{"id":8522,"date":"2025-06-23T21:39:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/?page_id=8522"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:23:03","slug":"results-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/pl\/top-100-sommeliers\/results-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Results 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6095&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"301\"><strong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"301\">2025\u2019s Elite: The Top 100 Sommeliers Shaping the UK Wine Scene<\/strong><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Taylor\u2019s Port Top 100 Sommeliers has released its 2025 list of the leading sommeliers in the UK. The annual ranking recognises sommeliers\u00a0<\/strong><strong>at the top of their game.<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8565&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h3><em>23rd June 2025, London<\/em> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/sponsors\/taylors-port\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor\u2019s Port<\/a> Top 100 Sommeliers number one UK sommelier is Vincenzo Arnese, Director of Wine at Raffles, The OWO London, and the Top Female Sommelier is Maria Boumpa, Wine Director &amp; Restaurant Manager, Da Terra, London.<\/h3>\n<p>Top 100 Sommeliers is an annual ranking of the UK\u2019s top sommelier talent, celebrating the art and <em>savoire faire<\/em> of those professionals who epitomise service in wine.<\/p>\n<p>The ranking invites nominations from sommeliers and their hospitality peers from across the British Isles making it possibly the most independent, objective and accurate ranking of its kind. Based on the nominees\u2019 experience, career and educational achievements, day-to-day responsibilities and performance in competitions, Top 100 Sommeliers uses an infallible, aggregated points system to assess and analyse each sommeliers\u2019 professional successes.<\/p>\n<p>Special awards are presented to those sommeliers in the UK who have gone above and beyond in the promotion of this aspirational profession and in the pursuit of excellence during their careers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2025 Top 100 Sommeliers Legend Award:<\/strong> Frederic Brugues, Wine Director, Sketch<\/li>\n<li><strong>2025 Top 100 Sommeliers Inspiration Award<\/strong>: Eric Simonics, Head of Wine &amp; Beverage &#8211; Europe, Sunset Hospitality Group<\/li>\n<li><strong>2025 Top 100 Sommeliers Innovation Award: <\/strong>Joseph Stark, Beverage Director at Wild Shropshire<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top 5 Female Sommeliers: <\/strong>Maria Boumpa, Da Terra; Emma Denney, Claridge&#8217;s; Agnieska Swiecka MS, Mount Street Restaurant; Beatice Bessi, Chiltern Firehouse; Rudina Arapi, London Hilton on Park Lane<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top 5 Ones to Watch: <\/strong>Yancheng Liu, Maison Estelle; Erazem Ocvirk, The Gleneagles Hotel; Milena De Waele, Petrus; Zsofia Kiss, Bacchanalia; Roxane Dupuy, The Social Company &#8211; Row on 5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top 5 Young Sommeliers: <\/strong>Daniel Bennett, Heft; Wilem Powell, BiBi Restaurant; Camilla Bonnannini, Albatross Death Cult; Erazem Ocvirk, The Gleneagles Hotel; Federico Quintavalle, Ikoyi Restaurant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Taylor&#8217;s Port Top 100 Sommeliers<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">sponsored by<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7020&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4022&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4204&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4032&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4112&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;20&#8243; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1677772658033{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #678ca5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-h2 wpex-block wpex-text-center\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-4xl);\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">Special Awards<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750661852101{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221; font_size=&#8221;lg&#8221;]On the night four special awards were announced. Awarding the UK&#8217;s top sommeliers who the judges believed had shown exemplary leadership and contribution to sommeliery.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;se-spotlight-vertical&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1750667015646\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sommelier-profiles-2.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle wpex-shadow-2xl\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-full);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sommelier-profiles-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sommelier-profiles-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sommelier-profiles-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sommelier-profiles-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sommelier-profiles-2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-h2 wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_1750662177271\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-xl);\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">EXCELLENCE in EDUCATION<br \/>\nsponsored by Schloss Johannisberg<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750660828156{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Alberto &amp; Augusto Gherardi<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Group Wine Education Managers, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;se-spotlight-vertical&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1750660742891\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle wpex-shadow-2xl\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-full);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1.png 1080w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-h2 wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_1718013806909\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-xl);\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">INNOVATION AWARD<br \/>\nsponsored by Saicho Drinks<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750660876066{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Joseph Stark<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beverage Director, Wild Shropshire<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;se-spotlight-vertical&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1750661302599\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Eric-Simonics.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle wpex-shadow-2xl\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-full);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Eric-Simonics.png 1080w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Eric-Simonics-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Eric-Simonics-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Eric-Simonics-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Eric-Simonics-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-h2 wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_1718013891708\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-xl);\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">INSPIRATION AWARD<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750776263339{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Erik Simonics<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Head of Wine &amp; Beverage &#8211; Europe, Sunset Hospitality Group<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;se-spotlight-vertical&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1750661072680\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle wpex-shadow-2xl\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-full);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2.png 1080w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-h2 wpex-block wpex-text-center vc_custom_1750661051003\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-xl);\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">LEGEND AWARD<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750661038796{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<h2>Frederic Brugues<\/h2>\n<p>Wine Director, Sketch[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>2025 Top 100 Sommeliers<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Vincenzo Arnese<\/strong> Director of Wine, Raffles London at The OWO<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Maria Boumpa<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Da Terra<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Matteo Furlan<\/strong> Head of Wines, The Dorchester<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Emma Denney<\/strong> Director of Wine, Claridge&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Garry Clark<\/strong> Sommelier\/Beverage Manager, Pale Hall Hotel and Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Sumith Alahakoon<\/strong> Wine Director, Sushisamba, W Hotel Edinburgh<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Stuart Skea<\/strong> Group Head Sommelier, Lyla<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Agnieszka Swiecka<\/strong> Head of Wine, Mount Street Restaurant at The Audley<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Yuri Gualeni<\/strong> Head of Wine, Babbo<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Valentin Mouillard<\/strong> Head Sommelier, L&#8217;Enclume<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Giuseppe D&#8217;Aniello<\/strong> Group Head of Wine, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Philipp Reinstaller<\/strong> Head Sommelier, new opening &#8216;COMO&#8217; x Trivet<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Beatrice Bessi<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Chiltern Firehouse<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Klearhos Kanellakis<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Ekstedt at The Yard<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Angelo Lorea<\/strong> Head of Wine, The Roof Gardens<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Sonal Clare<\/strong> Wine Director, The Wilderness<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Rudina Arapi<\/strong> Director of Wine, London Hilton on Park Lane<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Julien Sarrasin<\/strong> Head Sommelier, HIDE<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Sam Weatherill<\/strong> Wine Director, etch. by Steven Edwards<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Eugenio Egorov<\/strong> Head Sommelier, The Stafford Hotel<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Daniel Stojcic<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Estelle Manor<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Dmytro Goncharuk<\/strong> Wine Manager, The Barbary<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Carolina Seibel<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Restaurant Story and Story Cellar<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Fernando Cubas<\/strong> Head of Beverage, InterContinental London Park Lane<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Roxane Dupuy<\/strong> Executive Head Sommelier, The Social Company &#8211; Row on 5<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Vanessa Stoltz<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Restaurant Pine<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Roberto Zanca<\/strong> Sommelier, Prithvi<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Daniele Arcangeli<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Aragawa<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Jiachen Lu<\/strong> Head Sommelier, CORD by Le Cordon Bleu<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Kelvin McCabe<\/strong> Wine Director, Adam Handling<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Andrea Strocchio<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Pavyllon &#8211; Four Seasons Park Lane<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Anastasios Karakasis<\/strong> Head of Wine, new opening &#8217;17 Bruton Street&#8217;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Harry Cooper<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Counter 71<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Antonio Polise<\/strong> Head of Wine, LSL Capital Group<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Alexandru Dan<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Ocean, The Atlantic Hotel<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Matilda Tsappis<\/strong> Co Owner, Killiecrankie House<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Antonio Palmarini<\/strong>\u00a0 Head of Beverages, Beaverbrook Townhouse<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Julio Tauste<\/strong> Head Sommelier, The Orrery<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Alexandra Price<\/strong> Head of Wine, Plates London<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Zsofia Kiss<\/strong> Head of Wine, Bacchanalia<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Stefano Barbarino<\/strong> Head Sommelier &amp; Wine Buyer, The Northall &amp; Garden Lounge &#8211; Corinthia Hotel<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Dario Barbato<\/strong> Head of Wine, San Carlo Group<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Claude Millee<\/strong> Head Sommelier, The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Elisa Marchini<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Muse by Tom Aikens<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Michael Driscoll<\/strong> Group Beverage Manager, The Holland Group<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Luigi Conca<\/strong> Head of Wine, Corrigan Collection<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Michel Paszto<\/strong> Head Sommelier, The Ritz<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Marius Plesa<\/strong> Head Sommelier, The Waterside Inn<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Beth Bond<\/strong> Co Owner, Cottage in the Wood<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>L\u00e9onard Lievin<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Ben Wilkinson at The Pass<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1718700263966{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10&#8243;][vc_column_text text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751030626676{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Gallery of photographs | Taylor&#8217;s port Top 100 Sommeliers 2025 UK awards ceremony<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sommelieredit\/albums\/72177720327073011[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1686058220295{padding-top: 40px !important;background-color: #678ca5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;]\n<h2><span style=\"color: #263f59;\">Judges&#8217; Special Categories<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Top 5 Female Sommeliers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Rudina Arapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Beatrice Bessi<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Maria Boumpa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Emma Denney<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Agnieszka Swiecka MS<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263f59;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">SPONSORED BY<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4299&#8243; img_size=&#8221;thumbnail&#8221; 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style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #263f59;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">SPONSORED BY<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4324&#8243; img_size=&#8221;thumbnail&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/sommelieredit.com\/sponsors\/hallgarten-novum-wines\/&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Top 51 to 100<\/h2>\n<p>in alphabetical order<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Giovanni Andriulo<\/strong> Senior Sommelier, Oswald&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Monica Bacchiocchi<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Wilton&#8217;s Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Roman Barina<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Rosewood London<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Leonardo Barlondi<\/strong> Assistant Head of Wines, The Dorchester<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Daniel Bennett<\/strong> General Manager, Heft<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Filipe Bhering Reis<\/strong> Head of Wine, Annabel&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Luca Bocca<\/strong> Assistant Head Sommelier, Sketch &#8211; The Lecture Room &amp; Library<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Camilla Bonnannini<\/strong> Wine &amp; Beverage Director, Albatross Death Cult<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Roberto Bravo<\/strong> Assistant General Manager\/Head Sommelier, Duck &amp; Waffle<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Fabrizio Canino<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Lavo Restaurant at BoTree Hotel<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Nicola D&#8217;Ascenzo<\/strong> Senior Sommelier, The London Edition<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Milena De Waele<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Petrus<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Francesco Di Fonzo<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Kerridge&#8217;s Bar &amp; Grill<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Arnaud Dolmazon<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Heckfield Place<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Nikos Emner<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Woven by Adam Smith<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Jake Garstang<\/strong> Restaurant Manager &amp; Sommelier, etch. by Steven Edwards<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Fred Goodwin-Hayward<\/strong> Assistant Sommelier, Restaurant Hywel Jones<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Giuseppe Grasso<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Alex Dilling at Caf\u00e9 Royal<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Oliver Hart-Wilson<\/strong> Food &amp; Beverage Manager, The Torridon Hotel<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Dylan Johnstone-Morris<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Julie&#8217;s Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Konstantinos Katridis<\/strong> Junior Assistant Head Sommelier, The Fat Duck<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Oliver Kaviani<\/strong> Restaurant Manager &amp; Sommelier, JORO Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Gabriel Lee<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Latymer Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Yancheng Liu<\/strong> Club Deputy Head Sommelier, Maison Estelle<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Edoardo Lucaroni<\/strong> Head of Wine, Hotel Sofitel St James \/ Wild Honey<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Jacopo Maroni<\/strong> Head Sommelier, The Braywood<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Callum McCann<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Number One, The Balmoral<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Alessandro Medas<\/strong> Senior Sommelier, The London Edition<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Elizabeth Mellish<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Gleneagles Town House<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Fabio Monteiro<\/strong> Head Sommelier, 1890 Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Ioannaa Nerantzi<\/strong> Head Sommelier, 5 Hertford Street<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Konstantinos Nestoridis<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Midsummer House<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Erazem Ocvirk<\/strong> Assistant Head Sommelier, The Gleneagles Hotel<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Wilem Powell<\/strong> Head of Beverage BiBi Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Shashi Prakash<\/strong> Food &amp; Beverage Manager, Taymouth Castle<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Federico Quintavalle<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Ikoyi Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Alessio Ragusini<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Humo<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Lucas Reynaud-Paligot<\/strong> Head of Wine, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Darroze at The Connaught Hotel<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Charlie Richards<\/strong> Senior Sommelier, Claridge&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Davide Santeramo<\/strong> Assistant Head Sommelier, The Ritz<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Pedro Santos<\/strong> Head Sommelier, The Twenty-Two<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Natasha Senina<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Chewton Glen<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Daniela Shelton<\/strong> Head Sommelier, In\u00e9 by Taku<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Magdalena \u015aleziak<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Northcote<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Imre Somogyi<\/strong> Assistant Head Sommelier, The Ritz<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Joseph Stark<\/strong> Beverage Director, Wild Shropshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Paul Stibbles<\/strong> Head Sommelier, The Strathearn<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Alex Tiron<\/strong> Assistant Head Sommelier, The Kitchin Restaurant<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Yin Chi Bowie Tsang<\/strong> Head Sommelier, Taku Mayfair<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Holly Willocks<\/strong> Wine Manager, Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1686058220295{padding-top: 40px !important;background-color: #678ca5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;]\n<h2><span style=\"color: #263f59;\">New award categories for 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 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