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 service for private dinners, celebrations and intimate gatherings, in your home or ours.
What's included
- Menu-led pairing plan
- Wines sourced, delivered and chilled
- Discreet in-service pouring
- Written pairing notes for guests
Ideal for
Hosts planning a considered evening for six to twenty.
No. 02 · The list, composed.
Wine Programme Curation
End-to-end restaurant list design, from style and sourcing to sequencing and pricing architecture, built to reflect the room and the food.
What's included
- List architecture and category balance
- Supplier introductions and sourcing
- By-the-glass rotation strategy
- Costing and pricing model
Ideal for
Restaurants opening, relaunching, or refining an existing list.
No. 03 · Leadership, part-time.
Fractional Director of Wine
Ongoing leadership of your wine team on a part-time basis: buying, training, inventory discipline and guest experience standards.
What's included
- Monthly buying 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.
No. 04 · The journey, hosted.
Wine Travel
Privately curated journeys to grower estates, coastal cellars and quiet vineyards, arranged and hosted from first enquiry to last pour.
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.
No. 05 · The cellar, stewarded.
Cellar Curation
Design, acquisition and stewardship of private cellars. Provenance first, drinking-window aware, catalogued for the long view.
What's included
- Cellar plan and acquisition strategy
- Provenance-verified sourcing
- Drinking-window catalogue
- Annual review and pruning
Ideal for
Collectors building cellars they intend to drink and pass on.
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.
How we work
Four unhurried steps, from first note to last pour.
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
Sourcing, coordination, service, quietly held from beginning to end.
04.
After
Notes for your records; a considered follow-up; a door left open.