Sommelier Edit

18/03/2025

As we grow, we’re delighted to announce that acclaimed and accomplished restaurant and drinks writer Douglas Blyde has joined our team.

With his expert eye and experienced palate, he will be seeking out the UK’s best sommeliers to share their stories and uncover the finest restaurant wine lists.

Douglas will also be leading the Sommelier Edit Awards, identifying the best drinks available and helping you discover some delicious new wines. Plus, you’ll have the chance to meet him at member events he’ll be hosting later this year.

Join us in welcoming Douglas to Sommelier Edit. We’re looking forward to his first article, coming out later this month.

09/03/2025

Ahead of Sommelier Edit’s first No & Low Summit to inspire sommeliers on why alcohol free drinks are now an absolute must, we asked Maria Boumpa, head sommelier at Da Terra, why it’s now about way more than just mocktails.

When you don’t want booze in a restaurant, you are normally forced to opt for a bottle of sparkling water. There’s not much else on offer. The problem is that when you are spending your hard earned cash on a great meal you, but don’t want to drink, you might fancy something a bit more grown-up or complex. Something that matches with the food you are ordering, as you would expect from a wine.

This is where the sommelier comes into action and many are now developing their NOLO offer to encompass much more that just mocktails. Now the savvy diner expects and demands more.

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https://sommelieredit.com/no-low-grows-up/

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22/01/2025

Burgundy alternatives, selected by top UK sommeliers. The Sommelier Edit Awards taste wines blind so you can be sure the very best win the best awards.

Find something new to try and buy online now
https://awards.sommelieredit.com/all-results/

11/01/2025

No & Low alcohol award winners from Sommelier Edit Award judges. https://sommelieredit.com/zebra-striping-book-ending-no-low-drinks/

10/01/2025

Anyone who’s had the opportunity to taste the exceptional rieslings from Schloss Johannisberg will already know what they represent.

We spoke to Stefan Doktor to hear first hand how Schloss Johannisberg’s status is much more than a winery. It represents the enduring legacy and excellence of German winemaking. Making wine for a millennium of history it has developed a profound understanding of the estate’s terroir and how Riesling ineracts with the soil, climate and positioning to cultivate wines that are celebrated worldwide.

Whether you adore dry Riesling for its crisp acidity and aromatic character or indulging in lush, sweet wines, each bottle of Schloss Johannisberg gives you a taste of history. Tradition, innovation and respect for the land over 1,000 years all in one glass.

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07/01/2025

World renowned Taylor’s Port becomes the headline partner for Top 💯 Sommeliers 2025 in the UK.

🍇 The prestigious Port wine house reinforces its commitment to and the broader on trade with its support of the annual ranking in the UK.🍷

Sommelier Edit is delighted to welcome Taylor’s Port as the headline supporter of Top 100 Sommeliers 2025.

This partnership renames the initiative to the Taylor’s Port Top 100 Sommeliers 2025.

Working alongside existing category award partners Saicho Drinks; Pere Ventura Cava; Banfi Wines, Gosset Champagne and Hallgarten & Novum Wines, the newly styled Taylor’s Port Top 100 Sommeliers will continue to seek out the UK’s best one hundred sommeliers nationwide in 2025.

Recognising value and importance of the sommelier’s role in hospitality, Lisa O’Donnell Director of Fladgate & Fortified Wines at Mentzendorff & Co, said: “Taylor’s Port has a long-standing relationship with the sommelier community, and we are delighted to have the opportunity to further strengthen our support by partnering with the Top 100 Sommeliers initiative. At Taylor’s we share many common goals with the Top 100 Sommeliers, including an unrelenting commitment to quality, authenticity, expertise and hospitality, therefore it seemed a natural choice for partnership.”

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN >> https://sommelieredit.com/top-100-sommeliers/

06/01/2025

As the new year rapidly gets underway we hear from Matteo Furlan, Head of Wine at The Dorchester, London on future-proofing of hospitality | Sommelier Edit

06/01/2025

Sommelier, The Fife Arms | Sommelier Edit

All jobs > Sommelier > Sommelier, The Fife Arms Braemar, Scotland 6 January 2025 Sommelier Full-time The Fife Arms Hotel Recently awarded Aberdeen City & Shire Hospitality Employer of the…

11/09/2024

New job posted this morning - great opportunity.

Our Two Michelin Star, The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant, is offering a fantastic opportunity to join our team as an Assistant Sommelier.

23/08/2024

Today is the 2024 entry deadline for the - the professional sherry and food pairing competition for chefs and sommeliers in seven countries.

While we wait to see what dishes and menus are selected to compete in the UK final next month, here’s a look back at the winning UK menus from the past two editions.

Which of these top pairings would you like to try?

2023 UK WINNERS chef Gail Ge’er Li and sommelier Jiachen Lu, then representing Dinings SW3, London.

Entrée: Cured Mackerel, Yuzu Vinaigrette, Olive Salsa, & Shiso Mayonnaise
Paired with: Tio Pepe En Rama, Gonzalez Byass

Main course: Beef Tongue, Braised Daikon, Pickled Girolles & Dashi Rice
Paired with Oloroso ‘La Cigarrera’ Palomino, Bodegas La Cigarrera

Dessert: Chocolate Nemesis, Sansho Pepper & Miso Ice Cream
Paired with Apostoles 30 Years Old VORS Palo Cortado Muy Viejo, Gonzalez Byass

2021 UK WINNERS Sommelier. Mattia Mazzi and Chef Vincenzo Raffone, then representing The River Café in London.

Entrée: Butterbean Soup with Mussels and Guanciale Casserole
Paired with Equipo Navazos I Think Manzanilla

Main course: Smoked Lamb Rack, Charred Artichokes and Romesco Sauce
Paired with El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12yo

Dessert: Sbrisolona with Spiced Crema Catalana and Orange Compote
Paired with Gonzalez Byass Apostoles Palo Cortado VORS 30 yo

Good luck to all this year’s entrants! We look forward to seeing you compete at the final in London next month.

19/04/2024

Top 100 Sommeliers is delighted to welcome Pere Ventura Family Wine Estates as the official international sponsor of ‘Top 5 Female Sommeliers’ in the UK with Pere Ventura Cava, and in Spain with its Priorat winery Mervm Priorati.

Recognising the very best female sommeliers in each country, Mr. Pere Ventura, President, and Founder said;

“Supporting Top 100 Sommeliers isn't just about raising a glass; it's about elevating an entire industry through the invaluable contributions of sommeliers, whose expertise and passion breathe life into the world of wine. As sponsor, we couldn’t be happier to be part of this initiative."

Sponsoring Top 100 Sommeliers shows the Spanish wine producer is reinforcing its commitment to women in wine as sponsor of the ‘Top 5 Female Sommeliers’ at Top 100 Sommeliers’ annual ranking of Top 100 Sommeliers has been launched in Spain following its success in the UK.

Application deadlines:
🇬🇧 Tuesday 30 April
🇪🇸 Monday 22 April

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Free to submit your application, open to all working sommeliers.