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Netherlands - Sake Sommelier Academy®
Sake Sommelier Academy®  Netherlands

Sake Educator

Netherlands
School: Utrecht Wine School
Sake Educator: Jemma van Diemen de Jel
Website: utrechtwineschool.com
Email: info@utrechtwineschool.com
Social Media:  facebook  instagram
Courses Run: Introductory Sake Professional

Jemma van Diemen de Jel

Jemma’s interest in wine began in 2004/2005 while working in the drinks industry, backpacking around Australia. During this time, Jemma visited some world class wine regions such as; Barossa Valley, Margaret River, Swan Valley and Yarra Valley. Upon her return to the UK, Jemma embarked on a graduate management traineeship with one of the UK’s leading national wine retailers. Alongside her studies, Jemma achieved a WSET Advanced level 3 certificate in wines and spirits before completing the prestigious WSET level 4 diploma.

At the end of 2012, Jemma gained a management position with a luxury fine wines company based in Dubai. Here, Jemma became familiar with, and took an interest in sake through working with the product. Keen to learn more about sake, Jemma booked herself onto the Sake Sommelier Association Certified Sommelier course in London in 2015.

Since the course, Jemma has taken a serious interest in learning more about premium Japanese Sake. She recently founded Utrecht Wine School and its sister company, Ikigai Sake – both based in the Netherlands. Within her schools, Jemma plans to offer SSA courses to students and promote sake wine. She is excited for this new business development and proud to work alongside the Sake Sommelier Association as a SSA certified sake educator.

 

The Utrecht Wine School is a small, friendly, and local wine school based in the beautiful city of Utrecht, in the heart of the Netherlands. All our courses are run in English.

Utrecht Wine School was founded in 2021 by its owner and educator; Jemma van Diemen de Jel. We offer tastings, certified courses, and events for both the consumer and HORECA trade, virtually online and through in-person classes based within a location in the city center of Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Are you a wine, whiskey, or Sake aficionado? Perhaps you would like to explore and try some of these wonderful and fascinating beverages. Do check out our tasting class options and join us for a fun, friendly and informative afternoon, or evening learning experience.