SOMMELIER

◈  The Author

Brian K Julyan, MS

Brian K. Julyan, MS, FHI, LCG is a Master Sommelier, Fellow of the Hospitality Institute and a Licentiate and Honorary Member of City & Guilds of London Institutes. He has extensive experience in all areas of the hospitality industry in practical, managerial and consultative capacities, and was Cellar Master for the Lord Clifford of Chudleigh for a number of years. He has visited nearly all the major wine regions of the world, where he has obtained most of his wine knowledge first-hand from winemakers. He is also an international wine judge and has judged at a considerable number of International Sommelier and Food Service competitions. In 1972, he passed the prestigious Master Sommelier Diploma.

Brian was the instigator in setting up the Court of Master Sommeliers, established in 1977, of which he is a founding member. He was Chief Examiner 1990–2016 and Chief Executive 1998–2018. He is currently President of the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe. Some-time Chief Examiner for the C&GLI and the HCIMA Food and Beverage programmes, he was a UK Government Inspector for Colleges and Universities until his retirement from Head of the Hospitality Management degree programmes at the University of Plymouth, UK.

• 20053rd Annual ‘Ho’okele’ Award for Lifetime Achievement, Kapalua Wine and Food Festival, Maui, Hawaii
• 2010First Lifetime Achievement Award, Court of Master Sommeliers Europe
• 2018Lifetime Achievement Award, Asia Wine Institute
• 2025Gérard Basset Award — for a lifetime of passion, commitment and mentorship within the wine and hospitality industries