throughout his career, Fabio has specialised in exceptional wines – as a sommelier in the luxury hotel sector, in sales at specialised boutiques, and in the selection of terroir wines for import and export – building a wide network of winemakers and suppliers. He has been awarded the title of Meilleur Sommelier for Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and has been ranked among the top 16 sommeliers in the world. Fabio is also responsible for organising and teaching sommelier courses for the Association des Sommeliers Suisse Professionnels (ASSP).
If you already have a project in mind, or you’re curious to find out more, contact Fabio at +41 79 573 80 29 or info@fabiomiccoli.ch
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I know the cost in pain, in sweat,
And in burning sunlight on the blazing hillside,
Of creating my life, of giving me a soul.
– Charles Baudelaire
Honours
- 2013 Best Swiss Sommelier
- Ranked 16th at the World’s Best Sommelier Competition, Tokyo
- 2009 Best Swiss Sommelier
- 2008 Semi-finalist at the Best Sommelier of Europe Competition
- 2008 Best Sommelier in Italy
- 2005 Best Sommelier in Germany
- 2002 Best Sommelier in Italy
Skills
Excellent presentation
Persuasive communication
Contagious enthusiasm
Flexibility
Languages
Italian
French
English
German
Training
To showcase wines from your cellar, you should know how to breathe life into them by the way you describe them and pair them skillfully with sublime dishes prepared by your chef. Fabio delivers holistic training including simple and effective working tools for this purpose.
The objectives of the course are as follows:
- Be able to describe a wine to a customer in a professional way;
- Be able to advise customers to expandsales;
- Be able to advise customers on harmonious food and wine pairings;
- Be able to master different techniques to ensure a professional service;
- Uncorking a bottle of wine;
- Uncorking a sparkling wine;
- Master the operating temperatures;
- Decanting
Wine list
One of the first tools that reflect the image of a restaurant is its wine list. Just like the menu, the wine list should capture the identity of the restaurant owner, their philosophy and their skills.
A well-formulated wine list is accessible to a diverse public and to more sophisticated customers. A sommelier expert will help you optimise your wine list and captivate interest.
While remaining classic, your wine list shall remain lively and progressive.
In collaboration with the restaurant owner, Fabio Miccoli suggests designing an original, elaborated wine list and address wine waiting holistically.
The services offered with the design of the wine list include:
- Continuous training in wine waiting and sales in a bid to increase the company’s turnover;
- Assistance in cellar management (purchase and sales training);
- Layout of the wine list and the wine cellar file for the inventory;
- Assistance in contacting suppliers;
- Negotiation of prices.
Events
Personalize your events and spoil your taste buds
Determine the typology of wines for the evening: wines from the same region; a grape variety produced in different parts of the world; vertical tasting of a single wine on different vintages …
Determine the level, theme and place of the event: home, restaurant, cellar …
Wine Cellar building
- Planning an ideal cellar according to your desires and needs;
- Filling and organising the cellar;
- Establishing a cellar management mechanism and advising on storage;
- Monitoring and evaluating the existing stock and assessing the ageing potential of wines;
- Organising private events at home, tastings and wine-related evenings with choices of wines suitable to the recurrence and to the guests;
- Presenting wines in a way to make your event special and unique.
Contact
Fabio Miccoli Wine-Consulting
C/O CCIS, Rue du Cendrier 12, 1201 Genève
E-mail: info@fabiomiccoli.ch Mobile: +41 79 573 80 29
