{"id":11053,"date":"2023-12-02T16:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T15:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/future-wine.eu\/dozenten\/michael-kugel\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T00:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:21:25","slug":"michael-kugel","status":"publish","type":"dozenten","link":"https:\/\/future-wine.eu\/en\/dozenten\/michael-kugel\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Kugel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This native of the Black Forest has been self-employed for over 30 years, lives in Kassel, and\u2014after thorough training in hospitality and F&amp;B\u2014ran a highly successful wine wholesale business there. In the process, he became acquainted with over 60 wine-growing regions worldwide. As an expert in the hospitality and retail sectors, this process consultant and communication coach now makes his know-how available as an advisor and trainer.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QUALIFICATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advisory board member of EUROVINO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>European Cheese Expert (Fromelier)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-founder and shareholder of future-wine.eu (including the Future Wine Award wine competition and the Future Wine Academy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Former chairman of the German Knigge Council <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IHK lecturer for the Wine Connoisseur Diploma\u00ae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>President of the Professional Association of Independent Wine Consultants (Fachverband unabh\u00e4ngiger Weinreferenten e.V.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Licensed trainer and expert on hospitality topics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorized consultant in the ESF program &#8220;unternehmensWert: Mensch&#8221;, supported by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the European Union<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentor and originator of the first Kassel Wine School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F&amp;B manager and assistant to hotel management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State-certified chef, Hotel Management School Heidelberg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AREAS OF FOCUS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Consulting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selection and assortments, wine department relaunch, creation of wine catalogs, staff training, customer loyalty, successful corporate philosophy<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Hospitality&#8221; as a corporate guiding principle and attitude toward customer relations; FuW Wine Connoisseur Diploma&#8221; at all levels for the hospitality and retail sectors<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Sales &amp; Consulting&#8221; for retail and hospitality.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Wine Sensory Analysis&#8221;, &#8220;Which Wine for What Occasion&#8221;, and &#8220;Service Crash Courses&#8221; for point-of-sale staff and career changers or newcomers in hospitality and catering, &#8220;Good Customer and Guest Relations&#8221;, &#8220;Appreciative Communication&#8221;, &#8220;Wine &amp; Etiquette&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seminar\/crash course for aspiring hosts in everyday business<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Etiquette Training and Updates&#8221;, &#8220;Business Dinner&#8221; for executives<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wine communication: presentations, moderation, and tasting guidance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gourmet wine events for professional audiences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corporate events &amp; expert presentations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wine industry study trips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REFERENCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDEKA Hessenring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDEKA Rhine-Ruhr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDEKA Northern Bavaria-Saxony-Thuringia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SB Union C&amp;C Wholesale Market<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>REWE Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDEKA Minden-Hannover<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bartels-Langness (famila Nord)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J. B\u00fcnting Beteiligungs AG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECC, European Cheese Center, Hanover<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bauhaus Academy Schloss Ettersburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hotel Schindelbruch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hotel Gude Kassel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c0ee6c6d\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8ff2e040\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f88fa7f6 gb-headline-text\">Get in touch with us<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a8be6e11\">\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-23955b72 gb-headline-text\">by e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:academy@future-wine.eu\">academy@future-wine.eu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-6f4fb419 gb-headline-text\">by telephone: <a href=\"tel:0561-316909-32\">0561-316909-32<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":6619,"menu_order":1,"template":"","class_list":["post-11053","dozenten","type-dozenten","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","infinite-scroll-item","no-featured-image-padding","resize-featured-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/future-wine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dozenten\/11053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/future-wine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dozenten"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/future-wine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dozenten"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/future-wine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/future-wine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}