sommelier
Stories tagged “sommelier”

Sara Checchi runs the cellar at the world's best hotel
The Roman sommelier now pours wine and drinks across eight restaurants at Rosewood Hong Kong, named the world's best hotel two years running.

Best Sommelier of the World 2026: 20 semi-finalists named
Five women made the cut, a first for the contest. Reeze Choi and Pascaline Lepeltier are back for another run, while Belgium and host nation Portugal went out in the quarter-finals.

Elizio Masson heads to Best Sommelier of the World in Lisbon
The head sommelier of Hof van Cleve won the Belgian title in Brussels in October 2025. The world contest opens on 11 October, with the final five days later at the Coliseu dos Recreios.

Dutch wine list awards go short as often as long
Restaurant ML in Haarlem wins the Gold Star for the Netherlands' best short wine list, proof that forty well-chosen bottles can out-argue four hundred.
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