Nina West - Lead Sommelier at Republique, Los Angeles, talks about her job role as a sommelier. She recollects her first week at the job, and her journey from joining a restaurant which didn't previously have a seperate wine menu, to getting to a dedicated wine list that is 117 pages long.

She further discusses the traits that make a great sommelier, her wine list and pricing decisions, distributor relationship management, and sommelier training.

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While interviewing Nina, our conversation took an interesting turn where we both identified the need for a benchmark that Sommeliers and Restaurateurs can refer to while stocking their wine cellars and inventory. 

So here we present to you the Top 100 on-premise wines that sommeliers should look out for!

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About Top 100 On-Premise Wines

Top 100 On-Premise wines is a celebration of 100 top wines at the Sommeliers Choice Awards. Uniquely, the T100Wines are selected from votes made by top Sommeliers and On-Premise wine buyers of USA.

Get the 2020 list of Top 100 On-Premise wines here.

 

 

 

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About Sommeliers Choice Awards?

Sommeliers Choice Awards is the ultimate wine competition which aims to provide on-premise buyers and sommeliers a valuable benchmark for understanding which wines would make a compelling addition to a wine list. An all-star judging panel consisting of leading sommeliers, on-premise wine buyers, wine directors at the U.S. restaurants, bars, pubs, and clubs gather in San Francisco to judge wines coming from across the globe. Wines are judged on the basis of: Food Parability, Typicity, Value, Quality, and Package. Medals are awarded to those wines that meet very specific judging criteria, with a goal of identifying wines that should become additions to restaurant wine lists. 

About Sommelier Business

SommelierBusiness.com, is a new subscription-based, online-only offering designed with the world’s top sommeliers in mind. SommelierBusiness.com will offer premium content specifically customized to the needs of the world’s top sommeliers and other restaurant industry professionals.

The premium content on SommelierBusiness.com will include insider tips, expert knowledge and unique insights that simply cannot be found anywhere else. Feature articles, for example, will provide insights and advice that sommeliers can use to grow both the top and bottom lines of their establishments, wherever they are located in the world. In addition, a regular series of “how-to” articles will provide practical guidance and insider knowledge on how sommeliers can advance in their everyday role.