Entries are now being sought for this year’s Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2014, as the Academy of Food & Wine Service launches the 35th year of the competition. Wine waiters and sommeliers from all sectors of the industry are encouraged to enter the competition which gives participants the opportunity to broaden their experience, […]
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Academy launches Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013
The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) has this week launched the Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013, one of the most sought-after titles in the UK’s front-of-house beverage service profession. Entries are encouraged from sommeliers and wine waiters from across the hospitality sector including high street restaurants, pubs, hotels, as well as […]
Entries sought for 2012 UK Sommelier of the Year competition
The Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS) has launched its 2012 UK Sommelier of the Year competition and is seeking entries from sommeliers and wine waiters keen to test their knowledge and skills in this prestigious event. Now in its 33rd year the UK Sommelier of the Year competition has become one of the […]
Blog: Yohann Jousselin – UK Sommelier of the Year 2011
Last week, at London’s Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel, Yohann Jousselin won the Academy’s prestigious UK Sommelier of the Year 2011. Yohann, who is head sommelier at the Vineyard at Stockcross, tells us how he felt going into the competition and the pressure he was under to win, having been the runner-up in 2010. “This year […]
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Yohann Jousselin is the new UK Sommelier of the Year 2011
It was third time lucky yesterday for French head sommelier Yohann Jousselin, 27, from The Vineyard at Stockcross in Newbury, Berkshire, who was last night crowned the 2011 Piper-Heidsieck UK Sommelier of the Year in the prestigious competition organised by the Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS). In 2010 Yohann came second in the […]
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AFWS announces the 16 finalists for this year’s Champagne Piper-Heidsieck UK Sommelier of the Year
Sixteen sommeliers have made it through to the 2011 UK Sommelier of the Year final and have been named by the Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS) as: Wiremu Andrews, Hotel du Vin & Bistro, CheltenhamLoic Avril, The Fat Duck, BrayArnaud Bardary, Maze, London W1Tobias Brauweiler, Ellenborough Park, CheltenhamRemi Cousin, The Fat Duck, BraySergio […]
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2011 UK Sommelier of the Year: deadline for entries extended
The Academy of Food and Wine Service has extended the entry deadline for its 2011 Champagne Piper-Heidsieck UK Sommelier of the Year competition to 28 January and the first round questionnaire until 23 February. Entries to the competition are invited from professional sommeliers and wine waiters from any style of establishment including fine dining restaurants, […]
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