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Archive for Interviews

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Interviews

21/01/2022

The Somm’s Personality writes the Wine List

Luigi Coco believes that a somm’s favourites should also drop into a wine list so it has a bit of their personality along with the other factors needed to create a great list.

Interviews

20/01/2022

600 bins and climbing

Giuseppe Lacona may currently have 600 bins of exquisite wines in their cellar but he plans to up that number to have the best wine list in the City, with affordable prices and a unique selection.

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19/01/2022

To Not Living Life Like a Rehearsal

A guest once told him that this life is not a rehearsal and Alexios Stasinopoulos keeps those words in mind to embrace challenge and change, rather than fear them.

Interviews

11/01/2022

Brexit, Covid, Onward

Even with the challenges faced through Brexit and then Covid, Brett Fleming of Armit Wines is poised for growth this year and beyond

Interviews

03/01/2022

Living and loving the funfair of wine

Dario Barbato enjoys wine with a true passion, from the ones still developing at a winery to the bottles from esoteric regions to the revered ones. This is what makes him a Sommelier.

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20/12/2021

Artist, Performer, Sommelier

What is a sommelier, if not sometimes a psychologist, at others a counselor, an artist or a performer. And Emanuel Pesqueira, head sommelier of Gordon Ramsay enjoys every aspect of it.

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