About · Founder
Sarah Mifsud,
founder & sommelier.
Sarah Mifsud, Founder.
The Story
Sarah began her career on the floor of Michelin starred dining rooms in Canada and Europe, where she learned that the best hospitality is quiet.
A considered pour. A well-timed pause. A bottle matched to the mood in the room, not to the price on the list. Those years shaped a way of working that is unhurried, provenance-first, and always in service of the guest.
She founded Luxury Sommelier Services in Toronto in 2019 as a private studio, small enough to remain personal, disciplined enough to steward serious cellars and demanding programmes.
Her clients are households who host with intention, restaurants who care about the story on the list, and collectors building cellars they intend to drink.
"A great bottle is only ever half the work. The rest is the room, the hour, and the people at the table."
Sarah Mifsud · Founder
Philosophy
- Personal, always.Every engagement is bespoke. We take on a handful of projects each season and turn away work that would compromise them.
- Provenance first.We source through relationships built over years, from growers we've stood beside in the cellar.
- Considered pace.The pour, the pause, the plan, nothing is rushed. Time is part of the taste.
- Editorial restraint.Voice, imagery, and taste, throughout. Quiet is a form of luxury.
A Practice, in Years
Fifteen years, quietly kept.
- 2009
Fine-dining floors
First sommelier role in Toronto's fine-dining scene.
- 2013
Michelin rooms
Sommelier at Michelin starred restaurants in Paris, Rome and Piedmont.
- 2017
Certification
Court of Master Sommeliers, Certified Sommelier.
- 2019
Founded
Luxury Sommelier Services opens as a private studio in Toronto.
- 2024
Present
Serving a handful of households, restaurants and estates each season.
Credentials
- Michelin starred restaurantsSommelier on the floor in Michelin starred dining rooms.
- Court of Master SommeliersCertified Sommelier.
- Fine-dining serviceToronto, Paris, Rome, Piedmont.
- Private practiceToronto, since 2019.
Working With
- Private households across Ontario
- Independent fine-dining restaurants
- Boutique hoteliers and villas
- Estates and private collectors
- European growers and importers
