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Application Form

Taylor’s Port Top 100 Sommeliers 2025

All applications received will automatically be considered for the following special category awards: Top Young Sommeliers, Top Female Sommeliers, Ones to Watch, Innovation Award, Inspiration Award, Emerging Talent and Excellence in Education.

You can provide any supporting documents at the end of your application or email them separately to: info@sommelieredit.com

Top 100 Application Form UK 2025

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First Name(Required)

Last Name(Required)

Job Title(Required)

Restaurant Name(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Country of work(Required)

United Kingdom

This application is for sommeliers based in the UK only.

Your manager & Referee

Name of your manager at work

First Last Job title

Who do you report to at work on a daily basis?

Your manager's email

Reference (optional)

First name Last name Job title

If you would like to provide a reference please give their details. They may be contacted to verify your information.

Your referee's email (optional)

Upload your CV(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 2 MB.

Please upload a copy of your most recent and up to date CV. We will never publicly share this information but it will be stored on our system and used by the judges in consideration of your application.

Special Category Awards

If you would like to considered for any of the following special Category Awards 2025 please indicated which below

Excellence in Education (Professional, in-house sommeliers only)

Innovation Award (No & Low Alcohol Drinks)

Emerging Talent (>3yrs experience)

Young Sommelier (under 30 at 31 May, 2025)

Please note you cannot nominate yourself for the following categories, which are awarded by the judges: Legend, Inspiration, Ones to Watch. Top Female sommeliers are automatically selected from the highest ranking female sommeliers.

Experience & Seniority

In this section you must declare the total number of whole years' experience gained fully employed in sommelier roles. This excludes any time spent in other restaurant jobs eg waiting staff, bartender

Your current position(Required)

Group Head Sommelier / Wine Director

Head Sommelier

Deputy/Assistant Head Sommelier

Senior Sommelier

Sommelier

Assistant/Junior Sommelier

Please select the sommelier position that most closely matches your current role.

Total years of sommelier experience(Required)

Please enter a number from 1 to 20.

Please add up the total number of whole years experience you have gained employed as a sommelier, at any level, in the UK or abroad. Max 20 years.

% of your weekly hours spent in service(Required)

Please enter a number from 1 to 100.

What percentage of your time is spent working service, on the floor, managing the team and ensuring diners enjoy the best experience? Max 100%

How many sommeliers work at your restaurant?(Required)

Please enter a number from 1 to 20.

State if you are part of a team of wine/beverage FOH staff where you currently work. If it's just you put 1.

Number of references on wine/drinks list?(Required)

Please enter a number from 1 to 2000.

How many bins are listed? Here we want to know the range of products available.

Level of Responsibility

Answer the following questions directly in relation to your current role/job/position.

Future Cellar Management & Investments(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Future Cellar Management & Investments include: purchasing for investments, en primeur...

Financial reporting include GP/Margins, Pricing and accountability(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

New wine sourcing(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

New wine buying(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Stock recording(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Wine list presentation, management & curation(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Mis en place(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Mis en place: Day to day service preparation management.

Staff recruitment(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Staff recruitment includes: deciding new staff role required, preparing job description, advertising, interviews and candidate selection.

Staff management: on-boarding, development, career progression & retention(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Staff management: daily performance & service standards(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Back of house collaboration(Required)

No responsibility

A little responsibility

Some responsibility

Shared responsibility

Total responsibility

Includes kitchen staff training, food pairings and tasting menus.

Qualifications

Court of Master Sommeliers(Required)

CMS Introductory Sommelier Certificate

CMS Certified Sommelier

CMS Advanced Sommelier

CMS Master Sommelier

No CMS qualifications

Please confirm which Court of Master Sommeliers exams you have passed.

Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (AIS)(Required)

AIS Certification Level 1

AIS Certification Level 2

AIS Diploma Bronze

AIS Diploma Silver

AIS Diploma Gold

No AIS qualifications

Please confirm AIS exams you have passed.

UK Sommelier Association (AIS - Italian Sommelier Association))(Required)

Certified Sommelier Course

Italian Wine Specialist

Wine Tasting Specialist

No UK Sommelier Association exams

Please confirm which UK Sommelier Association exams you have passed.

Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)(Required)

WSET Level 1 Wines

WSET Level 2 Wines

WSET Level 3 Wines

WSET Level 4 Wines (Diploma)

WSET Level 1 Spirits

WSET Level 2 Spirits

WSET Level 3 Spirits

WSET Level 1 Sake

WSET Level 3 Sake

No WSET qualifications

Please confirm which WSET exams you have passed.

Please provide details of any other qualifications or courses you are studying, not listed on your CV.

For example Wine Scholar Guild, Institute of Hospitality, Wine MBA, Institute of Masters of Wine, Master of Culinary Arts.

Competitions

Have you taken part in any sommelier competitions?

Ruinart Sommelier Challenge

Entrant

Finalist (or regional winner)

Winner (National or International)

ASI Best Sommelier of World

Entrant

Finalist (or regional winner)

Winner (National or International)

UK Sommelier of the Year (Taittinger/Caterer/IWSC)

Entrant

Finalist (or regional winner)

Winner (National or International)

Best Sommelier UK (UK Sommelier Association)

Entrant

Finalist (or regional winner)

Winner (National or International)

Chaine de Rotisseurs Young Sommelier Award

Entrant

Finalist (or regional winner)

Winner (National or International)

Gold Service Scholarship

Entrant

Finalist (or regional winner)

Winner (National or International)

Gosset Matchmakers

Entrant

Finalist

Winner

Copa Jerez

Entrant

Finalist (or regional winner)

Winner (National or International)

Sommelier Awards

Have you received any awards whilst working as a sommelier?

GQ Sommelier of the Year

Shortlist

Winner

Michelin Sommelier Award

Winner

Cateys Wine & Spirit Ambassador Award

Shortlist

Winner

Harpers Top 25-50 Sommeliers 2022-2024

Included in the 2022 list

Included in the 2023 list

Included in the 2024 list

Edinburgh Sommelier of the Year (EDI Rest Awards)

Shortlist

Winner

IWC Wine Personality of the Year

Shortlist

Winner

Wine List Awards

Has your restaurant wine list won any awards (whilst it was your responsibility)?

Star Wine List

Entrant

Shortlist

Winner

WFW World's Best Wine List Awards

Entrant

Shortlist

Winner

AA Hospitality Awards | Wine Award

Entrant

Shortlist

Winner

Wine List Confidential

Entrant

Finalist

Winner

Your online profile and magazine interviews

If you have any social media accounts you think would be relevant to your application please provide details below. Provide us with as many links and account details as you can. We will use this to verify your entry. It is not essential but it will help us research your skills and achievements.

Instagram

Facebook

Twitter

Website/Blog

Podcast

Your photograph

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, Max. file size: 1 MB, Max. files: 2.

Upload a recent, professional photograph

Insert website links

If you have been mentioned or featured on websites, articles or magazines, share the link here.

Upload your press cuttings

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, png, gif, jpeg, Max. file size: 2 MB, Max. files: 5.

If you have any files of articles, interviews or reviews that are about you, or mention you please upload them here.

Any questions, comments or additional information you would like to provide?

Declaration(Required)

I confirm that the information I have provided is true and not misleading.

Every application will be checked and verified. This may require contacting your manager or referee.

If any information provided is found to be inaccurate your entry may be discarded without notice.

Please contact us if your circumstances change so we can update your record before judging.

Profile Sharing Consent(Required)

I give permission to Sommelier Edit Ltd to share and promote my professional profile information.

If selected for the Top 100 Sommeliers 2025 annual ranking your profile may be shared on social media and digital channels owned by Sommelier Edit.

This will NOT include data/contact details aside existing publicly available profiles eg Instagram account.

Data Sharing Consent (optional)

I agree to share my contact details with sponsors.

By ticking this box you agree to allow only your professional contact data to be shared. eg work email and restaurant telephone.

Sommelier Edit Ltd will NEVER share your personal contact details eg telephone, email, address (or those of anyone named in your application) without your prior consent.