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The first Canadian Master Cicerone
Posted December 7, 2012 | 9:00 am, by Mirella
I am delighted to announce that I just became the first (and, for the time being, the only) Master CiceroneTM in Canada. I am one of only six people in North America to have earned this certification. I completed the Master CiceroneTM certification in Los Angeles this past October. It involved a series of exams that took place over the course of two days and included some intense taste testing as well as written and oral questioning about beer styles, draft systems, […]
Calgary Herald
Posted August 2, 2012 | 1:44 am, by Mirella
Mirella Amato knows her beer. She holds the distinction of being the first woman in Canada to become a Certified Cicerone (pronounced sis-uh-rohn), which is the beer equivalent of a sommelier, and is constantly expanding her knowledge and experience through further education and interactions in the industry….
Globe and Mail
Posted March 16, 2012 | 3:12 pm, by Mirella
There are only eight certified beer sommeliers in Canada and all of them are male – save one. A makeup artist before she became a cicerone, as her profession is called, Mirella Amato admits she’s an anomaly. “Although there are definitely a lot more women in the local beer industry than when I started…
Le Métropolitain
Posted September 14, 2011 | 8:17 pm, by Mirella
Ils sont seulement sept au Canada, dont une seule femme, et ils doivent acquérir leur certification aux États-Unis. Mirella Amato est cette unique sommelière en bière au pays et elle déploie tous les efforts afin d’enrichir les connaissances élémentaires de la population vis-à-vis de la bière…
Women’s Post – Online
Posted September 14, 2011 | 8:15 pm, by nadine
…Canada’s first female beer sommelier, Mirella Amato is breaking boundaries personally and professionally by turning her passion for beer into a full-time career. Some of us have our personal favourite, and no matter the day, time, weather, setting or meal, we order that same old beer…