sommelier
Unfiltered: Rémy Baben, Wild Honey
Rémy Baben, assistant restaurant manager and wine buyer at Anthony Demetre’s Wild Honey, on serving Bill Gates, his love of Jacquesson Champagne, and an unfortunate incident involving a plate of fish stew.
Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship award launches
An annual travel bursary for UK-based sommeliers has been created in memory of the late Gerard Basset MS.
Unfiltered: Charlie Blightman, Noble Rot
Charlie Blightman, head sommelier at Noble Rot wine bar and restaurant in Bloomsbury, tells WLC about meeting Beastie Boy Mike D, why he’s proud to be a sommelier in London and a dramatic incident with a bowl of soup.
Unfiltered: Seamus Williams-Sharkey, The Ledbury
Seamus Williams-Sharkey, head sommelier at The Ledbury, reveals how it was a trip to the Mosel that sparked his passion for wine, why he enjoys being a sommelier in London and his love of pairing fine wine with junk food.
Unfiltered: Antonio Di Schiena, Oswald’s
Antonio Di Schiena, head sommelier at private members club Oswald’s in Mayfair, discovered his love for wine during a stint spent working at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Tuscany while still at school. Since then, he has worked in London, Monaco and Ibiza before joining Oswald’s in 2017.
Wine List Confidential Awards 2019: Profiling the winners
As we approach the publication of the second edition of the 2019 Wine List Confidential guide, we profile the winners who picked up the top gongs at this year’s awards ceremony.
Wine trade celebrates Gerard Basset’s ‘charm and determination’
Gerard Basset’s “magic combination of charm and determination” was celebrated in Friday at a service of thanksgiving in Winchester Cathedral.
Ormer Mayfair names Svetoslav Manolev as new head sommelier
Ormer, the critically-acclaimed restaurant at Flemings Mayfair hotel, part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, has appointed Svetoslav Manolev as head sommelier.
Unfiltered: Wieteke Teppema, Gezellig
Wieteke Teppema, sommelier and wine buyer Gezellig, on her passion for Riesling, why she almost became a carpenter and an embarrassing encounter with a bottle of 1996 Palmer.
Unfiltered: Sara Rossi, Trinity
Sara Rossi, head sommelier of Trinity in London’s Clapham, on how sommelier’s should travel more, serving actor Will Smith, and how her go-to drink at the end of the day isn’t a glass of wine.