SALES ASSISTANT REQUIRED AT BRIDGE STREET

Cambridge Wine Merchants is looking for an energetic part-time sales assistant to work with us on busy evening and weekend shifts at our Bridge Street branch over the summer.

We are a local independent Wine Merchant and pride ourselves on giving excellent customer service. All of our staff are all highly trained with regards to wine and spirit knowledge.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with a keen interest in wine. Previous retail experience is desirable although not essential, as full training will be given. The applicant must be18 years of age or over and fully legal to work in the UK. They must also be flexible and available to work evenings and weekends.

Benefits include 25% staff discount, free invitations to tastings and a fun, working environment with the opportunity to learn about the fascinating world of wine.    

To apply, pop into the shop with a CV.

Cambridge Wine Merchants
32 Bridge Street
Cambridge CB2 1UJ
01223 568 989

http://cambridge.gumtree.com/cambridge/93/55331793.html

 

As Cambridge Wine Merchants are always keen on expanding and finding promising business opportunities, Brett Turner and Hal Wilson (co-founders and directors of CWM) didn’t hesitate when they had the opportunity to lease a large shop on 163 Cherry Hinton Road.

 

“What is really special about this site is that it’s been a wine shop for over fifty years”, Brett Turner says. “People in the neighbourhood have been used to buy their wines locally and we hope they will continue to do so once our new shop has opened.”

 

The new branch, due to open in April, will consist of a large shop area as well as a stylish and comfortable bar, where wines throughout the CWM range can be tasted and enjoyed.

 

For more info and pictures, call 01954 214 528 or mail cambridgewine@cambridgewine.com

On Tuesday, 2nd March, Cambridge Wine Merchants' staff were invited to join a staff training session on Australian wine. The event had been organised by CWM together with Wine Australia, in order to raise awareness of the regional differences and wine styles that can be found throughout the "Fifth Continent".

The wines that were tasted came from different regions - from emerging "hot spots" like Tasmania (we tasted the fabulous Jansz Sparkling Wine) and Heathcote (an interesting, rather hot and arid region - our example was the Tyrell's Rufus Stone Shiraz 2007), to famous and established wine-growing regions such as Barossa, Yarra and Eden Valley.

One of the highlights was the last wine on the list - Campbell's Rutherglen Moscato, a sweet, very intense and honeyed fortified wine.

Everyone agreed on their favorite wines - the winners were Peter Lehmann's "Margaret" Semillon from 2002 - a creamy, buttery style, very well aged and great value for price (only £12.99!), Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz, from the Grampians wine region, and the above mentioned Jansz NonvintagePremium Brut and Rufus Stone Shiraz.

The tasting motivated staff to promote Australian wines
during the "Regional Heroes" retail competition,
which we will be running in April and May.
The retailer with the highest increase in sales
of Australian wines can send a member of staff
to Australia, and there will be landmark tastings
for the whole staff.



                                                                                                                         Here is where our staff tasting took place,
                                                                                                                         at Cambridge Chop House/Kings Parade
Steve Hovington, our WSET tutor, says:
 "The Jansz NV Brut & Peter Lehmann Margaret Semillon showed how wonderfully clean, fresh and characterful Aussie whites can be. I was interested in the climatic differences between the Eden and Clare Valleys and how this affects the style of the Rieslings produced there or how similar differences in the Yarra valley & Adelaide Hills affect the style of Chardonnays."

He also believes that "over all it was a useful exercise and very well presented and look forward to pushing the regional heroes message in the Spring."

If you are thinking about treating yourself to one
of our delicious Sherries...why not take two bottles
of any Gonzalez Byass Sherry and receive a

FREE half bottle of the "Solera 1847"
Oloroso Dulce Sherry!

This offer is available on all Gonzalez Byass Sherries
except the half bottles Tio Pepe, and half bottles of the
Solera 1847, and goes on for three months until the
beginning of June.

The Solera 1847 Oloroso is a sweet blend of 75% Palomino
and 25% Pedro Ximénez grape varieties,
with an average age of nine years. A real treat!

Please come to one of our lovely branches to ask for details.

We will also have this exceptional Sherry up for free
tasting in all of our shops on the weekend
from 19th to 21st March.

Cambridge Wine Merchants are known for their commitment to staff education and training, and we are proud to say that everyone who is working for us has a high wine-related knowledge.

Just recently the five members of our Bridge Street branch passed their WSET course, held by our tutor Steve Hovington, and were extremely successful.

Kayla Kingdon-Bebb, working part-time at Bridge Street, passed with 92% "with distinction". All the others passed with very high grades too.

Just another proof of our staff's competence!