Unfiltered: Matteo Montone, Berners Tavern
Having started out with the aim of working in tourism, Montone quickly decided that wine was more interesting and, following ...
Unfiltered: Hans Weinefalk Larsson, Hide
Larsson took over the coveted task of managing the gargantuan list at wine Mecca Hide late last year, after the ...
Super somms: Gerard Basset and Ronan Sayburn
Ask any sommelier who their biggest inspiration in the world of wine is and two names come up time and ...
Unfiltered: Terry Kandylis, 67 Pall Mall
Kandylis was studying physics in the University of Athens and working for some of the best restaurants in Greece when ...
Unfiltered: Giovanni Ferlito, The Ritz
An Italian native, Giovanni Ferlito grew up in the volcanic wine region of Etna on Sicily. Discovering mixology at an ...
Unfiltered: Daniele Chelo, Clos Maggiore
Head sommelier at London's "most romantic" restaurant, Clos Maggiore, 25-year-old Daniele Chelo was born in Milan but has lived in ...
Guilty pleasures: Yann Prigent
Yann Prigent is group head sommelier of the Bleeding Heart Group, a collection of London restaurants which include The Bleeding ...
Unfiltered: Daniel Manetti, The Connaught
Daniel Manetti is head sommelier at the two-Michelin-starred Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, having joined from The Dorchester ...
Honey Spencer and Elizabeth Haigh join forces
Sommelier Honey Spencer has joined forces with Pidgin’s former head chef, Elizabeth Haigh, on a series of pop-up dinners ...
Guilty Pleasures: Roger Jones
Roger Jones is the chef owner of The Harrow at Little Bedwyn in Wiltshire, which held a Michelin star for 12 ...
Unfiltered: Fabrizio de Fenzo, Ristorante Frescobaldi
Fabrizio De Fenzo, head sommelier at Restaurant Frescobaldi, was born in Naples and knew from a very young age that ...
Guilty pleasures: Jan Konetzki
Jan Konetzki was born in Germany, and rose to prominence in the London restaurant scene at fine dining icon, Gordon ...