The Buyer | Areni Global on the new skills the wine industry needs to attract

“Building educational programmes that balance wine knowledge and business skills is critical for the future of our industry.” That in a nutshell captures the work that Areni Global l, the independent think tank dedicated to the future of fine wine, has done in analysing the potential skills gaps there are in the wine industry and identifying where businesses needing to be investing their resources in order to recruit the right talent to take the sector forwards. Areni Global’s co-founder, Pauline Vicard, explains why it thinks it’s time to “Rethink Education”.