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Do bartenders know what wine to serve with duck? Do sommeliers know their Tanqueray No. Ten from their Talisker? Chris Losh looks on as our two teams of hopefuls go head to head in Imbibe’s annual battle for on-trade bragging rights

With the short-list already drawn up, the judges gathered to pick the winners of the first Louis Roederer Wine List of the Year. Chris Losh sat in on the action with party-poppers and champagne at the ready

And the award for best bar goes to....

Entries for the Imbibe Service Awards closed at the end of July. Our judges convened behind closed doors, weighed up the credentials of the contenders and put together the following shortlist of finalists. Chris Losh reports