Home > Customer Favorites > sommeliers Search sommeliers Showing results 1 - 12 of 49 Show: 122436 Articles (49) Category Wine News(19) Travel(8) Wine 101(8) Entertaining(5) Wine Varietals(3) Destinations(2) Restaurants(2) Chefs(1) Wine Regions(1) Published On 2016(2) 2017(5) 2018(6) 2019(22) 2020(10) 2021(4) Author Matthew White (2) Shonagh Walker (2) Daniel Honan (1) Dave Brookes (1) Dave Mavor (1) Jocelyn Pride (1) more Meet Penny Grant, Group Sommelier of Blackbird Bar & Grill …best part about being a sommelier and working at Blackbird Bar & Grill? My floor days are over I'm sad to say, but the best thing about being in my role as group sommelier is the training and education time I get to spend with our sommeliers. Marcel Thomson our head sommelier and his team continue… 19 August 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Meet Penny Grant, Group Sommelier of Blackbird Bar & Grill Q & A with Sommelier Max Gürtler …for deciding to become a sommelier, I was working at Rockpool Bar & Grill as a bartender; the restaurant has always had a strong focus on wine. So, I went to all the training and tastings I could, signed up for WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) and Court of Master Sommeliers and eventually made a… 23 October 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Q & A with Sommelier Max Gürtler Talking wine with sommelier Sebastian Crowther Selector recently had the pleasure of catching up with Sebastian Crowther, Master Sommelier with Sydney’s Rockpool group. Sebastian’s love of wine grew from a realisation that it was a topic that offers so much to explore. As he explains, " I was just so oblivious to how big and how interesting the… 08 August 2016 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Talking wine with sommelier Sebastian Crowther A changing of the guard for the Wine Selectors Tasting Panel …where she was taken under the wing of a talented sommelier who instilled in her a deeper appreciation of the art and science of wine. Today, she is one of Australia’s most highly-respected sommeliers, qualified by the Court of Master Sommeliers and with over 10 years’ experience at some of… 01 September 2020 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW A changing of the guard for the Wine Selectors Tasting Panel Best Sommelier of the World 2019 …top sommelier in their country can they have a shot at the big title of the ‘World’s Best Sommelier’! Service skills tested When the 65 sommeliers compete in Belgium they will be faced with three tests over three days, including a written exam, as well as hands-on sections, requiring the sommeliers… 08 March 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Best Sommelier of the World 2019 Q & A with Sommelier Shanteh Wong …was the World’s Biggest BYO to Cure Cancer, a sommelier volunteer event where as a young sommelier I felt like a was standing next to giants, and indeed I was. They were the original Sydney sommeliers, the people who paved the way for a sommelier industry in Australia to even exist. They had so… 24 April 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Q & A with Sommelier Shanteh Wong Q & A with Head Sommelier of Bennelong, Seamus Brandt …role as head sommelier and is currently progressing through the Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS) qualifications. He’s already received CMS Certification combined with the Wine Spirits & Education Trust Level 3 certification. WHAT MAKES YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT WINE AND BEING A SOMMELIER? Overall, I have… 01 August 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Q & A with Head Sommelier of Bennelong, Seamus Brandt Q & A with Master Sommelier of Jonah’s, Niels Sluiman …participating in Wine Competitions and the Court of Master Sommelier studies. What’s the best part about being a sommelier and working at Jonah’s? Sharing my passion, knowledge and experience are probably the best aspects of being a Sommelier. Working together with my colleagues on a daily basis and… 28 June 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Q & A with Master Sommelier of Jonah’s, Niels Sluiman Catch Up with Head Sommelier Of Aria, Alex Kirkwood …House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and more, Aria Restaurant has been the jewel in Sydney’s dining crown for 20 years. We caught up with Aria’s head sommelier, Alex Kirkwood, to talk wine and to find out what it’s like to work at such an iconic establishment. What attracted you to the wine industry? A… 16 December 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Catch Up with Head Sommelier Of Aria, Alex Kirkwood Talking Wine with Head Sommelier of Muse Dining, Stephane Pommier …techniques of winemaking from a young age. Fascinated with how winemaking differed on the other side of the world, he moved to Australia and rose to Sommelier at the prestigious fine dining establishment Muse, located in the Hunter Valley. When Stephane is not recommending delectable wines to the… 02 October 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Talking Wine with Head Sommelier of Muse Dining, Stephane Pommier Q & A with Sommelier & Wine Director of Attica, Jane Lopes Hailing from California’s famous Napa Valley, Jane Lopes is a sommelier and Wine Director for Melbourne’s world-famous Attica restaurant. Her passion for wine stems from a youth spent tending bars across the United States’ more ‘colourful’ establishments including the Violet Hour in Chicago and… 05 September 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Q & A with Sommelier & Wine Director of Attica, Jane Lopes Q & A with Sixpenny's Head Sommelier, Bridget Raffal …Bridget earned the Gourmet Traveller Sommeliers’ Choice award for 2019. 1. What drew you to the wine industry? I had always been in restaurant management, then I spent a while exploring France, working for a couple of venues that didn’t have sommeliers. I started playing around with the lists… 25 September 2019 Price $ Qty | case Add to Cart VIEW Q & A with Sixpenny's Head Sommelier, Bridget Raffal 1 2 3 Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping