Regional sales manager and Italian wine specialist for Winemonger
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Sommelier and Consultant at Your Sommelier
- Southern California Sales Manager at Winemonger
- Regional Manager Assistant at Italian Sommelier Association, Los Angeles chapter
- Past
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- Incentive travel and Congress project manager at BCD Travel
- Travel planner at Catiturama
- Translator and proof-reader at Pasanet
- Education
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- Society of Wine Educators
- Italian Sommelier Association
- Italian Sommelier Association
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Connections
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- Industry
- Wine and Spirits
- Websites
Alessia Botturi’s Summary
Alessia Botturi is a professionally qualified sommelier of the Italian Sommelier Association, with an additional master in professional wine tasting techniques. She is currently pursuing the CSW qualification of the Society of Wine Educators.
Alessia was born and raised in Italy, where she started her career, working for various years in tourism and event planning, cooperating in the meanwhile with various restaurants, hotels and catering companies.
She speaks several languages, including English, Italian, German and French and has traveled in four continents, always researching and learning from the different traditions and cultures.
Wine and food have always been her greatest passion and she has been a professionally qualified Sommelier (AIS - Italian Sommelier Association) since 2004, having completed the 3 year school in Milan, Italy.
In 2006 she took the master as Official Technical Taster, with the ability of professionally rating wines and finally in 2007 she translated into English the course book "Food&Wine" for the Italian Sommelier Association: the book is used worldwide by the association for courses and seminars.
She lives in Los Angeles since 2006 where she is the Southern California Sales Manager for a boutique wine importer, also featuring her own Italian wine selection called "Alessia Botturi Selections".
Alessia is available for consultancy, private wine-related events and food&wine pairing seminars.
Alessia Botturi’s Specialties:
Food&wine pairing, courses and seminars about various subject concerning the world of wine and food (es. how to taste wine, how to pair it with food), restaurant staff training and consultancy (wine list, cellaring...), organization of wine events and wine tours
Alessia Botturi’s Experience
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Sommelier and Consultant
Your Sommelier
(Food & Beverages industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Professional Wine&Food consultancy for privates and restaurants. Services include: cellaring, wine list, staff training, wine pairing menu, private parties and tastings, seminars, workshops.
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Southern California Sales Manager
Winemonger
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Promote and sell wine to restaurants. Organize wine tastings and events.
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Regional Manager Assistant
Italian Sommelier Association, Los Angeles chapter
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Teacher for the Sommelier Classes and seminars
Translation into English of the "Food&Wine" course book
Food&Wine pairing specialist -
Incentive travel and Congress project manager
BCD Travel
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
April 2004 — August 2006 (2 years 5 months)
Planning of tailor-made travels, events and congresses
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Travel planner
Catiturama
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
October 2003 — March 2004 (6 months)
Planning of medical congresses, events and meeting
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Translator and proof-reader
Pasanet
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Translation and Localization industry)
June 2002 — January 2003 (8 months)
Translation of the tourist guide of the city of Turku from English into Italian
Recruiter for new italian clients
Translator and proof-reader (EU documents, technical manuals, web sites)
Alessia Botturi’s Education
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Society of Wine Educators
CWS/CWE , Winemaking, wine regions, varietals, wine education , 2008 — 2008
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Italian Sommelier Association
Official Taster , Wine tasting , 2006 — 2006
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Italian Sommelier Association
Sommelier , wine tasting, oenology, agriculture , 2004 — 2006
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
English, German 1995 — 2002
Additional Information
Alessia Botturi’s Websites:
Alessia Botturi’s Interests:
wine, scuba diving, literature, sports, traveling, music
Alessia Botturi’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
