Senior Sommelier
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Join the Xara Palace Family!
Are excellence and team spirit part of your DNA?
Are you looking at opening up a new world in upscale hospitality and taking your career to the next level?
The Xara family is growing and is on the lookout for passionate and inspiring team players to be part of our history and share our values.
About the role:
- You will be the restaurant’s expert on wine while ensuring five-star service to our patrons.
- We are seeking a thorough professional who is adept at new wine trends and makes recommendations with confidence and passion.
- As a Senior Sommelier, you will delight our guests by helping them choose the best wine to complete meal experiences.
- Develop and mentor Sommeliers and front-of-house colleagues.
- Drive beverage revenue through strategic recommendations and upselling.
- You will be responsible for creating and updating the wine list in coordination with the F&B Manager, as well as ensuring all beverages are stored securely.
- You will share your knowledge through informative training of the outlet team members and management.
- Dipartimento: Sommelier
Su di te
The ideal candidate will possess:
- You are passionate about wine and have relevant experience in a similar property
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as a Sommelier within a Michelin-starred or luxury fine dinning environment.
- Formal wine certification (e.g., WSET Level 3+, Court of Master Sommeliers, or equivalent) is preferred.
- Previous experience supervising or mentoring Sommeliers or front-of-house teams.
- Valid Food Handler Licence in accordance with Maltese regulations (maintained at all times).
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to maximise beverage revenue.
- Fluency in English is essential; additional languages are considered an asset.
- You have a natural flair for service and delivering a strong service culture, with the ability to motivate and develop others.
- Full Time Job
- Hospitality and Leisure
- Hotel, Restaurant and Catering
- Michelin Recommended
- Lingua richiesta: Inglese.
L'azienda
The Xara Palace Relais & Châteaux is an exclusive family-run boutique hotel hidden away in the medieval city of Mdina, the old capital of Malta. Perched on centuries-old bastions, and surrounded by stunning baroque architecture, this 5-Star hotel caters for the individual traveller, mini-groups and corporate travellers. Secluded and private, it provides the perfect setting for weddings and honeymoons.
Housed within the walls of a 17th Century Palazzo, sensitively restored to reflect its former glory, The Xara Palace boasts seventeen individually designed rooms and suites. Featuring unique pieces of antique furniture and paintings, each room or suite sets the scene for an unforgettable holiday experience.
The Xara Palace is the only Maltese hotel associated with Relais & Châteaux, a family of independent hotels and restaurants from ‘all around the world, unique in the world’, that fulfil the prerequisites of character, courtesy, calm, charm and cuisine.
