MANY SOMMELIERS, ONE COMMUNITY.
The United Sommeliers Foundation supports and strengthens the sommelier community by providing professional and personal resources and emergency financial aid.
The United Sommeliers Foundation has established a fund to provide financial assistance to professional sommeliers finding themselves in vulnerable and uncertain positions. Created during the COVID-19 pandemic in unprecedented times, our leadership held the belief that members of the Sommelier community were the first to be let go from their role and the last hired back.
With that belief in mind, the United Sommeliers Foundation has continued their mission supports and strengthen the sommelier community by providing professional and personal resources and emergency financial aid. As we move to a new chapter, It remains our objective to support the people of the industry to which we have passionately devoted our lives. Today, we today have expanded to emergency funding includes fires, floods, and other natural disasters. Additionally, the United Sommeliers Foundation has created an open grant inviting Sommeliers who require emergency financial assistance to apply on a year round basis.
The United Sommeliers Foundation is continuing to award Sommeliers in need. Please view our application and apply for assistance.
We’re proud to partner with SommCon!
SommCon Conference & Beverage Expo is the premier gathering for professionals in the wine, beer, and spirits industry, offering unparalleled opportunities for education, networking, and career development. SommCon Conference & Beverage Expo, taking place October 5-7 at the Town & Country Resort in San Diego, California, offers a comprehensive program of wine and spirits education, professional development, mentorship and networking opportunities, and a vibrant marketplace showcasing domestic and international producers of wine, beer, spirits, and brands in the low and no alcohol category. An early and ardent supporter of the USF, we’re excited to expand our reach through their network of wine professionals. Visit their site to learn more.