Wine on Film
Louis Villard
Starting out as a cellar rat in his hometown of Santa Barbara, California, Louis then moved to France, eventually becoming assistant winemaker at Domaine La Sauvageonne in the Languedoc. Somewhere along the way he ended up with a BSc in oenology too. Moving to the UK, he pursued a career as a sommelier working at various restaurants in England including The Savoy and Ashdown Park Hotel. He now spends his time as a restaurant wine consultant and trainer, as well as freelance wine writer. He also maintains a blog entitled Spilt Wine. Louis makes the videos on imbibe.com.
VIDEO: Vinum Regum, Rex Vinorum - Dry Tokaji
17-03-2010 | Category: Hungary VideoDry Hungarian wines are not the most abundant on wine lists but Gergely Szabo, Hungarian sommelier at Le Bouchon Breton, explains why you should give it a go. » More
VIDEO: Sommelier's Friend - The New Kids on the Block
09-03-2010Nicholas Angelina talks about new merchant Sommelier's Friend » More
VIDEO: Austria Day Tasting 2010
26-02-2010 | Category: Tastings VideoWe grabbed some sommeliers at the Austria day tasting and asked why they put Austrian wine on their lists. » More
VIDEO: Noble One
17-02-2010 | Category: White only Australia VideoMet up with a few different sommeliers and asked them "what does boutique mean to you?" Plus a couple of wines from NZ . » More
VIDEO: Boutique Wineries Tasting
08-02-2010 | Category: White only Red only New Zealand VideoMet up with a few different sommeliers and asked them "what does boutique mean to you?" Plus a couple of wines from NZ . » More
VIDEO: Eileen Hardy Tasting
27-01-2010 | Category: Matching Red only Australia VideoHuge bundle of joy in this one. 1. Billy Hardy on Eileen Hardy Shiraz. (yes, he's that Hardy!) 2. Donald Edwards talking about the some Oz wines 3. And, a message to all those New World producers. All that in just 3 minutes and 48 seconds. » More
