A private sommelier service brings the expertise of a fine-dining wine list into your home, your yacht, or your villa abroad
A private sommelier service brings the expertise of a fine-dining wine list into your home, your yacht, or your villa abroad. When you hire a sommelier, whether you are hosting a dinner, building a cellar, or searching for a particular vintage, every bottle is chosen, stored, and served with care.
A private sommelier works on your terms rather than a restaurant’s. The role typically covers three areas: pairing wines with a menu for a specific occasion, advising on purchases and collections, and serving wine correctly on the night, from temperature and decanting to glassware. Many of the most experienced sommeliers hold qualifications from bodies such as the Court of Master Sommeliers, and your Private Advisor selects the right expert for each brief.
For a dinner at home, a sommelier works with your chef to design pairings course by course, sources the bottles, and serves them on the night. The same service travels with you: to a chalet in the Alps, a villa on the Riviera, or a yacht in the Mediterranean, where local wines can be woven into the menu.
Typical occasions include:
For collectors, a wine concierge provides continuity. Services include cataloguing an existing cellar, advising on drinking windows, recommending additions, and arranging professional storage. When you are looking for a specific vintage or a rare bottle, your Private Advisor works with established merchants and auction houses to locate it, with provenance and condition verified before purchase.
The same expertise applies to spirits. Rare whiskies, aged cognacs, and small-batch rums can be sourced for a collection, a gift, or a tasting, with the same attention to provenance.
A carefully chosen bottle can say more than most gifts. A sommelier can recommend a wine from a recipient’s birth year, a vintage linked to a meaningful date, or a bottle from a region they love, then arrange presentation and delivery with a handwritten note. For corporate gifting, the same approach scales to clients and partners, with each bottle matched to the person rather than chosen from a catalogue. Larger formats, verticals of a single estate, and mixed cases for new collectors are all possible.
A private tasting is one of the most enjoyable ways to explore wine with friends. A sommelier can guide a horizontal tasting of one vintage across several estates, a vertical tasting of one wine across years, or an introduction to a region you have not yet explored, with small plates paired to each glass.
Share the occasion or the goal: a dinner, a collection, a gift, or a single bottle. Include the number of guests, the menu if it is set, and any wines you already enjoy. For tastings and vineyard visits, read our guide to luxury wine tasting, and for dining, explore our Fine Dining & Nightlife service.
A private sommelier service lets you hire a sommelier for your own events and collection, covering wine pairings, sourcing, serving, and cellar advice.
Yes. A private sommelier can be arranged for villas, chalets, and yacht charters, often working with local wines and producers.
Rare bottles are sourced through established merchants and auction houses, with provenance and condition verified. Availability depends on the wine and the vintage.
A wine consultant manages your wine needs over time: purchases, storage, cellar records, and recommendations, alongside sommelier services for events.
