The American Tea Masters Association announces its special upcoming Certified Tea Sommelier Course – conducted entirely in Spanish. This course will be conducted January 19 – January 22, 2012, in San Diego, California. Diego Morlachetti, Certified Tea Master and Executive Director of the Escuela de Té in Argentina, will teach this course.
Chas Kroll, Executive Director of American Tea Masters Association and Certified Tea Master announced, “This course is a great opportunity for Spanish-speaking people in the USA who wish to take their passion for tea and its health benefits to a professional level. There has been so much interest in the US, that for the first time, ATMA is offering the course in Spanish.”
The Certified Tea Sommelier Course is suited to restaurant and tea court owners and managers, wine sommeliers, tea aficionados, industry suppliers, and others who wish to incorporate tea mastery skills into their personal or professional lives.
Margo Seymour, owner of the Denver Tea Room in Colorado, finished the Certified Tea Master course in 2010. Now she confidently knows her teas as well as how to best market her tea room. Seymour expects that her business in 2011 will triple that of 2010.
As the profession expands there is growing demand for Certified Tea Sommeliers. Respected hotels, traditional and modern tea rooms, high-end restaurants, and tea-shops, create an important base for a professional tea sommelier.
The Certified Tea Sommelier Course provides a thorough foundation for those interested in managing the tea service, including: vendor selection, creating tea menus, seasonal tea rotation, managing guest preferences, and providing accurate background information on myriad teas.
The course starts with a 4-day intensive training at the Liberty Station Courtyard by Marriott. This is followed by home study utilizing online tutorials led by Morlechetti between February and September 2012. Tuition for the entire course is $ 2,390. Early registration is available until December 19, 2011, at $ 2,200. To register, contact Morla/chetti at info@escueladete.org.
About American Tea Masters Association:
Founded in 2007, the American Tea Masters Association’s prestigious Certified Tea Master™ designation is awarded following completion of the Tea Mastery Certification Course™, to
deserving Tea Masters and Tea Som-meliers dedicated to promoting the experience of quality, loose-leaf specialty teas grown around the world. Further information is available at www.TeaMasters.org
