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Sauvé's Biography
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Biography
The
Wine Umbrella is a ‘Business to Business’ company.
We are consultants who offer assistance to businesses that work
with wine, with a view to increasing ou r clients’ profits.
We do this is many different ways, as different results come from
varying initiatives when applied to each business individually.
Company President Mireille Sauvé is one
of Canada’s most acclaimed Wine Professionals. A 17-year veteran
of the wine and restaurant industries, Mireille graduated with honours
from George Brown College’s Sommelier Program, earning her
the title of ‘Canada’s Youngest Female Sommelier’
in August of 1997. After receiving her Sommelier Diploma, Mireille
completed her second winery stage – a Winemaking Apprenticeship
at Hedges Cellars in Washington State, USA.
Upon returning to Canada and earning multiple gold medals for her
restaurant wine programs, Ms. Sauvé branched off in 1999
to develop a series of wine training seminars for restaurants which
took her across the country teaching servers to work with wine.
Mireille then further developed her industry knowledge by establishing
Western Canada’s first Australian Wine Bureau in Vancouver
in 2003, growing the Australian wine category to remain strong as
the top selling import in all four western provinces.
Mireille Sauvé has worked very closely with restaurants,
wine agencies, liquor boards and wineries throughout her career
and she is now leading The Wine Umbrella to raise the bar in Western
Canada’s wine industry. We work with our clients to ensure
they are operating at a world-class level, encouraging world-class
results.
What the critics say about The Wine Umbrella
President, Mireille Sauvé...
"Mireille Sauvé is one of Canada’s
leading sommeliers..."
- Flavours Magazine, 2005
"... Grape Guru Mireille Sauvé..."
- The Georgia Straight, 2002
"Word of her arrival is already bringing
new business in."
- Patron Magazine, 1999
"Mireille Sauvé is one of the top
wine connoisseurs on the West Coast..."
- Flare Magazine, 1998
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