The Dining Room at The Goring
WLC extract: “Brittany-born sommelier, Jean-Baptiste Lemoine began at Alain Ducasse, Monaco before rising the ranks at The Goring, an independent, family-run five-star hotel with royal warrant and a pretty lawn extending so near to Buck House that it could be considered another wing of the palace. It is overseen by CEO Jeremy Goring whose dynasty is shown in silhouette on the dining room’s charger plates.
Lemoine, who fantasises about owning a vineyard in Provence, “where I could focus on making simple, authentic wine,” oversees a strong sommelier team purveying a largely France-focused collection which “becomes bigger and bigger,” he says. “We are one of the very few lucky places in London to buy a lot en-primeur, year-after-year…”
WLC ranking: 76
Address: The Goring Hotel, 15 Beeston Place, SW1W 0JW
