A really good day at ‘Decanter World Wine Awards’ judging Spanish wines with Ferran Centelles, Laurent Chaniac & Ben Llewelyn. Some very good wines tasted today particularly from Ribera del Duero. Decanter Decanter World Wine Awards

Today I was judging at the London regional final of the ‘Taitinger UK Sommelier of the Year 2023’. Congratulations to Melania Battiston (1st), Mark Patana (2nd) & Daniel Stojcic (3rd).

Many thanks to some of the team (Christine, Renee & Franck) from Prime Wines & Spirits, for showing me around the fantastic city of Seattle and the beautiful state of Washington for the last few days. Prime Wine & Spirits Boutinot Wines 🥂 🇺🇸🇬🇧🍷

Today we held our Californian Wine Lunch at ‘Edinburgh Castle’ in Manchester with wines presented by Dimitri Mesnard MS & Mike Best MW. Wines from Giornata, Nielson, Cline & Clos du Val. 🍷 🇺🇸 CaliforniaWinesUK Boutinot Wines Brian Terrizzi Nielson Wines Cline Family Cellars Clos du Val Winery

Fantastic day in Liverpool celebrating “English Wine Week” with Henners. Lunch at The Hope Street Hotel’s ‘London Carriage Works’ and Dinner at ‘Barnacle’ in Duke Street Market. 🥂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Henners Boutinot Wines Hope Street Hotel The London Carriage Works Duke Street Market The Barnacle Kitchen

Two fab lunches with Diego Santana from Bodegas Valenciso. Monday - Pizzaro (London) & Tuesday - The Art School (Liverpool). Many thanks to Jose Pizzaro & Paul Askew. 🍷🇪🇸 . VALENCISO Rioja Diego Santana Boutinot Wines José Pizarro Rest José Pizarro The Art School Chef Paul Askew

Today I was judging at the finals of the ‘2023 Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year’ competition in London. Many congratulations to winner Agnieszka Swiecka, 2nd was Martin Kleveta and 3rd Dion Wai. 🥂

A really brilliant day hosting the ‘Henners Terrace’ within the members area of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club that currently is staging the British Open. Thank you RLGC for your fantastic support.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥂 Royal Liverpool Golf Club The Open Henners Boutinot Wines

A fantastic day at our Henners Vineyard in East Sussex with some of the staff from Hotel du Vin. Many thanks to Collette and the team from Henners for hosting us. 🥂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hotel du Vin Henners Boutinot Wines

A fantastic last 3 days examining at the Master Sommelier examinations in Houston, Texas. Many thanks to the US Chapter for hosting me and many congratulations to Jonathan Eichholz & Mark Guillaudeu for passing the MS qualification. The Court of Master Sommeliers-Americas Court of Master Sommeliers Eu 🍷 🥂

Great to catch up with many old friends today at The Dorchester Hotel in London for the Master Sommelier exams. Sadly no new MS’s but still a fantastic day. 🍷 Court of Master Sommeliers Eu

Superb Californian Wine Dinner last night at Hotel du Vin Birmingham with Nigel Wilkinson MS Arron Wincott

Another good evening at The Hope Street Hotel in Liverpool for the ‘South African Wine Dinner’ with wines from Wildeberg Waterkloof Wines Le Riche Wines Daschbosch Wines & Vuurberg. Hope Street Hotel Boutinot Wines

A really fun evening with good friend Tony Elvin from ‘The Wine Events Company’ at The Electric Cinema in Birmingham, which hosted a screening of ‘Sideways’ with a wine tasting 🍷!! The Wine Events Company Tony Elvin The Electric Cinema Boutinot Wines

Great wines and really lovely people. An evening spent with good friends John & Sarah from Hattersley Wines in Bakewell for on on-line tasting in association with ‘Prospera Wealth Management’. John Hattersley 🍷

Just finished teaching and examining the first ever ‘CMS Advanced Course & Exams’ on the beautiful island of Santorini in Greece. A big thank you to all the students in attendance. Court of Master Sommeliers Eu 🇬🇷 🍷

Today I was judging at the UK finals of the Chaine des Rottiseurs Young Sommelier Competition at the iconic Savoy Hotel in London. Many congratulations to all candidates. The winner to be announced at Gala Dinner on the 10th May. Official Chaine GB

A great couple of days with Luis Valentin (Bodegas Valenciso) & Diego Rios (Bodegas Granbazan) with events at Benares in London and Nord & The Art School in Liverpool. Some amazing food and great wines. Boutinot Wines VALENCISO Rioja Granbazán albariño

A fantastic couple of days in Dubai teaching & examining for the Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory & Certified qualifications with Edouard Oger, Dimitri Mesnard & Eleftherios Hanialidis. Many congratulations to all the students 🥂. Court of Master Sommeliers Eu

Many congratulations to Kamal Malik, Andres Aragon Perez, Kevin Lu Kai Wen, Paul Fauvel, Bertrand Lutaud & Paul Robineau for passing the Master Sommelier exams at Klosterneuburg in Austria. Court of Master Sommeliers Eu