Laura Rhys celebrates Sommelier award with Champagne's Piper-Heidsieck

Laura Rhys ( Lovethatwine.co.uk’s resident sommelier) from Hotel TerraVina, Southampton tantalised her tastebuds as the guest of Champagne’s Piper-Heidsieck & Charles Heidsieck's head wine maker Régis Camus.

Each year award-winning Camus has the task of blending the wines of both Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck according to the characteristics of each base and reserve wine.

The highlight of the trip for Rhys, was not only to pick up her award for the 2009 UK Sommelier of the Year, but she had the opportunity to taste still wines from the 2009 harvest and selections from Heidsieck's collection of reserve wines with Camus.Read more

By Laura Rhys, Sommelier of the Year

Sauvignon Blanc has enjoyed a huge increase in popularity in recent years and it’s not hard to see why. Dry, crisp, fruity and elegant, these wines are very easy to enjoy, with or without food, in rain or shine. So, where does a die-hard Sauvignon Blanc fan turn when they fancy trying something a little different but still with some of the same qualities as Sauvignon Blanc? Here are a few suggestions... hopefully just in time for an Indian summer! Read more

LOVE THAT WINE’S EXCLUSIVE MONTHLY COLUMN WITH LAURA RHYS, SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR AND HEAD SOMMELIER AT HOTEL TERRAVINA

Each month, Laura Rhys will be bringing us her thoughts on wine. We caught up with Laura to talk wine, washing and winning.

“I did an International Hospitality Management course at UWIC University in Cardiff so I always had an interest in the hospitality sector” says Laura. It was here she completed two WSET courses and started her love affair with wine.

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