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Archive for Interviews
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Interviews
Gaurav Dixit On Creating The Dream Wines List In India’s Most Expensive And Luxurious Hotels
As one of the driving forces of the Indian wine culture, Gaurav talks to us about how he got into wine and his golden rule to an effective wine list.
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Are Alternate Varietals the Future of Winemaking?
Flametree Wines’ Cliff Royle imparts his wisdom on the winemaking culture of Margaret River and the use of technology in the wine industry.
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Heidi Mäkinen MW on creating the sommelier’s dream wine list
Heidi Mäkinen MW has enjoyed a distinguished and wide career as a sommelier, most recently at the influential 67 Pall Mall in London. Here she shares her insights on being a good sommelier and creating the dream wine list.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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How to create the dream wine list in Hong Kong with Arnaud Bardary MS
Arnaud Bardary MS on creating the dream wine list
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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.