Robert Gregory Gross is seeking a career in the wine industry and has experience as an Assistant Manager for a UK wine wholesaler and education including a Level 3 Award in Wines and Spirits. He has over 4 years of experience sourcing producers, purchasing wine and spirits, and handling operational and administrative responsibilities for a $10 million wine company. Gross also has a Bachelor's degree in Geology from the University of Bristol and worked briefly as a petroleum geologist in Kansas. He is proficient in accounting software and Microsoft Office and has basic skills in French and Spanish.
You want to get deeper in fine wine world. Check Bordeaux Index history, specialties and awards. We are proud to be one of the leading wine merchants with wine school and LiveTrade platform. When you decide to get in the circle of wine lovers, feel free to inbox us to help you enjoy it!
Learn about the important projects and programs being conducted to help your business at both the Oregon Winegrowers Association (OWA) and the Oregon Wine Board (OWB).
The OWA, a member-funded organization, will inform and update you on all the advantages of being part of the OWA community including legislative advocacy, regulatory compliance guidance and cost savings opportunities. Learn how the OWA is working to protect and enhance the investment you are making in your winery and vineyard operations.
The OWB, a semi-independent state agency funded through the tonnage tax, will take you through the accomplishments of the past year in marketing, media relations and educational programming before giving you a sneak peek of what’s in store for the coming year.
You want to get deeper in fine wine world. Check Bordeaux Index history, specialties and awards. We are proud to be one of the leading wine merchants with wine school and LiveTrade platform. When you decide to get in the circle of wine lovers, feel free to inbox us to help you enjoy it!
Learn about the important projects and programs being conducted to help your business at both the Oregon Winegrowers Association (OWA) and the Oregon Wine Board (OWB).
The OWA, a member-funded organization, will inform and update you on all the advantages of being part of the OWA community including legislative advocacy, regulatory compliance guidance and cost savings opportunities. Learn how the OWA is working to protect and enhance the investment you are making in your winery and vineyard operations.
The OWB, a semi-independent state agency funded through the tonnage tax, will take you through the accomplishments of the past year in marketing, media relations and educational programming before giving you a sneak peek of what’s in store for the coming year.
Mediterranean Green Tourism Meditour by Mary Mulvey Ceo Ecotourism IrelandASCAME
The Meditour forum will highlight, in this session, successful strategies companies that the companies can use to make their tourism products more sustainable. The creation of greener tourism is happening across the whole breadth of the industry, in travel managed on a municipal level or by corporations themselves; the boarder challenges being successfully met in the overall greening of the sector.
1. Robert Gregory Gross
1349 San Anselmo Avenue, San Anselmo, CA 94960 | 917-414-1317 | r.gregory.gross@gmail.com | US & UK
Citizen
Objective
· Seeking to build a career in the wine industry by leveraging my formal education and certification as a Level
3 Award in Wine and Spirits winner and my experience as a wine buyer and liaison.
Experience
ASSISTANT MANAGER | MAIDENHEAD WINE COMPANY, UK | SEPT 2010 – DEC 2014
· Part of a small wholesale wine company ($10m turnover) distributing to restaurants in London and the
south of England;
· Responsible for sourcing producers, including a Loire producer through a wine exhibition;
· Further assisted in purchasing of wine, beers and spirits;
· Daily contact with suppliers to maintain stock levels and optimize costs;
· Determining EU and non-EU tax duty;
· Operational responsibilities include scheduling and loading of deliveries;
· Admin duties including taking orders, answering customer queries, processing credits.
JUNIOR PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST | VESS OIL, KANSAS | MAY – JULY 2010
· Worked on a variety of projects, including preparation of topographic maps for lease valuations, as well as
analyzing logs and production data.
Education
LEVEL 3 IN WINES & SPIRITS | MARCH 2012 | WSET, LONDON
· Pass with Merit;
· Detailed analysis of the principal wines and spirits of the world, as well as in-depth tasting to identify
product style and quality;
· Modules included Production of Wine, Sparkling Wines and Systematic Approach to Tasting.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY (HONS.) | JULY 2009 | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Skills & Interests
· IT Proficient, including accounting software (Sage 50) as well as Microsoft Office;
· Basic French and Spanish, both vocal and written;
· Keen traveler and sportsman, represented school at hockey, rugby, tennis and golf;
· Enjoy charitable work, having helped organize and participate in a Community Action Project to Kerala,
India.