Luxury Sommelier Services, est. 2019

Services

Six disciplines,
one quiet practice.

Each engagement is shaped by the room it will fill, a private dining table, a restaurant list, a coastal cellar. Below, the six ways we most often work, with what to expect from each.

By appointment · Toronto

Enquiries answered within two working days

No. 01 · The table, hosted.

Private Sommelier Service

Bespoke wine selection, pairing and presentation for private dinners, celebrations and intimate gatherings in your home. Wine is purchased by the host. We select, present and pair it.

What's included

  • Menu-led pairing plan
  • Wine selection from the host's purchases
  • Discreet wine presentation
  • Written pairing notes for guests

Ideal for

Hosts planning a considered evening for six to twenty.

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No. 02 · The list, composed.

Wine Programme Curation

Restaurant list design, from style and supplier advice to sequencing and pricing architecture, built to reflect the room and the food. All wine is bought by the client from licensed suppliers.

What's included

  • List architecture and category balance
  • Supplier introductions and purchasing advice
  • By-the-glass rotation strategy
  • Costing and pricing model

Ideal for

Restaurants opening, relaunching, or refining an existing list.

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No. 03 · Leadership, part-time.

Fractional Director of Wine

Ongoing leadership of your wine team on a part-time basis: purchasing advice, training, inventory discipline and guest experience standards. All wine is bought by the client from licensed suppliers.

What's included

  • Monthly purchasing and budget review
  • Team training and tasting sessions
  • Inventory and variance discipline
  • Guest experience standards

Ideal for

Groups without a full-time head sommelier who need senior oversight.

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No. 04 · The journey, hosted.

Wine Travel

Privately curated journeys to grower estates, coastal cellars and quiet vineyards. We curate and host. All travel is booked and paid directly with the operators.

What's included

  • Itinerary designed to your palate
  • Grower and estate introductions
  • Private tastings and long lunches
  • Sommelier host on the ground

Ideal for

Small groups, couples, and collectors travelling to wine country.

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No. 05 · The cellar, stewarded.

Cellar Curation

Design, advisory and stewardship of private cellars. All wine is purchased by the client directly from licensed retailers and agents.

What's included

  • Cellar plan and purchasing advice
  • Provenance guidance for client purchases
  • Drinking-window catalogue
  • Annual review and pruning

Ideal for

Collectors building cellars they intend to drink and pass on.

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No. 06 · The story, told.

Hospitality Marketing

Editorial brand direction for restaurants, wineries and hoteliers. Voice, imagery and story, told with restraint.

What's included

  • Editorial voice and positioning
  • Photography and art direction
  • Website and print copy
  • Launch and press narrative

Ideal for

Hospitality brands who want to sound like themselves, quietly.

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How we work

Four unhurried steps, from first note to final detail.

01.

Enquiry

A short exchange to understand the room, the guests, the occasion.

02.

Proposal

A written plan, scope, references and a clear fee. Nothing standardised.

03.

Execution

Advisory, coordination and service, quietly held from beginning to end.

04.

After

Notes for your records; a considered follow-up; a door left open.

Enquire

Tell us about your table, your list, or your cellar.

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