The Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS), established in 1988, is the professional body for front-of-house service. It is dedicated to improving the status and awareness of food and beverage service as a viable career choice, raising standards across the industry and encouraging teamwork with other colleagues. AFWS can offer advice and training to anyone following, or considering, a career as a sommelier, wine waiter, waiter, bar manager or restaurant manager.

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JOBS: Central London Post required by trainee sommelier

By Helen AFWS | Published: January 23, 2012

Passionate wine enthusiast would like the opportunity to train as a sommelier -in central London. Recent experience includes running Italian estate in Tuscany where I did everything from running the accounts, dealing with VIP clients, organising the staff and a tour guide to the chef. If you have any vacancies and would like more information please contact Helen@afws.co.uk for more details.    

Helen AFWS | January 23, 2012

JOBS: Summer Post Required

By Helen AFWS | Published: January 23, 2012

Student at University studying Home Economics and food design technology is available to work from March to September 2012. If you have vacancy in the Croydon and surrounding area for more information on this individual please contact helen@afws.co.uk.  

Helen AFWS |

Jobs: Tylney Hall Hotel, Hampshire – Senior Wine Waiter

By Helen AFWS | Published: January 11, 2012

Tylney Hall Hotel are in search of a Senior Wine Waiter to work in their fine dining Oak Room restaurant.  Tylney Hall are looking for someone to control and manage the restaurant wine dispense, to maintain the maximum quality standards as required to ensure optimum guest satisfaction and profitability as well as being involved in the daily restaurant service operation.

Helen AFWS | January 11, 2012

Blog: Don’t miss Gerard Basset’s tutorial on Champagne

By Linda AFWS | Published: December 15, 2011

Academy director Gerard Basset MS, MW, OBE, and the current holder of the title World’s Best Sommelier, explains the basics of storing, opening and pouring champagne as well as looking at the different styles and when they should be drunk.  

Linda AFWS | December 15, 2011

Blog: AFWS’ Licence to Work series gains momentum

By Linda AFWS | Published: December 2, 2011

The Academy’s new series of training programmes – Licence to Work – is now well underway, with a successful Licence to Work in Wine Service held this week at the Moat House Hotel near Stafford, owned by BII councillor Chris Lewis. Twenty candidates all passed the course, which having been approved by the BII Awarding Body gives them their NVQ Level 1. This was the first Licence to Work course … Read more…

Linda AFWS | December 2, 2011