Staff and Server Wine Education and Training Solutions for Restaurants

Staffing challenges have never been greater. Is it time to rethink how you go about staff wine training and education?

All your staff needs to know is accessible on their own phones or tablets 24/7. All the information they need is instantly updated as selections and inventory change with POS and Inventory integrations.

Most of all, make wine education FUN and INTERACTIVE.

Interactive Training & Education - Make it Personal and Fun

Effective and lasting wine training and education starts with your Staff’s own individual preferences, your wine program and cuisine.

A digital wine training tool provides interactivity and personalization helping your staff understand why they like and prefer certain wines. Each staff member builds their own profile, and most importantly their confidence.

Digital content helps your staff discover different wines within your selection. As your staff begins putting grape varietals, blends and wine regions in the context of their own tastes, their wine knowledge grows, and wine education becomes fun for everyone.

More than Training & Education - Alerts and Advanced Menu Features

Wine service should be efficient, as well as gracious. To be efficient your staff and servers need to be informed - up to he minute

Is a selection in low stock; how many bottles? Is it out of stock?

Can your guests or your servers bookmark wines and make ordering faster and easier for everyone?

Can your guests easily filter and search by varietal, region, price and producer brand?

Training Management Tools for Somms and Wine Program Directors

Training management tools which help you know if your staff are using and taking advantage of their training and wine education. Consider each staff member and server has an personal account and profile which you can easily review and monitor milestones and activity.

  • How often are your staff accessing SommOne, for how long and for what type of wine education?

  • Are they staying current with alerts, featured wines as well as food and wine pairings?

  • Are they making tasting notes and growing their wine knowledge?  

Wine Education and Training Features

  • Always Accessible Digital Education

    Access wine info on smartphones, tablets, PCs. Your team gets crucial wine insights at their convenience, ensuring they’re always in the loop.

  • Interactive Personal Training

    Engage your staff in a unique learning journey, tailored to their personal wine tastes. It's fun, impactful, and a lasting experience.

  • Management Tools for Somms & GMs

    Monitor your team's engagement. Check their frequency, note-taking habits, and knowledge growth to enhance their wine education journey.

  • Instant, Real Time Menu Updates

    Stay updated! Staff are aligned with real-time inventory changes, ensuring no discrepancy between stock and menu.

  • Alerts and Notifications

    Efficient communication made easy. Announce promotions and instantly alert your team on their devices.

  • Unequaled Breadth of Educational Content

    Dive deep into wine details. From tasting notes to producer stories and expert ratings, empower your staff with extensive wine knowledge at their fingertips.

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Discover The Benefits of Interactive, Digital Wine Training for Wait Staff and Servers

  • With SommOne training and instant digital updates, interactions with customers and wine ordering processes become more efficient.

    This streamlined communication combined with proficiency assessments and online education ensures your staff's efficacy, consistent results, and boosts their confidence in wine conversations.

  • Equip your servers with the tools to effectively promote the entire wine selection, especially hand-sell wines.

    Leveraging training, education, featured selections, and food pairings ensures more even inventory turns.

    Furthermore, a trained, knowledgeable, and confident staff naturally drives increased wine sales and maximizes your wine program ROI.

  • Foster a culture of wine in your establishment by empowering your staff with comprehensive training and education.

    This foundation not only gives them the confidence to engage in credible wine dialogues but also reinforces in-person training, helping identify areas needing attention and ensuring consistent outcomes.

  • SommOne aids wine professionals and managers in elevating their teams.

    Beyond just achieving a standard of proficiency; it creates an environment where wine conversations flow seamlessly between staff and customers, cementing a wine-centric ethos within your establishment.

Unequaled Breadth of Educational Content

Great training and education starts with easily accessible, in depth information about your selections - all at your staff’s finger tips, anytime, anywhere.

At the source is an expansive and comprehensive master wine database with wine region and grape varietal descriptions and images, plus graphical and vintage specific tasting notes, producer stories, producer attributes, e.g. organically farmed, critic ratings and reviews, and food and wine pairings.

Time to rethink how you go about staff wine training and education? Want to Experience More?

Just send us your wine list, beverage, and food menu.

We’ll create your server training and education experience in just two days.

Not just a demo - get the real thing in two days.