Sommelier

About the Role

The Hoxton, Bengaluru City is seeking a curious, approachable, and knowledgeable Sommelier to shape the wine experience. You will build a wine offer with personality, assist guests in finding wines they enjoy, and empower teams to discuss wine confidently and without intimidation. This role is instrumental in launching The Hoxton's first hotel in Asia.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and refresh a balanced, exciting, and commercially sensible wine list for restaurants, bars, and events.
• Make wine recommendations based on guest preferences, explaining options simply.
• Deliver confident, relaxed wine service, including pairing, decanting, and bottle presentation.
• Build sales through knowledge, storytelling, and thoughtful suggestions.
• Manage wine ordering, receiving, storage, stock rotation, and inventories.
• Track wine performance and revenue to refine the list, pricing, and activity plan.
• Train and coach the F&B team on wine knowledge, service, pairings, and recommendations.
• Create tastings, events, and collaborations to drive engagement.
• Develop relationships with suppliers and stay current with new producers, regions, and trends.
• Collaborate with chefs and F&B leaders to ensure wine and food offers complement each other.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience working as a Sommelier or in a wine-focused restaurant or bar role.
• Strong knowledge of key wine regions, grapes, styles, and food pairing.
• Engaging and approachable communication style.
• Ability to combine a love of wine with commercial instincts around pricing, stock, and revenue.
• Confidence in training teams and creating tastings or events.
• Fluent in English communication.

Qualifications

• Passion for hospitality.
• Ability to make a positive impact and leave guests with memorable experiences.
• Team-oriented and supportive.
• A recognized wine qualification such as WSET Level 2 or 3, CMS, or equivalent is preferred.
• Additional languages are a bonus.