WLC recommends: Timberyard, Edinburgh
Douglas Blyde travels to Scotland and visits Timberyard in Edinburgh where he finds the list to be a “charismatic and depthful compendium of naturally-inclined wines”. Taken from this year’s Wine List Confidential guide, available to buy now.
WLC eats: Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Wine List Confidential author, Douglas Blyde, finds plants take centre stage in both the gardens and on the plate at the Oxfordshire haven of the celebrated chef, Raymond Blanc OBE…
WLC recommends: Pollen Street Social
Douglas Blyde visits Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social and speaks with South African-born sommelier Stefan Kobald about how the list also pays tribute to his Austrian heritage, and why he is a “huge nerd” about more than just wine. Taken from this year’s Wine List Confidential guide, available to buy now.
Unfiltered: Matthieu Longuere MS
The wine development manager for Le Cordon Bleu oversees an array of wine courses at the Bloomsbury Square HQ ranging from Diploma in Wine, Gastronomy and Management to Working with Wines and Beverages in a Restaurant and Managing the Wine and Beverage Offer in a Restaurant as well as short courses in wine and beverages, and the brand new online Certificate in Wine Tasting.
Unfiltered: Jaewon Jeong
The assistant head sommelier of Berkeley Square’s Amazonico shares her life motto, discusses the importance of patient, hard work, and love for Formula 1 with Douglas Blyde…
WLC recommends: Corrigan’s, London
Douglas Blyde visits Richard Corrigan’s restaurant in Mayfair and speaks with award-winning sommelier Dmytro Goncharuk about creating a wine list that balances well-known producers with those a little off the beaten track. Taken from this year’s Wine List Confidential guide, now available to buy.
WLC recommends: Pantechnicon, London
Douglas Blyde visits Pantechnicon in Belgravia and discovers how the restaurant’s fusion of Japanese and Nordic cuisine delivers something different on each of its five floors. Taken from this year’s Wine List Confidential guide, available to buy now.
Unfiltered: Charlotte Page
The head sommelier for Joël Robuchon International speaks with Wine List Confidential author Douglas Blyde about Mayfair’s Le Comptoir Robuchon, working with the late “legendary” Joël Robuchon, and the exceptional wine scene in London…
WLC recommends: Lympstone Manor, Devon
Douglas Blyde visits Lympstone Manor in Devon and speaks to chef Michael Caines about rehabilitating the once dilapidated site as a “country-house for the 21st century”. There he also tries a “show-stopping” Pinot Noir produced from grapes grown on the picturesque grounds. Taken from this year’s Wine List Confidential guide, now available.
Unfiltered: Chris Parker
Douglas Blyde speaks to this year’s victor of the Best UK Sommelier competition on his role as the head of wine for Inn The Park, Winchester…
WLC Eats: La Fromagerie Bloomsbury
Wine List Confidential author, Douglas Blyde, explores the third iteration of La Fromagerie and discovers a “sumptuous” twice-baked soufflé that’s “worth ditching a diet for”, as well as a “concise” but cheese-friendly wine list .
WLC recommends: L’Enclume, Cartmel
Douglas Blyde visits L’Enclume in Cumbria and speaks to head sommelier Valentin Mouillard about how he has looked to his past when creating a wine list for Simon Rogan’s “magical” three Michelin star restaurant. Taken from this year’s Wine List Confidential guide, available to buy now.