Sommelier of the Year – JAN KONETZKI
This award was given in association with Quinta do Noval and, like our award for best newcomer, was presented by Fiona Campbell, who manages the communications for the Port house in the UK, on behalf of AXA Millésimes.
Our award this year went to a talented, respected sommelier who is also a huge personality. He was born in Germany, and rose to prominence in the London restaurant scene at fine dining icon, Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road.
More recently, he was plucked from this high-profile post to take up the position of wine director at Le Dame de Pic London and also of Ten Trinity Square Private Club – an establishment for wine loving businessmen.
He is a man of knowledge and great style, who admits that if he wasn’t a sommelier and wine buyer, he’d be a tailor. Immediately recognisable, and highly-rated, he made an extremely worthy Wine List Confidential Sommelier of the Year.
