Berners Tavern
WLC extract: “Director of wine, Matteo Montone, named Chaîne des Rôtisseurs GB Young Sommelier of The Year, diverted from a career in tourism to wine after tasting a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – Avignonesi Grandi Annate 1997. The now very much acclaimed sommelier earned his spurs at The Ritz, Locanda Locatelli and Aqua Shard, before taking his skill set to the art-swathed Berners Tavern, a galleried, “wow” factor dining room.
Montone oversees eight sommeliers, deploying two trolleys afloat with Ruinart Champagne and 20 varieties of sweet and fortified wines apiece, perhaps including 1964 Henriques & Henriques Sercial. In fact, 70 wines are available by the glass, such as Nicolas Joly’s Coulée de Serrant, Esoterico, which is an Australian orange wine (Unico Zelo), and even Masseto. Despite proclaiming a dislike for Sauvignon Blanc, it’s still possible to get a glass of Sancerre, though – albeit at a premium…”
WLC ranking: 44
Address: 10 Berners Street, W1T 3NP