Sommelier

Crown Cellars offers 135 wines exclusively to on-trade

26-May-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Crown Cellars makes 135 wines exclusive to on-trade in its 2016-17 wines and spirits portfolio, after seeing double-digit volume growth in the past 12 months.

Why Jason Atherton's sommelier is opening a community-owned pub

08-Mar-2016 By Ben Winstanley

In part two of our look at community-owned pubs, Ben Winstanley gets the lowdown on one such outlet and why the owners have chosen now to hand the lease to former Jason Atherton sommelier, Boris Poliakov

Wine

Recommended career path for sommeliers outlined

17-Sep-2015 By Michelle Perrett

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe (CMS) have joined forces to publish a recommended career path for aspiring sommeliers in the UK.

Licensee of the Year

Licensee of the Year: Award winners reveal secrets to success

10-Jun-2015 By Oli Gross

The newly-crowned Licensees of the Year recommend operators focus on differentiation, career development opportunities and ‘finding a premium’ to compete with larger managed pubcos.

First pub worker makes it to final of Moët UK Sommelier of the Year

05-Apr-2013 By Jordan Chamberlain

A wine sommelier at a pub in Manchester has reached the latter stages of a renowned competition.