1. Portrait of Sukhinder Singh, founder of The Whisky Exchange

    FACES

    Sukhinder Singh: A spirited life

    Author: Anne Burchett Sukhinder Singh and his brother Rajbir founded The Whisky Exchange, an online retailer of premium spirits, and Speciality Drinks, an on-trade distribution business for spirits and Champagne, in 1999. In 2021, they sold both (…)

    Article - May 13, 2026
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  2. serveur chic versant un vin couleur ambrée avec le sourire

    FACES

    Meet the world’s best sommelier — He’s from Latvia!

    The small Baltic nation might seem like an unlikely home for the world’s best sommelier, but then you haven’t met Raimonds Tomsons. It seems ironic considering his word-perfect English today that Raimonds Tomsons’ life as a sommelier (…)

    Article - January 14, 2026
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  3. Portrait of Jories Guttierrez Garcia, Best Sommelier of Americas

    FACES, INDUSTRY

    Meet ASI Best Sommelier of the Americas 2025 : Joris Gutierrez Garcia

    Author: Sharon Nagel What drives a young sommelier to subject himself to the relentless pace of high-level competitions while also managing a full-time role in a busy restaurant and co-running a wine import business? To find out, (…)

    Article - September 14, 2025
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  4. Portrait of Olivier DIXON, Category Manager for Emirate (MMI)

    FACES

    Oliver Dixon, Meet The Man Behind The Emirates’ High-Flying Cellar

    Author: Anne Burchett DipWSET Oliver Dixon could have easily ended up in France. He studied in Caen as part of an exchange programme with his university, and waited tables in Lyon. After university, he was, by his (…)

    Article - September 8, 2025
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  5. Portrait of Rosie DAVENPORT

    FACES, INDUSTRY

    Rosie Davenport: Communicating on sustainability

    Rosie Davenport has two mantras: be a good human, and drive value through sustainability. “I think it’s important as human beings that we look after each other,” says the founder of the sustainability and communications agency Impact (…)

    Article - September 5, 2025
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  6. Portrait of Emmanuel Bourguignon

    FACES, IMPACT, INDUSTRY

    The future of ecosystems with Emmanuel Bourguignon

    Welcome to the Vinexposium podcast: Wines of the future. Where do we come from? Where are we now? Where are we going? Influential figures from the world of wine take turns at the microphone of French wine (…)

    Audio - January 28, 2025
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  7. Portrait of Alan GEAAM, a starred lebanese chef

    ACADEMY, ART DE VIVRE, FACES

    Alan Geaam, forerunner of Michelin-starred Lebanese cuisine

    What was it about your childhood and career that inspired your love of cooking? My cooking is the meeting of France and Lebanon. First and foremost, to say thank you to my mother, who gave me the (…)

    Article - January 27, 2025
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