Conte Giovanni Umberto Salvi di Civitavecchia
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Conte Giovanni Umberto Salvi di Civitavecchia
John U. Salvi M.W. Conte Giovanni Umberto Salvi di Civitavecchia CURRICULUM VITAE John Umberto SALVI Born: 6th April, 1937, Hampstead, London, Great Britain Nationality: British Address: 4, Impasse du Pez, Le Pez, 33460 Soussans, France Professional Training 1970: Institute of Masters of Wine, London, Great Britain: MASTER of WINE Examination 1957: “Université de Bordeaux”, France: Diploma in Œnology ( under Prof. Peynaud ) Languages spoken English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Afrikaans, Russian Membership of Professional Institutions Active memberships and duties • Institute of Masters of Wine, London, United Kingdom • “Acadamie Internationale du Vin”, Geneva, Switzerland • Academie du Vin de Bordeaux • “Internationale union des Œnologues”, Paris, France • Delegate of the Institute of Masters of Wine to the International Union of Oenologists • Vintners Company of the City of London, London, United Kingdom • Committee member of “FIJEV – Federation Internationale des Journalistes et Ecrivains du Vin”, Paris, France • Member of “APV – Association de la Press du Vin”, Paris, France • Member Circle of Wine Writers, London, United Kingdom • Member “AFPGT – Association française pour la gastronomie et le tourisme”, Paris, France • Member “APCIG – Association professionnelle composée de journalistes, écrivains ou autres informateurs dans le domaine de la gastronomie et du vin”, Paris, France • « Officier » of the Commanderie du Bontemps de Médoc, des Graves, de Sauternes et de Barsac, Pauillac, France • Commanderie de Loupiac et Sainte Croix du Mont, Loupiac, France • Ordre des Compagnons du Beaujolais • Confrérie de Saint – Etienne d’Alsace • Confrérie des Chevaliers du Taste-vin • Gastronomes de la mer, Muscadet, France • Societa de Gran Can, Barolo, Italy • Confradia de Vinos de Navarra, Olite, Spain • Amis de la Bière, Lille, France • Travellers Club, London, United Kingdom • Consul Club, Paris, France Professional Activities At present • Wine Expert to the O I V “Office internationale du vin et de la vigne” – Lexicon Committee • Independent International Wine Consultant – various clients in different countries • Editorial Committee TASTED • Articles & Tasting Comment for www.tastedonline.com • Chief Joint Editor BORDEAUX - NEW YORK • Wine Advisor to a top level Wine Exchange Internet company • Writing a monthly Bordeaux Weather Report (available upon subscription) • International Wine and Gastronomy Journalist : • Marco Real, La Etiqueta & Vinealis (Spain) • Writing for Wine – Citizen Publishing and Wine Watch (both on the Internet) • International Professional Wine Taster • Cookery Demonstrator • International Wine and Gastronomy Lecturer Activity as a Professional International Wine Taster Participation in the following international professional, sensorial wine tastings under the patronage of the O I V (“Office international du vin et de la vigne”) • Tokyo, Japan: Japan Wine Challenge • Tel Aviv, Israel: Terravino • Logrono, Rioja, Spain: Tempranillo, a century of Rioja wine • Montreal, Canada: Selections Mondiales • Bordeaux, France: Le Concours des Vins d’Aquitaine • Bordeaux, France: Coupe des Crus Bourgeois • Bordeaux, France: Challenge du Bourg et Blaye • Bordeaux, France: CIVART, now called Citadelles • Verona, Italy: Vinitaly • Paris, France: Vinalies and Vinalies Internationales • Brussels, Belgium: Les Mondiales du Vin • Ljubljana: Vinoforum • Turkey: Urgup • Porto, Portugal: Cuidade do Oporto • Mendoza, Argentina: Vinandino • Merida, Spain: Zafra, 500 Years of Spanish and American wines • Barcelona, Spain: Intervin • Madrid, Spain: Bacchus 2002, 2004, 2006 • Valladolid, Spain: Zarcillo • Czech Republic: Prage Trophy - Cabernet Sauvignon • Czech Republic: Vinar roku International Wine Lecturer & Tutor to Private and Corporate Clients • Lecturer on Italian Wines for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust of Great Britain • Conducting lectures and organising educational visits to all the French, Italian, Spanish and South African vineyard areas. • Wine Investment Clubs • City Club Members • Wine Fraternities • Private Wine Collectors Participation in regular Master of Wine study tours to various wine growing areas of the world • All wine regions of France, Italy, Spain & Germany • South Africa • Chile • New Zealand • Australia • Argentina Author of “English Wines” in the “Enciclopedia dei vini del mondo under the editorship of Lamberto Paronetto Professional Activities • Wine consultant for Internet company World Wine Exchange • Sales Director for Mahler Besse, Wine Merchant, Bordeaux, France • Responsible for the United Kingdom and Channel Islands markets • Top quality wines sales from several properties in Bordeaux, particularly Chateau Palmer • Journalist for Spanish, English, South African and American wine publications Harpers, Decanter, La Semana Vitivinicula, Boston Quarterly of Wine, Practical Winery and Vineyard, The Epicurean, Wynboer, now Winelands • Organiser and leader of specialised individualised wine tours for professionals and wine lovers alike, clientele mainly from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, the Far East, and Europe. Specialising in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, the Loire Valley in France; Rioja, Jerez de la Frontera in Spain; the Douro Valley in Portugal; Tuscany, Piedmont in Italy; Sicily; the Cape vineyards in South Africa and also Argentina and Chile • External advisor to the Cite Mondiale du Vin and the Hotel Château Chartrons in Bordeaux, France • Independent representative and consultant for several wine merchants in the United Kingdom • Director of Sales operations in the United States of America for a consortium of French and German wine shippers Three-year mission in the United States of America controlling marketing and promotional operations • Export Director for Maison Sichel, Bordeaux, France responsible for international marketing and promotion for twenty five years • From the start of professional life in 1957 until retiring from the company to make place for the younger Sichel generation Military Service • National Service in Great Britain 1955 – 1957 • Fifth Royal Inniskillin Dragoon Guards • Intelligence Corps - Russian Interpreter (as Colonel on active service)