Beer sommelier to wine fermenter
A beer sommelier already meets 29% of what the wine fermenter role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.9/ 100
1 How much of what a wine fermenter is expected to do is already part of a beer sommelier’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the wine fermenter role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A wine fermenter role treats 5 of its required skills as things a beer sommelier already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- biotechnology
- fermentation processes of beverages
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wine fermenter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a beer sommelier background worth leading with.
- already held fermentation processes of beverages engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held biotechnology health and welfare
- already held apply GMP assisting and caring
- already held apply HACCP assisting and caring
- already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages assisting and caring
- already held liaise with colleagues communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the wine fermenter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn age alcoholic beverages in vats required
- still to learn prepare containers for beverage fermentation required
- still to learn sterilise fermentation tanks required
- still to learn ensure sanitation required
- still to learn monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages required
- still to learn follow hygienic procedures during food processing required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
- optional, not held match food with wine optional
- still to learn variety of grapes required
- still to learn wine fermentation process required
- optional, not held vinegar fermentation process optional
- still to learn monitor fermentation required
- still to learn monitor the process of wine production required
- optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
- still to learn rack wines required
- still to learn tend wine manufacturing machines required
- optional, not held measure density of liquids optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wine fermenter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 age alcoholic beverages in vats practise this
- 02 monitor fermentation practise this
- 03 monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held apply GMP skill
- already held apply HACCP skill
- already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
- already held biotechnology knowledge
- already held fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
- already held liaise with colleagues skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
- optional, not held match food with wine optional
- optional, not held measure density of liquids optional
- optional, not held vinegar fermentation process optional
- optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
23 held skills the wine fermenter role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on beer production skill
- not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
- not needed by the target role apply extensive study of beer styles skill
- not needed by the target role apply foreign language for international trade skill
- not needed by the target role beer downstream processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role brewhouse processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role consult on beer presentation skill
- not needed by the target role describe the flavour of different beers skill
- not needed by the target role find new types of food and beverages skill
- not needed by the target role ingredients for beer production knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain food specifications skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role malting process knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure precise food processing operations skill
- not needed by the target role modern brewing systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role pair beer with food skill
- not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
- not needed by the target role perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
- not needed by the target role provide training on quality management supervision skill
- not needed by the target role train staff in beer knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role types of barley knowledge
- not needed by the target role variety of beers knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn variety of grapes required
- still to learn wine fermentation process required
- optional, not held vinegar fermentation process optional
Common questions about this move
Can a beer sommelier become a wine fermenter?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A beer sommelier already covers 29% of what a wine fermenter is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the wine fermenter role treats as required.
What skills does a beer sommelier need to become a wine fermenter?
12 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is age alcoholic beverages in vats.
How hard is the move from beer sommelier to wine fermenter?
Its learning distance is 68.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.