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February 23, 2017Three DeCrescente Employees Achieve the Rank of Certified Cicerone®
DeCrescente Distributing Company is proud to announce that employees William Ramsey, Marcus Harnichar, and Michael Read have earned the title of Certified Cicerone®. Ramsey, Harnichar, and Read now make a total of 12 people who have successfully completed the training program at DeCrescente Distributing to become Certified Cicerones.
“I am extremely proud of these folks and what they have accomplished,” said C.J. DeCrescente, president of DeCrescente Distributing Company. “The test is very difficult and few people pass their first time.”
In the beer industry, the Cicerone Certification Program is a comprehensive testing curriculum that provides a measureable means of designating the expertise of an individual in regards to every facet of beer. Certified Cicerone is the second level of certification. Those who achieve this certification have a solid and well-rounded knowledge of beer and beer service as well as basic competence in assessing beer quality and identity by taste. The four-hour Certified Cicerone exam includes written, tasting, and demonstration portions. A grade of 80 percent overall and at least 70 percent on the tasting portion are required to pass.
“We invest heavily in education,” added DeCrescente. “From putting all our beer salespeople through their Level 1 Certified Beer Server exam to funding any employee who wishes to take the Level 2 Certified Cicerone exam. We also have our own in-house brewery that is strictly used for educational purposes.”
There are 2,740 Certified Cicerones in the world and approximately 150 in New York State. DeCrescente Distributing is honored to have taught 12 of these Certified Cicerones, further demonstrating their established credibility in the beer industry and their continued commitment to superior customer service.
For more information about the Cicerone Certification Program, please visit: https://cicerone.org/.
