Kirill Burlutskiy
Founder `Sommelier School WineJet`(St.-Petersburg, Taskent). Wine competitions judge. Wine writer (wine articles in wine magazines and author of the `Wine Non – Fiction Sommelier Book`). Wine lecturer.
President of Sommelier Association of Uzbekistan
Head of the State Unitary Enterprise “Viticulture Training Center” Tashkent, Uzbekistan (2022)
• 2005 – graduated from the State Ural Pedagogical University, educational management department; simultaneously took classes at the Faculty of Philosophy of the same university (2001 – 2005);
• 2008 – 2011 attended postgraduate study course as a free listener at the Saint – Petersburg State University Philological Faculty; graduated from the Bible Study course at the Open University of Israel;
• 2012 – attended WSET classes in London
Extended wine travel experience in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Israel, Georgia, Armenia, and Russia.
Experienced in holding wine tastings for 1 to 2500 participants at a time
Wine competitions judging experience:
• `Sothern Russia 2017` (Krasnodar)
• 1st contest of Lithuanian Wines 2016 (Lithuania, Riga)
• `Golitsyn Festival 2017` (Moscow)
• `Russian Wine 2015` (Moscow)
• `SPBSHS Cup. Best wine of Russia 2017`
• Russian Wine Contest `Golitsyn festival 2017` (Moscow)
• Russian Wine Contest `Golitsyn Festival 2018` (Saint – Petersburg)
• 1st Contest of Russian Wines `WineIncognito 2019` (Moscow)
• Wine Contest at the ProdExpo Exhibition 2019 (Moscow)
• Wine competition at the ProdExpo 2021 (Moscow)
• International Wine Contest EAWSC Moscow 2021
• Judge of the TOP100Wines Forbes (2022) wine competition in Russia
Achievements:
• Founder, Sommelier School WineJet
• WineJet Sommelier School became the winner of Saint – Petersburg Sommelier School Contest
• publications in the Simple Wine News magazine
• Co – founder of `The Collection Wine Lovers Club` (nomination by the Simple Wine News in the category `2015 Annual Wine Tasting`
• 2013 – 2014 Brand Ambassador for the International Sherry Week in Saint – Petersburg
• Founder of the `City Wine Festival `WineJet` (2016, 2017, 2018)
• founder of the wine contest `SPBSHS` Cup. Best wine`
• founder of the 1st Russian Wine Contest `Experts on hard liquor competition` 2016 and 2017
• Founder of the exhibition `Wine. Made in Russia` 2016, 2018
• Television host and program producer on VOT television channel, `At Sommelier`s`
• 2010, 2011; finalist of the `«Habanosommelier Russia Contest» in 2010, 2011
• semi –finalist of the `Fresh Faces 2014` contest
• Semi – finalist of the `Sommelier League. International Cup 2017`
Career achievements 2002 – 2007:
• scientific research studies at the Ural State University
• Psychologist – consultant at the telephone line `Trust service`
career achievements 2007 -2011:
• 2007 – the barman at the `Café Shoko` restaurant, consultant at `Magnum` wine supermarket, sommelier at `The Roof` restaurant.
• Manager and Administrator at `Alta Wines` wine shop (SPB)
• Manager of the wine shop chain `Ararat` (Spb)
• sommelier at `DOC Vinotheque`
• Sommelier at `Cherry Garden` restaurant
• Sommelier at `Limonchello` restaurant
• Consultant at trainer for the following wine companies: `Dialog`, `Rost`, `Gradusi of the world`
• Independent specialist and expert on sales technique training, hard negotiations, and business etiquette
Poetry and wine writer
In 2009 became an official writer, and laureate of `Zinziver` magazine in the category `The best avant-garde essay`
• 2009 – Poem book `Fumage`, `Petropolis` publishing house.
• 2009 – 2011 – literature and poem review writer
• 2013 – 2016 articles on wine in `Simple Wine News`, as well as for different websites including spbwj.ru
• 2020 – Sommelier Test Book for WineJet tutors
• Wine journalist in AboutWineOnline.ru
• 2022 – ForbesLife, articles about the wine business.
• 2021 – Wine book `Wine Non – fiction. Sommelier book` (400 page