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Sommelier : Enzo Ferrantin interview First sommelier of the Jean Imbert gastronomic restaurant at the Plaza Athénée (1 Michelin star) in Paris, Enzo Ferrantin, MBA 2020 International specialisation in Wine & Spirits Management at Vatel Bordeaux, shares his vision of the sommelier's profession. What makes a good sommelier? The 3 key words of the sommelier profession are: humility, adaptability, trust. As a sommelier, humility is very important. It takes the form of always wanting to continue learning and remain accessible to the customer. On the one hand, we embody expertise, but it's a constantly evolving environment that means we don't know everything. It is necessary to support the client by taking into account as much as possible his profile and his [...]

What is a company meeting? At Vatel Bordeaux, our teams do everything they can to ensure the success of our students. This is why company meetings have been set up in our school, in order to allow our students to discover many companies in the hotel, catering and tourism sector. The principle of company meetings [...]

Intended for graduates with a Bac+2 (BTS, DUT...) or Bac+3 non-management diploma, or without professional experience, the 1-year Prepa program enables students to increase their knowledge of management and discover or deepen their understanding of the professional hospitality culture. It enables students to brush up their knowledge of the sector and acquire a Bachelor degree [...]

Every year, Vatel Bordeaux organizes its famous Year Naming Ceremony at the end of classes to celebrate the years spent with its students and spend a last moment together before the final exams and the departure for internships. Year Naming Ceremony at Vatel Bordeaux With the Year Naming Ceremony, Vatel Bordeaux has chosen to celebrate [...]

The Grand Oral Exam As every year, our students in the 3rd year of the Bachelor degree must take the Grand Oral exam. Learn more about this test! The exam What is the Grand Oral? The Grand Oral is an exciting exam because it prepares the 3rd year students in Bachelor to know how to [...]

Bérénice Bourreau, Content Marketing Manager at Vatel Bordeaux, talks about her work-study experience. I’m Bérénice Bourreau, I am 22 years old, and I am a work-study student here at Vatel Bordeaux since October 2022 as a Content Marketing Manager in the Promotion & Communication department. At the same time, I am a Master 2 student [...]

Sourodip Roy : Alumni Testimonial   Discover our Alumni's career path after graduating from Vatel Bordeaux. I am Sourodip Roy, a 25-year-old individual hailing from Kolkata, India, and a proud alumnus of Vatel International Hotel and Tourism Business School in Bordeaux. In 2022, I successfully graduated from this esteemed institution, equipped with a wealth of [...]

Fabrice Glorieux, Alumni Manager, explains his career path and introduces us to his job. I am Fabrice Glorieux, I arrived at Vatel Bordeaux in November 2017. I worked in the Promotion & Communication Department until August 31st, 2023. I became Alumni Manager following Nathalie Gaucher-Piola’s retirement. Could you tell us about your background? Before arriving [...]

Vatel Bordeaux students benefit from courses given by professionals, discover the profile of one of our trainers. Could you introduce yourself! I am Laurence Hebting, I have been working at Vatel Bordeaux for Bachelor 2 and 3 for 4 or 5 years. I teach the «communicate effectively» course for Bachelor 2 students and the “grand [...]

Discover the interview of Lisa Roquigny, Internships Manager at Vatel Bordeaux. Could you introduce yourself? I am Lisa Roquigny, I am 27 years old, and I am the Internship Manager in Vatel Bordeaux. I arrived in Bordeaux to study my MBA in Vatel Bordeaux in 2018. Then, I took the decision to travel and discover [...]