Arnaud Bardary MS
Arnaud Bardary MS
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Arnaud Bardary MS, Group Sommelier for Black Sheep Restaurants in Hong Kong, is a judge at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019

Arnaud Bardary MS

Starting his studies in catering in Le Mans and then Nice, he then trained in Toulouse as a sommelier. After a few harvests, Arnaud headed to Hotel du Vin, Birmingham where he continued his studies. He then took the opportunity to go to Spain for a year before returning to London to enter competitions and finish his exams.

Arnaud worked for Gordon Ramsay for more than 5 years as Head Sommelier, managing a team of 14 people. In 2015 he passed his Master Sommelier qualification and he now works as Group Sommelier for Blacksheep Restaurants in Hong Kong.

Natalie Earl
Natalie Earl
Regional Editor for France (excluding Bordeaux & Burgundy)
It was during her time studying for a French and Italian degree that Natalie began her foray into wine: tutoring French in exchange for WSET lessons in her spare time (she now realises who got the better deal!). She moved to the Languedoc after graduating to work for a vineyard tour company, before returning to the UK in 2016 to join the tastings team at Decanter.