Premium Beverage Education • Consultancy • Hospitality Strategy

Elevated beverage education & consulting for high-standard brands and people.

Gherardi UBS brings together WSET education, beverage consultancy, masterclasses, authentic Italian experiences and communication strategy into one premium ecosystem designed for hospitality businesses, ambitious professionals and private clients who expect more depth, more clarity and better execution.

Education
WSET pathways, practical learning and structured growth.
Consulting
Beverage programs, SOPs, team culture and commercial clarity.
Experiences
Events, Italian journeys and communication built with intention.
Our Services

One vision. Five premium service pillars.

Gherardi UBS is structured to support education, hospitality growth, experience design and brand positioning through a refined, commercially aware approach.

WSET Courses

Structured education in Wine, Spirits, Beer and Sake through standard, virtual and experiential formats designed for professionals and committed enthusiasts.

  • Standard, Virtual and Experiential formats
  • Wine, Spirits, Beer and Sake pathways
  • Clear progression and practical relevance
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Masterclasses & Events

Bespoke formats built around audience, context and objective — from intimate dinners to larger hospitality-led experiences with substance and style.

  • Bespoke wine dinners
  • Networking receptions
  • Curated premium experiences
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Beverage Consultancies

Programs, SOPs, pricing logic, beverage list design and team training that raise guest perception while improving operational clarity and profitability.

  • Menu engineering and range logic
  • Operational systems and rituals
  • Commercial beverage strategy
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Authentic Italian Trips

Slow, intimate and access-led journeys into a more meaningful Italy, where wine, food, place and people become part of a deeper experience.

  • Private and small-group experiences
  • Wine, culture and territory
  • Luxury through intimacy and meaning
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Communication Strategy

Strategic content and social direction for wine and hospitality brands that need credibility, tone and business alignment rather than generic visibility.

  • Positioning and editorial direction
  • Wine and hospitality-specific language
  • Authority, loyalty and commercial relevance
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Beverage Consultancies

Standards that scale — with clearer systems, stronger margins and better service culture.

Gherardi UBS helps hospitality businesses design beverage programs that work both operationally and commercially. From beverage list logic to team training, the objective is to create systems people can actually follow and guests can actually feel.

“the standard you walk past is the standard you accept.”

Set standards from day one with service rituals, storage logic, procurement structure and clear operational expectations.

  • Opening frameworks and service rituals
  • Consistency across shifts and teams
  • Calmer execution under pressure

Build a beverage offer with range logic, pricing clarity, stock movement and a stronger balance between perception and profitability.

  • Range architecture and commercial fit
  • Margin logic and rotation strategy
  • Guest experience alignment

Create fit-to-purpose training for staff, managers and beverage teams through concise materials, role plays and practical language.

  • Training that matches real service
  • Confidence that translates into sales
  • Education that actually sticks

Design beverage strategy that lifts average spend, sharpens positioning and makes upselling feel elegant rather than forced.

  • Better prompts and guest reading
  • Higher-value beverage opportunities
  • Commercial clarity without losing refinement
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Programs Wine, beverage and operational systems
Teams Training that supports service confidence
Focus Guest value, clarity and profitability
WSET Courses

Structured learning, flexible formats, long-term value.

WSET courses at Gherardi UBS are designed to give people a clearer language, deeper confidence and stronger professional relevance across hospitality and beverage.

Standard

In Person
Format 01
Structured classroom-based WSET education
  • Wine, Spirits, Beer and Sake
  • Clear progression through levels
  • Direct interaction and guided learning
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Experiential

Immersive
Format 03
A more sensory and contextual way to learn
  • Immersive education and practical depth
  • Greater contextual connection to tasting
  • Premium format for engaged learners
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Explore the full WSET area: Wine, Spirits, Beer and Sake across multiple levels and learning formats.
Authentic Italian Trips

Not another trip to Italy. A slower, deeper way in.

These are access-led journeys shaped around intimacy, place, food, wine and memory — designed for people who value experience as something to truly inhabit, not just consume.

Gherardi UBS approaches Italy through authenticity rather than spectacle. The objective is not simply to show beautiful places, but to create real access to a way of living, tasting and understanding territory.

Experiences can include private visits to family-run wineries, truffle hunting at dawn, olive oil tastings at the mill, traditional cooking, art, long dinners, slower rhythms and a more intimate relationship with the landscape.

The result is a softer kind of luxury — one built on time, meaning, connection and memory rather than noise or excess.

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Communication & Social Media Strategy

Communication for wine and hospitality brands that need substance, not generic content.

Gherardi UBS offers a more informed approach to brand communication by combining beverage knowledge, hospitality language and strategic thinking into content systems that support visibility, authority and commercial clarity.

Positioning

Clarify brand voice, audience perception and the strategic message that should guide every piece of communication.

Editorial Direction

Build stronger content pillars, themes and formats that actually reflect wine and hospitality expertise.

Commercial Relevance

Align content with authority, guest trust, customer loyalty and the broader commercial objectives of the brand.

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About Us

Built where hospitality standards meet beverage depth.

Gherardi UBS is shaped by international hospitality experience, structured beverage education and a clear business mindset. The brand exists to bring those worlds together in a way that feels refined, useful and commercially intelligent.

The vision is not limited to education alone. It is about creating a premium framework where learning, consulting, guest experience and communication all work together rather than in isolation.

That is what allows Gherardi UBS to support ambitious professionals, hospitality venues, brands and private clients with a more coherent and high-standard approach.

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Insights

Content that builds authority, perspective and continuity.

Articles, videos and podcast conversations extend the brand beyond services alone, creating a stronger editorial presence around beverage, hospitality and experience.

Blog

Articles on beverage education, hospitality, service culture, wine strategy and premium brand thinking.

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Podcast

Longer-form conversations and reflections designed to add voice, depth and intellectual continuity to the brand.

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Videos

Visual content for education, storytelling and a more immediate expression of the Gherardi UBS perspective.

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Enquire

Tell us your objective — we’ll shape the right path.

WSET courses, beverage consultancy, bespoke events, communication strategy or authentic Italian trips. The next step should feel clear, premium and tailored from the beginning.

Response time24–48 hours
Based inLondon • Worldwide
ScopeEducation • Consulting • Experiences
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