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Douwe Steyn: From Cape Town Light to London Night

South African-born head sommelier, Douwe Steyn stepped into Blue Mountain School’s art-and-craft crucible in February 2025. The six-storey Shoreditch townhouse, founded in 2018 by James and Christie Brown, layers exhibitions, residencies, and a fashion archive across its floors. At its…

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Dancer to Wine Whisperer

From teenage dishwasher to head sommelier at one of London’s…

From Canada with A Corkscrew: Morgan VanderKamer

Canadian-born Advanced Sommelier, Certified Sherry Educator, and President of the…

Jiachen Lu: from courtroom to wine cellar

How Jiachen Lu, head sommelier, swapped courtrooms for wine cellars,…

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South Africa’s secret weapon

Carolyn Martin, co-founder at Creation Wines, South Africa, talks to Sommelier Edit about why South African wines are the sommeliers secret weapon. Translating as “heaven and earth,” Hemel-en-Aarde is home to Creation Wnes, known for its fresh, refined Chardonnays and…

Jaboulet: terroir to table

Few names in the Northern Rhône carry the gravitas of Paul Jaboulet Aîné. Delphine Frey Prost talks about it's renaissance and returning to its roots. Rhône reds can be the unsung heros of a wine list. The diversity of styles…

Finalists announced for 2025 Gosset Matchmakers

Five Teams Announced as Finalists for the 10th Anniversary Edition…

The future is Verdicchio

Michele Bernetti, CEO Umani Ronchi, believes in indigenous Italian varietals.…

Sommelier Edit Summer Awards 2025

At the prestigious 67 Pall Mall, a razor-sharp panel of…

The Orchard Alchemist: Joerg Geiger’s Alcohol-Free Revolution

In the soft green bosom of southern Germany - specifically…

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Jaboulet: terroir to table

Few names in the Northern Rhône carry the gravitas of…

Finalists announced for 2025 Gosset Matchmakers

Five Teams Announced as Finalists for the 10th Anniversary Edition…

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…

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Sommelier Edit Summer Awards 2025

At the prestigious 67 Pall Mall, a razor-sharp panel of…

The Orchard Alchemist: Joerg Geiger’s Alcohol-Free Revolution

In the soft green bosom of southern Germany - specifically…

Anton Kuts: A Sommelier Among the Vines

There’s a moment when you approach Lympstone Manor from the…

Once a Sommelier, Always a Sommelier: Claire Thevenot MS

In the restrained Georgian grandeur of Bath’s Francis Hotel, a…

I Am: Pere Ventura and the Gospel According to Cava

At the Wine Room of the Savoy Grill - carved…

A Theatre of Terroirs: Roussillon at The Wilderness

In the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, beneath a charcoal…

Tom Fahey: Terrace Rooms & Wine

Terrace Rooms & Wine presides over the Ventnor seafront like…

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

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