Our services

Media & Entertainment

Looking for a wine expert to conduct a thematic workshop or a gastronomic-gourmet evening and tasting? Summon the services of our sommelier Nick Hamilton who will convey to your guests his passion and enthusiasm for wine like no other.

Our expertise :

  • Bilingual user-friendly presentations, adapted to your audience
  • Selection and recommendation of wines to complement your menu
  • Animation-presentation for your gourmet meals, cocktails, wine and cheese tastings
  • Corporate, private and media events
  • Interviews and media interventions as a wine and spirits expert.

Private Consulting

Keeping a balanced cellar requires periodic assessments and updates of your wine inventory. Owners of private or commercial wine cellars should request a sommelier-consultant’s services, to assure a well balanced selection of age worthy wines, to plan annual consumption, to minimize losses, and to make sure wines are enjoyed at peak maturity!

Les conseillers du vin offers a wide range of consulting services, from strategic purchasing of products, to x wine cellar management. These services are offered through private consulting by appointment with Nick Hamilton.

Offered Services :

  • Evaluation and update of cellars / wine cabinets
  • Strategic winex purchasing
  • Cellar wine management

Restaurant Services

You are a professional restaurateur? Have you ever thought of getting an expert’s advice to build an attractive wine list and selection, or offer further personalized training to your service staff to increase sales? Les Conseillers du Vin has a range of services to meet your needs:

Design and selection of wines beers and spirits for your wine-beverage list: all our recommendations take into account the specifics of your business (price range, type of menu, clientele), call upon the expertise of our consultant Nick Hamilton. We ensure that our selection and design will be the most appropriate and profitable for your business.

Development of food and wine pairings tailored to your needs: appropriate dishes that match perfectly with the products available on your wine list are essential for success, such expertise in invaluable. Our sommelier, Nick Hamilton, will assist you in your wine selections for long term aging and those intended for immediate consumption. This service will optimize the performance of your cellar and offer your customers the best possible wine-food combinations.

* Training of service staff: A great way to increase the pleasure and satisfaction of your customers while increasing your profits is to invest in some training sessions for your service staff: increased wine and food pairing knowledge. We can develop fully customized training sessions based on your food menu and your wine selection. Your customers will be delighted with the choices offered and your knowledgeable staff.

Courses and training

You wish to discover the world of wine and improve your sommelier skills? Les Conseillers du Vin offers a series of five courses designed by Nick Hamilton that will allow you to learn and taste the basics of the fascinating world of wine.

Course 1 : Introduction to wine
Course 2 : Wines of France
Course 3 : Wines of Italy
Course 4 : Wines of USA
Course 5 : Other countries

Course: 3 to 5 sessions / night
Course duration: 2:30
Eligibility: 18 +
Educator: Nick Hamilton

* Nick Hamilton is a certified educator by the Wine School of Bordeaux (France)

* Please note that the courses are given in English. Refer to the section to access the course schedule and a complete list of courses offered in French and English.

Themed Tastings

Les Conseillers du vin organizes a series of wine tasting workshops developed around precise upscale themes. Generally grouping fifteen wine enthusiasts, Les Conseillers du Vin tasting workshops are great opportunities to explore and discover different grape varieties, regions, vintages and producers. Friendly accessible, unpretentious, workshops that should appeal to beginners and more knowledgeable consumers.

You wish to organize a private themed tasting event for your employees, your guests or your clients? Call Les Conseillers du Vin, we will develop a wine tasting event that best suits your needs and desires offered in your preferred language (English or French).

  • Wines, beers and spirits (Scotch Whisky)
  • The major wine regions of the world
  • Various topics chosen by the client
  • Wine and cheese party-tastings for businesses
Contact us to discuss the numerous possibilities!

Course duration : 2h30
Eligibility: 18 +
Educator: Nick Hamilton

Seminars and conferences

Outstanding bilingual speaker, Nick Hamilton is a master in the art of transmitting his passion for wine, beer and spirits. With accessible vocabulary adapted to all audience levels, he offers a range of themed presentations and seminars that will satisfy a wide audience!

You wish to develop a custom conference regarding a specific theme or product? We will be happy to customize this presentation to your needs and requirements!

Offered seminars :

  • Beer
  • Scotch Whisky
  • Port
  • Custom tailored events

Offered conferences:

  • The art of wine tasting
  • Various wine regions
  • Custom tailored

Contact us to discuss the numerous possibilities!

Chronics and columns

Looking for advice from an expert in wine, beer and spirits to feed a column or take part in a television or radio broadcast? Call on our consultant Nick Hamilton’s expertise. Bilingual and professional, he will convey his knowledge with passion to your audience.

Expertise :

  • Bilingual and user-friendly, adapted to your audience
  • Writing of columns with wine recommendations
  • Interviews and media interventions as a wine and spirits expert

Various Nick Hamilton contributions :

Author of the “Guide to Quebec beer” book, collaborator for Vins & Vignobles magazine, wine columnist for Vinivino website, sommelier for Alsace  au menu events and tastings; his diversified expertise has enabled him to position himself amongst the highly respected wine professionals of Quebec and Canada.