Monthly Archives: May 2012

Jan Konetzki becomes Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2012

Sommelier Jan Konetzki, 31, of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, was announced last night as the 2012 Moët UK Sommelier of the Year. The prestigious competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service, was held yesterday at the London International Wine Fair at ExCel. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Jan came to London five years ago […]

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Moët UK Sommelier of the Year: finalists announced

The names of the 12 sommeliers who have made it through to the final of this year’s Moët UK Sommelier of the Year competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), have been announced as: Loic Avril, The Fat Duck, Bray Arnaud Bardary, Maze Gordon Ramsay, London W1 Tobias Brauweiler, Ellenborough Park, […]

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NRD Dinner – a massive success!

This year’s NRD dinner was a huge success – thank you to everyone who attended and worked so hard behind the scenes to make it work. We raised a massive £60,000. Eat Out wrote a great piece about it – which you can read by clicking here. You can also view pics from the event […]

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