RESUME
WINE
CONSULTANT & EDUCATOR - Daniel K. L. CHIA
Daniel
has been involved in wine related activities since 1987, and has worked
in various capacities in the Hospitality Industry, Wine Retail, Wine
Import & Distribution and Wine Training.
WINE
CAREER MILESTONES:
Creating
Wine and Beverage Program for the opening of Club
Shanghai,
a multi-concept Food & Beverage establishment with, a Modern French
Fine Dining Restaurant, a Modern Full Bar & Cocktail Lounge and a
Dinner & Dancing Ballroom in Shanghai, People's Republic of China,
2004-2005.
Winning
for Club Shanghai, the "Award of Excellence, 2005 Restaurant
Awards Program", Wine Spectator Magazine, USA. Club Shanghai was one
of the two the free-standing restaurant in Mainland China to receive
this award.
Organising
and managing wine operations and service for "Fine
Wine for the Fine City, Shanghai" Wine Tasting held at Plaza 66, and
Vintners Dinner at Four Seasons Shanghai, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of
China, June 2004.
Winning
for Raffles Grill, the "Best
of Award of Excellence, 2004 Restaurant Awards Program", Wine Spectator
Magazine, USA and having the same wine list nominated as Finalist in "Best
Wine List" category of the Awards of Excellence for World Gourmet
Summit 2004, Singapore.
Organising
and running all aspects of the wine logistics, operations and wine
service for the very successful "The
New Annual Raffles Hotel Wine, Food and Arts Experience 2004", Raffles Hotel,
Singapore, February 2004.
Organising
and managing wine service for "South Australian
Masterpieces 2", held at China World Hotel, Beijing, Peoples Republic of
China, October 2003.
Creating
Wine & Beverage Program for the opening of a Modern Australian
Cuisine Restaurant, Bar & Gourmet Market, Whitebait & Kale in 2003.
Running
the Wine Program for Grand Hyatt Singapore and having Wine List of
mezza9 being nominated as finalist in "Best Wine List" category of the
Awards of Excellence for World Gourmet Summit 2001 & 2002.
Principal
Lecturer of the SHATEC Australian Wine Education Awards (SAWEA) Program
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2002.
Winning
the SHATEC Australian Wine Education Awards (SAWEA) in 1995 for
Ristorante Bologna at Marina Mandarin Singapore.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor
of Applied Sciences (Hospitality Studies) RMIT UNIVERSITY, Melbourne,
Australia.
Higher Diploma in Hotel Management - SHATEC
Certificate in Food and Beverage Management - ECOLE HOTELIERE DE
LAUSANNE
National Trade Certificate Grade 2, Food and Beverage Service -
VOCATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARD
Certificate in Hotel Skills Grade 2, Food and Beverage Service - SHATEC
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATONS
Professional
Level French Wine Certification - SOPEXA
Higher Certificate with Distinction - Wines & Spirits Education
Trust (UK)
Award Winner - SHATEC Australian Wine Education Awards (SAWEA)
Introductory Course - Sensory Evaluation of Australian Wines - The
University of Adelaide, Australia
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
Singapore
Sommeliers' Association (Defunct) - (1995)
The Wine Society, Australia - Member (1996 to present)
SHATEC Australian Wine Education Awards (SAWEA)
- Principal Lecturer (1997 to 2000 & 2002)
- Committee Member (1999 to 2000)
Australian Society of Wine Education - Member (1998 to present)
Panel Judge - International Wine Challenge, Singapore - 2000
The Society of Wine Educators (US) - Member (2001 to present)
Association of Bartenders, Singapore - Member (2001 to 2003)
Wine Panellist - Wine & Dine Magazine (2001 to present)
International Wine & Food Society of Singapore - Member (2002 to
2003)
WINE
PERSONALITIES WORKED WITH AT WINE EVENTS:
Serena
SUTCLIFFE M.W. of Sotheby's London, UK.
David PEPPERCORN M.W., Wine Consultant and Author, London, UK.
CHAMPAGNE
Frederic
PANAIOTIS of Champagne Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
Francois ROSSET of Champagne Deutz
Olivier KRUG of Champagne Krug
Nicolas AUDEBERT of Champagne Krug
Ludovic de LAGEARD of Champagne Laurent-Perrier
Michael MACKENZIE of Champagne Jacquesson
ALSACE
Hubert
TRIMBACH of F E Trimbach
LOIRE
Pascal
JOLIVET of Pascal Jolivet
BURGUNDY
David
COBBOLD of Bouchard Pere & Fils
Ludovic de LAGEARD Bouchard Pere & Fils
Bruno PEPIN of Bouchard Pere & Fils
Gilles DE COURCEL of Domaine Chanson Pere & Fils
Dominique PILOU of Group Boisset
Laurent PONSOT of Domaine Ponsot
Dominique LAURENT of Dominique Laurent
BORDEAUX
Thierry
Estrada de TOURNIEL of Baron Philippe de Rothschild
Christophe SALIN of Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Olivier BERNARD of Domaine de Chevalier
Count Eric D'ARAMON of Chateau Figeac
Veronique SANDERS of Chateau Haut Bailly
Eduoard ANDRE of Compagnie Medocaine (Les Tourelles de Longueville)
Bernard DE LAAGE DE MEUX of Chateau Palmer
Jean Luc THUNEVIN of Chateau de Valandraud
Thierry GARDINIER of Chateau Phelan Segur
Jean-Guillaume PRATS of Chateau Cos d'Estournel
Anthony and Eva BARTON of Chateau Leoville Barton
Corinne DE BOUARD of Chateau La Fleur de Bouard
Pierre Antoine CASTEJA of Chateau Doisy Verdrines
Comte Paul-Henry DE BOURNAZEL of Chateau de Malle
RHONE
Michel
TARDIEU of Tardieu-Laurent
Francois ROSSET of Delas Freres
PORTUGAL
Huyshe
BOWER of Taylors, Fladgate & Yeatman
Nick HEATH of Taylors, Fladgate & Yeatman
Paul SYMINGTON of Symington Family Port Companies
SPAIN
Jaime
DOMENEQUE of Freixenet
Alvario PALACIOS of Alvaro Palacios Cellars
Peter SISSECK of Pingus
Rafael ALONSO of Vega Sicilia
ITALY
Roberto
BAVA of BAVA Wines
Gianni GAGLIARDO of Gagliardo
Barone Francesco RICASOLI of Barone Ricasoli
PIO Boffa of Pio Cesari
Andrea FRANCHETTI of Tenuta di Trinoro
GERMANY
Egon
MULLER Jr of Egon Muller-Scharzhof
AUSTRIA
Berthold
SALOMON of Weingut Salomon
Toni BODENSTEIN of Prager
HUNGARY
Peter
and Susan VINDING-DIERS of Stanza Tokaji Eszencia
AUSTRALIA
Philip
JOHN of Lindemans
Ross BROWN of Brown Brothers
John DUVAL of Penfolds Wines
Peter GAGO of Penfolds Wines
Rick BURGE of Burge Family Vineyards
Rolf BINDER of Veritas Wines
Chris RINGLAND of Three Rivers
Adam WYNN of Mountadam
Brian LYNN of Majella Wines
Trevor JONES of Trevor Jones
Nerissa DOHNT & Michael SMITH of Lawrence Victor
David BRYSON of Morambro Creek
Chris LAWRIE and David KNIGHT of Oddfellows
Roger HARBORD of Harbord Wines
Michele JORDAN of Mitolo
Andrew BUTTERY of Gemtree
Ben PAXTON of Paxton
Rod GREGORY of Barley Stacks
Greg FOLLET of Lake Breeze
David ELL of Mount Gisborne
Doug BALNAVES of Balnaves of Coonawarra
Tom ADAMS of Brothers in Arms
John Robert COX of Ladbroke Grove
Aldo BRATOVICH of Petaluma
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
Jerry
COMFORT of Beringer Vineyards
