Archive for Interviews

Interviews

09/09/2021

Florian Strassguertl on creating the dream wine list

Florian Strassguertl talks about his career in wine, what it takes to be a sommelier, and his role heading up the wine department at SLS Hotel and luxury residences in Dubai.

Interviews

31/08/2021

Suraj GC on creating the dream list for the Park Hyatt in Auckland

Suraj GC on what it takes to create the dream wine list

Interviews

27/08/2021

Emmanuel Cadieu on creating a dream wine list at Paris’ new 5* hotel

Head sommelier at the 5* hotel in Paris on creating the dream wine list at what is said to be the biggest opening of a five star hotel in Europe this September.

Interviews

25/08/2021

The first Aussie producers of Gruner Veltliner

From South Africa to South Australia, Larry Jacobs continues to craft award-winning wines and celebrating Austrian grapes.

Interviews

16/08/2021

How to create the dream wine list in Hong Kong with Arnaud Bardary MS

Arnaud Bardary MS on creating the dream wine list

Interviews

11/08/2021

Norway’s Henrik Dahl Jahnsen on creating the dream wine list

Henrik Dahl Jahnsen, wine director of the Britannia Hotel in Trondheim in Norway, talks about his career in wine, why he wanted to be a sommelier and the key steps he takes in order to put together the best wine list.

Interviews

05/08/2021

How Helsinki Savoy’s Aleksi Mehtonen would manage your wine list

We talk to Aleksi Mehtonen, head sommelier at The Savoy in Helsinki about how he got into the wine industry and what he thinks it takes to be a top sommelier.

Interviews

27/07/2021

How Iceland’s César Garduño creates the dream wine list

César Garduño shares his experiences of being the sommelier at Dill restaurant at Reykjavík in Iceland and what he sees as being the best way to approach the perfect wine list.

Interviews

27/07/2021

Q & A with Lucian Obreja, Head Sommelier

Lucian Obreja, Head Sommelier at L’Ortolan on how to grow wine sales at your restaurant.