Sager + Wilde Wine Bar | East-London 2018/2019
Sommelier + Bar Manager
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar on Hackney Rd
Exceptionally diverse (geography, style & vintage), non-dogmatic wine list
Stocking most wines 1-2 bottles respectively: frequently changing bottle list
Daily(!) changing 30+ by the glass options
Regular winemakers events
Many direct allocations i.e. Selosse, Prieure Roch, Clape, Roulot, Pepe..
Cozy atmosphere, no snobbery
Ultra low margins on the good stuff, creating a proper wine-community
Banter welcome
IN VINO VERITAS TAKEAWAY
‘Only that which has no history is definable’ — Too often, wine descriptors shroud rather than reveal
When calling a wine e.g. ‘beautiful’ one tends to conflate ‘describing’ the object with ‘expressing’ a subjective state of peace
‘Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself’ — Judging wine is complicated
‘Never conflate quality with style’ — Neither in wine nor elsewhere in life. A Maxim to live by
