Argentina Wine Awards 2011 - International Judges
Guilherme Corrêa
Nationality: Brazilian
Resident: Brazil
Guilherme Corrêa was the first Brazilian sommelier trained abroad, with a professional degree
at the ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA SOMMELIERS in Tuscany.
He was elected the “Best Brazilian Sommelier” from ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SOMMELIERS
in 2006 and 2009, and represented Brazil at the 12th “Concours Mondial” from ASSOCIATION DE
LA SOMMELLERIE INTERNATIONALE (A.S.I.), held in Rhodes Island in Greece, in May 2007.
In 2009, he was also finalist at the “1st Best Sommelier of the Americas” from A.P.A.S. (Alianza
Panamericana de Sommeliers), affiliated to the A.I.S., coming 3rd. Guilherme was awarded
recently the “Best Sommelier” of Brazil at MEININGER’S WINE BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL in the
Who’s Who section, and since 2002 works as a sommelier consultant for Decanter import, from
which he has a partnership.
Training
• Economist graduated at UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil) in 1994.
• Certificate in “Introdution to Wine” at Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (Biological
• Science Institute) at UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil) in 1991.
• Certificate in “Advanced Knowledge in Wines” at Instituto de Ciências Biológicas
• (Biological Science Institute) at UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil) in
• 1992.
• Attendant at “Associazione Italiana Sommeliers” (Italian Sommeliers Association), in
• 1997, 1998 and 2000. Professional Sommelier Degree of “A.I.S.” obtained at
• Tuscany’s regional branch in 2000.
• WSET® Level 1 Foundation Certificate in Wines - Pass with Distinction - 100 points,
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São Paulo, may 2009.
WSET® Level 2 Intermediate Certificate in Wines and Spirits - Pass with Distinction 98 points, São Paulo, august 2009.
WSET® Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Wines and Spirits - Pass with Distinction, São
Paulo, august 2009.
Culinary course “Cucina Internazionale” (International Culinary) at “Scuola di Arte
Culinaria CORDON BLEU” (CORDON BLEU Culinary Art School) in Florence, Italy, in
1998.
Certificate at the COFFEE SOMMELIER™ PROGRAM from NESPRESSO in Lausanne,
Switzerland, em 2009.
Student at “Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa” (Brasilian Society in English
Culture), in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from 1983 to 1988.
Student at “Goethe Institut”, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from 1989 to 1993, and in
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, in 1990. Certificate in German as a Foreign
Language, “Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache”, in 1990.
Student at “Fundação Torino”, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from 1990 to 1993.
“Diploma di Lingua Italiana - Centro di Lingua e Cultura Italiana” (Degree in Italian
Language – Italian Language and Culture Center), in 1993.
Student at “Aliança Francesa” (France Alliance), in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1989.
Professional activities:
• Monograph in Economics at UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil):
• “Prospective analyses of the viticulture industry of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern
• Brazil”.
• Former director of “Sociedade Brasileira dos Amigos do Vinho SBAV– MG” (Wine
• Friends Brazilian Society, state of Minas Gerais).
• Trainee-buyer of wines at Casa do Whisky Delikatessen, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in
• 1994.
• First professional sommelier of Minas Gerais state, from 1995 to 2001 at Vecchio
• Sogno restaurant, and from 2002 to 2003 at Amici Miei, Dona Derna and L’Insolite
• restaurant group.
• The wine list of Vecchio Sogno restaurant was the second in whole South America to
• receive the “Wine Spectator Award of Excellence”, in 1997.
• EXPAND Import representative in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from 1996 to 1997.
• MISTRAL Import representative in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1999.
• DECANTER Import representative in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, since february 2003.
• DECANTER Import sommelier and wine-consultant throughout Brazil, since october
• 2003.
• Supervisor of the “Triunvirato” project of DECANTER Import, promoting tastings and
• wine and food matches in the cities of Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul, Florianópolis,
• Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, Brasília, Goiânia, Joinville, Blumenau, Londrina,
• Porto Seguro, Salvador, Recife e Fortaleza, in 2003.
• Supervisor of the “Omaggio all’Enogastromia Pio Cesare” project of DECANTER
• Import, promoting wine and food matches at the best gastronomic restaurants in
• Brazil, in 2004 and 2005.
• Technical consultant of “Festival de Cultura e Gastronomia de Tiradentes - MG”
• (Culture and Gastronomy Festival of Tiradentes, Minas Gerais state), in 1999, 2000
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and 2001.
Professor of the subject “Introdução à Gastronomia” (Introduction to Gastronomy) –
at the graduation course “Gestão de Negócios em Alimentação” (Food-Service
Business Management), at FUMEC University in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2002.
Wine Educator for extension courses for “Estácio de Sá” University in Belo Horizonte,
Brazil, in 2003
Various enogastronomical articles and reports published at “O Tempo” newspaper,
“Mercado Comum” journal, “Gula” and “Vinho Magazine” magazines.
Author of the enogastronomic matches of the book “Associação da Boa Lembrança”:
“Sabores da Boa Lembrança: Feijões”.
Wrote articles for “Clube da Adega” (Cellar Club) at “Jornal de Santa Catarina”
newspaper and at “Diário Catarinense” newspaper in 2003 and 2004.
Contributing Editor for “Adega” (Cellar) wine magazine since 2005.
Contributing sommelier at the S. PELLEGRINO & ACQUA PANNA WATER CODEX.
Contributing sommelier at the NESPRESSO COFFEE CODEX, among 12 international
sommeliers.
Various training courses for restaurants and wine-stores professionals throughout
Brazil.
Consulting for WINE PROGRAM implementation in restaurants and hotels
throughout Brazil.
Training teams at various brazilian resorts: Ponta dos Ganchos Relais & Château,
Costão do Santinho, Recanto das Águas, Praia do Estaleiro, etc.
Wine and enogastronomical presentations for the corporate area: Roche, Claro, etc.
Various courses and tastings to wine lovers at Vecchio Sogno and L’Insolite
restaurants, in Belo Horizonte, and at Garcia & Rodrigues restaurant, in Rio de
Janeiro, and at “BOA MESA Expo Gourmet”, in Belo Horizonte, São Paulo and
Florianópolis.
Various technical visits to wine producers in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and
Europe.
Lecturer about olive oil at “BOA MESA Expo Gourmet” in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Lecturer at “SERRA VITIS / Iº CONGRESSO PANAMERICANO DE SOMMELIERS” (Serra
Vitis / Iº Pan-American Sommeliers Congress), in Petrópolis, Brazil, in 2003.
Invited participant at the Iº ENCUENTRO PROFESIONAL DE SUMILLERES in Jerez de la
Frontera, Spain, March 2008.
Lecturer at VINITALY, on International Organic Wines, in Verona, Italy, April 4th, in
2009.
Brazilian Best Sommelier at the VI CONCURSO NACIONAL DE SOMMELIERS (VI
Sommeliers National Contest), promoted by ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE
SOMMELIERS (Brazilian Sommeliers Association, member of A.I.S, Association
Internationalle de la Sommellerie), in Rio de Janeiro, September 16th, in 2006.
Brazilian Best Sommelier at the VII CONCURSO NACIONAL DE SOMMELIERS (VII
Sommeliers National Contest), promoted by ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE
SOMMELIERS (Brazilian Sommeliers Association, member of A.I.S, Association
Internationalle de la Sommellerie), in São Paulo, March 21st, in 2009.
Semi-finalist at the 12th “Concours Mondial” from ASSOCIATION DE LA
SOMMELLERIE INTERNATIONALE (A.S.I.), held in Rhodes Island in Greece, in May
2007.
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Finalist at the “1st Best Sommelier of the Americas” from A.P.A.S. (Alianza
Panamericana de Sommeliers), affiliated to the ASSOCIATION DE LA SOMMELLERIE
INTERNATIONALE (A.S.I.), coming 3rd. Buenos Aires in Argentina, from May 31st to
June the 1st, 2009.
Elected at MEININGER’S WINE BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL the “Best Sommelier” of
Brazil in the Who’s Who section, issue august 2009.
Club des Sommeliers Professionnels de l’A.S.I. nº189.
November 2010