Sommelier

Kensington’s Kitchen W8 has launched a limited-edition wines by the glass series serving wines from top producers at cost price

Uncorked: Charlotte Prescot

By Stefan Chomka

The general manager and sommelier at Kensington’s Kitchen W8, which has just launched a limited-edition wines by the glass series serving wines from top producers at cost price.

Giorgio Scavarelli sommelier of The Beaumont’s The Colony Grill Room

Uncorked: Giorgio Scavarelli

By Joe Lutrario

Hailing from the rolling hills of Piedmont, the sommelier of The Beaumont’s The Colony Grill Room has overseen a major expansion of a hitherto Old World and North America-focused wine list.

Daniel Manetti director of wine at The Connaught on his heavy weight wine list

Uncorked: Daniel Manetti

By Joe Lutrario

The director of wine at The Connaught on helping his grandfather tend his vines in Tuscany, wine merchant and critic Steven Spurrier and his heavy weight wine list.

Isa Bal master sommelier at London restaurant Trivet

Uncorked: Isa Bal

By Joe Lutrario

The recent recipient of Michelin’s Sommelier Award on his chronologically organised wine list and Burgundy's Domaine Henri Naudin Ferrand.

Daniel Alvarado general manager at Dinings SW3 on his restaurant wine list

Uncorked: Daniel Alvarado

By Joe Lutrario

The general manager at Dinings SW3 on Pétrus 1982, South African Chenin Blanc and spilling Burgundy on somebody's Louboutins.

Matt Varona beverage manager at MJMK restaurants on his wine list at Kol

Uncorked: Matt Varona

By Joe Lutrario

The beverage manager at MJMK on his wine list at progressive Mexican restaurant Kol, the New Old World and ‘Roman slave juice’.

Uncorked with Milena De Waele head of wine at Park Row and Monarch Theatre Batman restaurant Soho

Uncorked: Milena De Waele

By Joe Lutrario

The head of wine at Park Row and Monarch Theatre, the fully immersive DC-inspired multi-faceted restaurant and bar venue in London's Soho, discusses her career.

Ben McVeigh sommelier and co-founder of Peckham Cellars on wine

Uncorked: Ben McVeigh

By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier and co-founder of Peckham Cellars on Hardy's Crest Shiraz, Alsace's André Ostertag and why we should all raise a glass to independent wine importers.

Chanel Owen head sommelier Pied à Terre

Uncorked: Chanel Owen

By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Fitzrovia stalwart Pied à Terre discusses her love for vintage Champagne and the wines of Slovenian producer Peter Gönc.

Luca Dusi owner of Shoreditch Italian wine bar and restaurant Passione Vino

Uncorked: Luca Dusi

By Joe Lutrario

The Italian wine maestro behind Shoreditch’s Passione Vino on the importance of working with the right vignerons and his love of Italian cheeses paired with French whites.

Danny Murray Sommelier A Wong Chinese restaurant London

Uncorked: Danny Murray

By Joe Lutrario

Brought up in Edinburgh, Murray has overseen the wine programme for the likes of Berners Tavern and Bentley’s and now curates the list at Victoria’s A Wong.

Gino Nardella Master Sommelier The Stafford London hotel

Uncorked: Gino Nardella

By Joe Lutrario

The Master Sommelier has overseen the cellar at The Stafford London for 35 years. He retires next year but will stay on at the St James's hotel in a mentoring and ambassadorial role.

Leti Narraci head of wine Eataly London

Uncorked: Leti Narraci

By Joe Lutrario

The Puglia-born head of wine at Eataly London courts controversy by declaring her love for New World wine and opting for Domaine de la Romanée-Conti for her last meal.

James Banks The Black Swan wine

Uncorked: James Banks

By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner of The Black Swan at Oldstead and Roots York on his unusually flexible wine offer and his policy of training his entire front of house team to recommend and serve wine.

Bradley Tomlinson sommelier Leroy restaurant

Uncorked: Bradley Tomlinson

By Joe Lutrario

The former playwright and stand-up comedian that now leads the wine programme at Shoreditch’s Leroy on his clumsy ways and his love of Barbaresco.

Barletta restaurant Margate founder Natalia Ribbe on wine

Uncorked: Natalia Ribbe

By Joe Lutrario

The founder of the Ladies Of Restaurants collective and Margate's Barletta restaurant on spilling Champagne over mafiosa types and her inclusive list that champions female wine producers.

Uncorked: Melanie Brown

Uncorked: Melanie Brown

By Joe Lutrario

The founder of modern neighbourhood bistro and wine shop The Laundry in Brixton on why people are still missing a trick with New Zealand wine and why viticulturists are the industry's unsung heroes.

Oklava co-owner Laura Christie on wine

Uncorked: Laura Christie

By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner of Shoreditch's Oklava and the soon-to-reopen Linden Stores in Cheshire on her love of the Levant region and why txakoli would be her wine of choice for her last meal.

Sarah Helliwell head of wine Wilding restaurant Eight Stony Street

Uncorked: Sarah Helliwell

By Joe Lutrario

The head of wine at Oxford’s Wilding and Frome’s Eight Stony Street on her top three restaurant wine list and her favourite wine producers.

Katie Exton sommelier Lorne wine restaurant London Victoria

Uncorked: Katie Exton

By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier and restaurateur behind Victoria's Lorne on her list, 1928 Maury and wine's ability to trigger memories.

Kelvin McCabe sommelier Hackney Coterie

Uncorked: Kelvin McCabe

By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier and co-owner of Hackney Coterie on his policy of working with smaller producers, esoteric varietals, and lesser-known regions and his love of Christophe Baron's The Bionic Frog.

Sandia Chang sommelier Kitchen Table restaurant

Uncorked: Sandia Chang

By Joe Lutrario

The co-founder of Kitchen Table and Bubbleshop on her love of grower Champagne and growing up in a dry country.

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Uncorked: James Shaw

By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at recently opened Westminster restaurant The Pem on Jacques Selosse's Champagne Substance, Crystallum Pinot Noir and Ribera Del Duero.

Sommelier Honey Spencer Evelyn’s Table The Palomar

Uncorked: Honey Spencer

By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier behind the lists at restaurants including The Palomar and Evelyn’s Table on knocking over a bottle of Clos Rougeard and her top three restaurant wine lists.

Uncorked Romain Bourger The Vineyard

Uncorked: Romain Bourger

By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Berkshire's The Vineyard hotel on where and what he drinks when he's not working and his appreciation for Gerald and Nina Basset.

Recipients of 12 new Golden Vines Scholarships revealed

Recipients of 12 new Golden Vines Scholarships revealed

By Restaurant

The recipients of 12 new scholarships for BAME/BIPOC wine students: The Golden Vines Masters of Wine Scholarship, The Golden Vines Master Sommelier Scholarship and The Golden Vines Wine Scholar Guild Scholarships have been announced.

Image credit: Steven Joyce

Flash-grilled: Raul Diaz

By James McAllister

Sommelier Raul Diaz, whose new book Wine & Recipes was published last year, on his favourite food and drink pairing, why steak can be overrated, and being an amateur musician.

How I Got Here with sommelier and Bubbledogs co-founder Sandia Chang

How I Got Here: Sandia Chang

By James McAllister

The sommelier and Bubbledogs co-founder reflects on her career to date, what motives her, and what advice she would give to those looking to make it in the business.

Kitchen Table to takeover Bubbledogs space

Kitchen Table to takeover Bubbledogs space

By Joe Lutrario

James Knappett and Sandia Chang’s diminutive Fitzrovia fine dining restaurant Kitchen Table is to expand into the space that was previously home to their Champagne and hot dog concept Bubbledogs.

Gérard Basset Travel Bursary winner announced

Gérard Basset Travel Bursary winner announced

By Joe Lutrario

L’Enclume sommelier Lise Donier-Meroz has won the inaugural Gérard Basset Travel Bursary, a competition launched late last year to celebrate the memory of the highly respected sommelier and restaurateur.

Former River Café sommelier Katie Exton opened relaxed fine-dining restaurant Lorne with chef Peter Hall in London back in 2017

Flash-grilled: Katie Exton

By Joe Lutrario

Former River Café sommelier Katie Exton opened relaxed fine-dining restaurant Lorne with chef Peter Hall in London back in 2017.

Maciej Lyko Polish Sommelier of the Year Launceston Place

How I Got Here: Maciej Lyko

By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Kensington's Launceston Place was recently awarded first place in The International Sommelier Association’s Best Polish Sommelier Competition 2019.

Abigail Connolly sommelier Birmingham

Flash-grilled: Abigail Connolly

By Joe Lutrario

The only female, fully-certified sommelier in Birmingham, Abigail Connolly runs Arch 13, a wine bar and wine shop in the city's Jewellery Quarter.

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