SIX of the UK’s top sommeliers were awarded membership of The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom at the organisation’s Winter Banquet, held last night [25 November] in London’s historical Vintners Hall. Finalists and previous winners of the Academy of Food & Wine Service’s Moët UK Sommelier of the Year were ceremonially intronised into the […]
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UK’s top sommeliers join Wine Guild of the United Kingdom
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Rajan Rengasamy becomes Sake Sommelier of the Year
The first ever Sake Sommelier of the Year competition to be held outside Japan has been won by Rajan Rengasamy of wine supplier Spinneys, based in the UAE. Barry McCaughley of London’s Chotto Matte and Sam Tse of the Hong Kong Wine Academy were runners-up, following the semi final and final held at London’s Westbury […]
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Baxter Storey’s Janine Swales wins 2013 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year
Janine Swales of BaxterStorey has won the Academy of Food & Wine Services 2013 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year, following a closely fought final in London yesterday [7 October]. Stephen Morrison of La Vallée Blanche, Glasgow, was the runner-up. The judges were unanimous in their decision: “Janine is the consummate restaurant manager – […]
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Academy reveals 2013 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year finalists
This year eight restaurant managers have made it through to the Academy of Food & Wine Service’s UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition following a testing semi-final held at the Moat House Acton Trussell in Staffordshire yesterday [16 September 2013]. John Croft, AFWS executive director, said that the quality of entrants and the diversity […]
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The search is on for the Sake Sommelier of the Year
In the first of its kind to be held outside Japan, the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) together with the London-based Sake Sommelier Association, have launched a UK-based Sake Sommelier of the Year competition, sponsored by one of the world’s oldest and finest producers, Gekkeikan. Sake, the traditional rice wine drunk with Japanese […]
Academy launches 2013 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year
The UK Restaurant Manager of The Year 2013 is now open for entry please visit www.restaurantmanageroftheyear.co.uk for full details on how to enter. The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) has today launched its 2013 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition and is inviting entries from across the industry, All restaurant managers, regardless of […]
CLEMENT ROBERT BECOMES 2013 MOËT UK SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR
Clement Robert, head sommelier at Medlar Restaurant, London, has won the Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013 following a closely contested final yesterday [28 May]. Second was head sommelier at The Ritz, Tobias Brauweiler, with Kathrine Larsen of Zuma third. Organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), the exciting day of […]
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Government plans for new code of practice for pub companies
In response to the Government consultation document plans for new code of practice for pub companies Tim Hulme, BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) chief executive has issued the following comment: “Anything that helps stop unfair practice is good. While the voluntary code was beginning to produce clear results, if there is to be a statutary code, then what […]
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Congratulations to sommelier Eric Zwiebel…
The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) would like to offer its congratulations to Eric Zwiebel, sommelier at Summer Lodge, Dorset, who came an impressive 4th in the Association de la Sommelerie International (ASI) Best Sommelier of the World competition in Tokyo last week. There was tough competition, and Eric narrowly missed a place […]
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MOËT UK SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR 2013 SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The names of the sommeliers through to the semi-finals of this year’s Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013 have been announced today by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS). This follows yesterday’s [25 March] regional finals held simultaneously in Bristol, London, Manchester, Tunbridge Wells and Edinburgh. This year there were a record […]
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