sommelier

Book extract: Tasting Victory by Gerard Basset

02 April 2020 by News

Fourteen months after the untimely death of Gerard Basset at the age of 61, an autobiography by the undisputed king of sommeliers has been published. Here we reproduce three extracts

Profiles

Minute on the clock: Terri Dell

20 March 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

Terri Dell is the general manager of Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire, part of Peach Pubs. She tells Lisa Jenkins how Wine & Spirit Education Trust training and her Acorn Award has helped boost her career, skills and morale

People

Tasting notes: Jenny Pagoni, founder of Ampéli

13 March 2020 by News Desk

News

Lise Donier-Meroz of L’Enclume wins inaugural Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship

04 February 2020 by Emma Lake

News

Shortlist for inaugural Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship revealed

29 January 2020 by Emma Lake

Profiles

Tasting notes with Chris Parker of Lime Wood

17 January 2020 by Katherine Price

Products

Taste the wine trends of the future at Berkmann portfolio tasting

10 January 2020 by News Desk

Guests will have the opportunity to discover the latest wine trends, taste more than 400 rare[...]

Profiles

Tasting notes: Rupert Crick of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

03 January 2020 by News

In the first in a new series on the art of wine service, The Caterer speaks[...]

News

Sommeliers encouraged to apply for Gerard Basset bursary by 16 January

13 December 2019 by Andrew Andronicou

Sommeliers have been encouraged to submit applications for the Gerard Basset travel bursary before the 16[...]

News

Elly Owen appointed group sommelier of Paul Ainsworth group

10 October 2019 by Emma Lake

Elly Owen has been appointed group sommelier of Paul and Emma Ainsworth’s growing hospitality empire.

News

WSET and IOH team up to manage the Academy of Food & Wine Service

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and Institute of Hospitality (IOH) have teamed up to jointly manage the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS)."