That's the view of Roy Ackerman, CBE of the Wine Guild and Academy of Food and Wine who said British businesses could do more to improve their staff's knowledge of wine.
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Encourage all hospitality staff to improve wine knowledge
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Pub and restaurant owners should encourage their British staff to take up a career as a sommelier to balance the level of foreign someliers in the industry.
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