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I deliver growth for companies every time and help Store and Restaurant owners achieve their business development goals faster. Award winning Certified Wine Educator, 18 years on & off-premise in New York. Proven skills as a Wine Consultant, Wine Buyer with integrity, and Advanced Sommelier. Additional expertise in Marketing, Event Planning, Judging, and Speaking. Productive & effective wine pro with strategic vision, experienced in retail, fine dining beverage operations, wine buying, and wine education. Accomplished industry expert, working different sectors of the wine trade, all with first rate companies: Buying wine, Selling wine, Serving wine, and Teaching wine ... As a Floor Sommelier & Wine Director in a 4 star resort, as Beverage Manager for the Culinary Institute of America, as a Wine Manager in Retail, and selling for a boutique Manhattan wholesaler. Dual citizen: USA & CANADA✓ Dynamic wine Director can mentor, motivate, and inspire co-workers✓ Creative Problem Solver: fixing causes as opposed to putting out fires.✓ Conscientious, creative, ambitious & reliable with attention to detail, planning, and organizing.✓ Fast results on projects. ✓ Good computer skills✓ Excellent relationships with suppliers and customers.✓ WINE BUYER with integrity: On & Off-Premise, 18 yearsPROFESSIONAL TRAVEL TO WINE REGIONS IN:* Australia * California * Canada * France* Germany * Italy * New York * Oregon* Spain * Switzerland * Washington PASSIONS:✓ Wine Teaching and Staff Training.✓ Finding & Buying great value wine at all prices for resale.✓ Retail Merchandising & Customer Service✓ Matching wines to each individuals personal preference.✓ Pairing Food & Wine at the highest level.✓ Fine Dining Wine Service.✓ Wine Dinners.✓ Wine List Refinement.✓ Writing Wine Descriptions.✓ Tutored Tastings and Seminars.✓ Organizing events, wine cellars and work spaces.✓ Creativity.✓ Accuracy & attention to detail. ✓ Cool Climate Wine.Specialties: ■ Supplier negotiations ■ Purchasing ■ Product analysis■ Current wine trade knowledge/trends ■ Collaboration with owners/managers ■ Sommelier training■ Confident spokesperson and wine reviewer■ Organize and coordinate events, tours, special events PRESENTER FOR:▪ Trade Associations▪ Wholesalers▪ American Wine Society National Conferences▪ Society of Wine Educators Annual Conferences▪ Corporate Groups▪ Colleges▪ Wine & Food Festivals▪ Fund Raisers▪ Wine Clubs
Schofield Wine School, Wine Manager / Wine Buyer / Sommelier - Stores & Restaura
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Wine Consultant And Certified Wine Educator And Wine Buyer And Advanced Sommelier And Internat'L Wine JudgeSchofield Wine School, Wine Manager / Wine Buyer / Sommelier - Stores & RestauraPort Ewen, Ny, Us
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Wine Consultant / Certified Wine Educator / Wine Buyer / Advanced Sommelier / Internat'L Wine JudgeSchofield Wine School, Wine Manager / Wine Buyer / Sommelier - Stores & Restaurants Jan 2009 - PresentWine Consultant: ▪ Stores ▪ Restaurants ▪ Wholesalers ▪ Wineries ▪ ClubsAs a Wine Consultant, I help Store and Restaurant Owners achieve their business goals faster. I help consumers understand the vinous pleasures of the world. I put on spectacular and educational wine events. I lead tutored tastings and put on fantastic wine dinners.▪ Advanced Sommelier & Certified Wine Educator ▪ Speaking / Wine Seminars & Tastings ▪ On & Off-Premise Staff Training ▪ Retail Merchandising, Buying, Pricing, Training ▪ Wine List Refinement ▪ Wine Dinners ▪ Wine Service ▪ Cellar Organization ▪ Tutored Tastings & Seminars ▪ Wine Region Trips & Tours ▪ Custom Wine Events ▪ Fundraising Events▪ Corporate Team Building Events▪ In-Home Wine Events ▪ Personal Wine Trainer▪ Catering Support ▪ Food Pairing▪ Wine Judge ▪ Wine Label Copy / Shelf Talkers▪ Restaurant Openings▪ Store Openings▪ Winery Promotion & Marketing▪ Wine Region Promotion & Marketing
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Wine Buyer, Assistant Wine DirectorViscount Wines & Liquor Sep 1999 - Aug 2008▪ Recruited by Viscount, and managed purchases for most dominant market-share retail store in USA at New York State operation.▪ Market Watch Leader in 2000. Member Wine & Spirits Guild of America.▪ Developed repeat clientele and assisted company driving sales from $6m to $13.5 million in nine years.▪ 2nd in a wine department with 8,000 wine facings.▪ Negotiated buying strategies primarily for: France, Germany, Austria, Oregon, Washington, New York, Canada, Portugal, Greece, & Hungary. German Estate wines grew faster, each year, than any other fine wine category while maintaining the highest margins. ▪ Sourced, evaluated, purchased, received, stocked & inventoried fine wine for a 40,000 sq. ft store with a retail inventory exceeding $4.5 million. ▪ Ordered from over 60 suppliers. ▪ Determined prices and sale items. ▪ Wrote wine reviews for DRINKS magazine. ▪ Initiated, developed, organized & hosted the Viscount Annual Dinner Series at local restaurants. ▪ Wine Director and Floor Sommelier for the annual Ultimate Wine Experience Dinner benefitting Saint Francis Hospital ($250 to $500 a plate).▪ Maintained the 1,200 sq. ft. climate controlled room (1,200 wines 18,000 bottles) worth $1,000,000 including rarities. ▪ Initiated and maintained the Fine Wine Cellar webpage resulting in a dramatic increase in fine wine sales!▪ Strong in: Microsoft POS database software, Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, Adobe and Outlook.▪ Wrote, designed & printed straight-forward, effective shelf talkers and store signs.▪ Evaluated an average of 100 samples per week, and over 5,000 wines per year.▪ Regular travel to trade tastings and wine regions. ▪ Opened and closed store
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Wine DirectorThe Sagamore Resort ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ /✮✮✮✮ Jul 1999 - Sep 1999Asked to return as a seasonal Manger in the F&B office performing regular staff training for four of the 11 food & beverage outlets. Improved wine and beverage lists and developed templates. Conducted wine seminars for in-house guests and conference groups. Directed purchases to upgrade each venue with particular emphasis on the Trillium fine dining list (500 selections). Instituted an improved pricing format. Implemented specialty cocktail and non-alcoholic menus. Provided dessert wine pairings for dessert menus. Provided wine pairings for all group and prix fixe menus through New Year’s Eve.
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Wine Buyer & Beverage ManagerCulinary Institute Of America Nov 1995 - Jul 1999Hyde Park, Ny, UsSourced, evaluated, & purchased all wines, spirits & beer for: • 4 acclaimed public restaurants • Degree & continuing education Beverage Management & Appreciation courses • Faculty, staff & VIP functions, and student club activities • Catered banquets, receptions and weddings • 36 teaching kitchens• Hired, trained, supervised and evaluated 12 subordinates.• Complete arrangement of 65 winemaker-dinners during the renowned, annual Winter Dining Series. Hosted & introduced international guest speakers and winemakers for each event. Organized the wines and beverages for 150 additional dinners and 80 lunches during four seasons of the Winter Dining Series. WDS revenues increased by 300% by increasing patrons at each dinner by 170% and by booking more & more events each year … all with an average 90% sell out rate over the four years.• Revived the management of the Institute's Rare Wine Cellar which included the acquisition of unique wines and spirits for the Institute’s collection. • Maintained and greatly improved accuracy of all printed beverage lists and POS data in the public restaurants. • Maintained inventory control procedures for the wine cellar, four restaurants and the functions department (the latter through personal initiative). • Took full responsibility for banquet bars which was previously handled by the functions department all while the catering business was growing by 50%. • Arranged wine pairings and menu verbiage for countless VIP lunches & dinners and special prix fixe menus in addition to the Winter Dining Series events.• Expanded the wine-by-the-glass and ½ bottle programs. Developed alcohol-free “driver friendly” drink menus. Boosted dessert-wine sales by listing each dessert with the best dessert-wine match. Developed two successful Champagne campaigns. Added flights of wine, whiskies, and brandies.• Collaborated extensively with 15 Certified Master Chefs and major USA Culinary Arts & Wine Instructors. -
Wine & Spirits EducatorCulinary Institute Of America Mar 1996 - Jun 1999Hyde Park, Ny, UsTaught adult education courses to the public: • Introduction to Wine• Wines of France• Introduction to Bartending • Wine Sales & Service for Restaurant Employees.
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Head SommelierSagamore Resort, Preferred Hotels, Historic Hotels Of America Jan 1995 - Dec 1995Us• Promoted from Floor Sommelier. • Hired, trained, scheduled and supervised three other wine stewards. • Conducted seminars & tastings for hotel guests and in-house groups • Designed and implemented an up-selling training program for servers & sommeliers• Improved wine inventory control and tracking to an impeccable level. • Increased all wine sales per cover. Increased Port sales by 200% and dessert wine sales by 500%. -
Floor SommelierOmni Sagamore Resort ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ /✮✮✮✮ Mar 1994 - Jan 1995Worked two dining rooms including the AAA Four Diamond Trillium. Helped wait staff with the usual duties of a fine dining, French service restaurant. Complete servicing and pampering of discerning hotel guests. Named Omni Service Champion, out of 800 employees, for the month of August - the busiest month of the year. Invented and fabricated the WINEALERT™ and the WINESTICK™ which saved the hotel thousands of dollars each year. Revised wine sales summary form to yield better statistical & marketing data. Sold, in 1994, the most expensive bottle of wine in Sagamore history ($1,100.00). I worked two months with Rachael Ray!
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Bartender, Banquet Bartender, Waiter, BellmanVarious Hotels, Country Clubs And Restaurants 1984 - 1994Upstate NY, part-time and full-time, on & off since High School
Rick Schofield Skills
Rick Schofield Education Details
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Bureau Interprofessionnel Des Vins De BourgogneBourgogne -
Napa Valley Rocks Symposium
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Tuscan Wine Master Academy
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Wine & Spirits Education TrustWith Distinction
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Deutsches Weininstitut
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Greek Wine Education Program
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Washington Wine Commission
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L'Ecole Du VinBordeaux
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Spanish Wine Academy
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Australian Wine Adventure Tour
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Court Of Master SommeliersSommelier
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Master Napa Valley
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Oregon Pinot Camp
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German Wine Academy
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Cornell UniversitySupervising & Managing People
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The Culinary Institute Of AmericaSupervisory Development
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Sterling Advanced School Of Hospitality
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Windows On The World Wine School
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Hudson Valley Community CollegeMathematics & Science
Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Schofield
What company does Rick Schofield work for?
Rick Schofield works for Schofield Wine School, Wine Manager / Wine Buyer / Sommelier - Stores & Restaura
What is Rick Schofield's role at the current company?
Rick Schofield's current role is WINE CONSULTANT and CERTIFIED WINE EDUCATOR and WINE BUYER and ADVANCED SOMMELIER and INTERNAT'L WINE JUDGE.
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What schools did Rick Schofield attend?
Rick Schofield attended Bureau Interprofessionnel Des Vins De Bourgogne, Napa Valley Rocks Symposium, Tuscan Wine Master Academy, Wine & Spirits Education Trust, Deutsches Weininstitut, Greek Wine Education Program, Washington Wine Commission, L'ecole Du Vin, Spanish Wine Academy, Australian Wine Adventure Tour, Court Of Master Sommeliers, Master Napa Valley, Oregon Pinot Camp, German Wine Academy, Cornell University, The Culinary Institute Of America, Sterling Advanced School Of Hospitality, Windows On The World Wine School, Hudson Valley Community College.
What are some of Rick Schofield's interests?
Rick Schofield has interest in Cooking, Curling, Hockey, Golf, Travel.
What skills is Rick Schofield known for?
Rick Schofield has skills like Wine, Wine Tasting, Wineries, Food And Beverage, Food Pairing, Restaurants, Food, Fine Dining, Menu Development, Hospitality, Event Management, Public Speaking.
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