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Tom Fahey: Terrace Rooms & Wine

Terrace Rooms & Wine presides over the Ventnor seafront like it has been waiting decades for someone to do something genuinely interesting with it. Enter Tom and Ashley Fahey, husband and wife, who did. Once a nineteenth-century rectory admired by…

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Synaesthesia, Solaia, and the Scent of Home: Cathryn Bell of The Grove, Narberth

One might expect the head sommelier of one of Wales’…

Desiree Chantarasak: Be Yourself, But Know Your Margins

At AngloThai, Michelin-starred mere months after unbolting its doors, Desiree…

Matilda Tsappis: From ads to sake

Matilda Tsappis used to work in the The City. Now she owns and runs Killiecrankie House with her chef husband in Perthshire >> read more

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A Theatre of Terroirs: Roussillon at The Wilderness

In the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, beneath a charcoal ceiling pulsing with Black Sabbath and Joy Division, something luminous took shape. The Wilderness - part restaurant, part subcultural shrine - became the stage for an immersive exploration of the…

Inside Maison Gosset with the Matchmakers of Champagne

Douglas Blyde joined the winners of the Gosset Matchmakers competition on their prize trip to Champagne’s oldest house. Representing the 2023 edition were chef, Gail Ge’er Li of Dinings SW3, who claimed the title with sommelier, Jiachen Lu for their…

MASI Future Sommelier 2025: A Fresh Pairing of Talent and Terroir

What if the next great sommelier isn’t polishing glasses in…

Taylor’s Port Vintage Years UK Sommelier Challenge

Following on from the recent announcement naming Taylor’s Port as…

The Roussillon food and wine pairing guide

In the south of France Stefan Neumann MS discovers the wines of Roussillon have had a wild journey of surviving ... >> READ MORE

Alcohol-free is the new vegan

...the "landscape and opportunities for quality drinks that are alternatives to wine or spirits is opening up quickly." ... read more >>

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Inside Maison Gosset with the Matchmakers of Champagne

Douglas Blyde joined the winners of the Gosset Matchmakers competition…

The Roussillon food and wine pairing guide

In the south of France Stefan Neumann MS discovers the wines of Roussillon have had a wild journey of surviving ... >> READ MORE

Tinwood Estate’s PDO Sussex sparkling wines

Driving around the south coast of England twenty years ago…

Vincenzo Arnese and the art of service

Vincenzo Arnese is ranked number 2 in the annual Top…

A New Chapter: Cyril Brun’s Quest for Precision and Expression at Ferrari Trento

Cyril Brun, the Chef de Cave at Ferrari Trento, is…

A journey to the heart of Italy’s Valpolicella region

In the heart of Italy's Veneto region, nestled between the…

The luxury of lees ageing

Lees are essential to making quality sparkling wine. Sommelier Edit…

What top sommeliers enjoy drinking at Christmas

With the world of wine under their noses throughout the…

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Matilda Tsappis: From ads to sake

Matilda Tsappis used to work in the The City. Now she owns and runs Killiecrankie House with her chef husband in Perthshire >> read more

Stuart Skea: Lyla, Edinburgh’s Rising Star

Lyla is a statement of precision, personality, and poise, shaped not only by the finesse of chef … read more >>

Alcohol-free is the new vegan

...the "landscape and opportunities for quality drinks that are alternatives to wine or spirits is opening up quickly." ... read more >>

Jeffrey Koren: Aloofness Has No Place

In his debut article for Sommelier Edit, Douglas Blyde sits down with Jeffrey Koren, Head of Wine ... read more>>

The sustainable hybrid Stevan Miller

Sommeliers have to be beverage-hybrid to sustain their careers, according to Chicago-based ... read more

Alcohol-free drinks are changing: No & Low grows up

Ahead of Sommelier Edit's first No & Low Summit to inspire sommeliers on why alcohol free drinks are a must, we asked ... read more

Tinwood Estate’s PDO Sussex sparkling wines

Driving around the south coast of England twenty years ago…

Vanessa Stolz: Green stars & Northumberland

Vanessa Stolz was raised in Alsace, France. This cultural melting pot, combined her father's love of ... read more