New on Wine List Confidential: The Ritz

The Ritz – Wine List Confidential Score: 91.2

With 800 wines to choose from, including a surprisingly strong presence of ‘hipster’ wines thanks to the fresh thinking of head somm Giovanni Ferlito, there’s plenty to pore over in the Ritz’s famous Livre du Vin.

Yes, some ferocious pricing needs to be carefully negotiated, particularly with Champagne, but then this is The Ritz.

This year Ferlito, who interestingly makes wine himself, on Etna, added 150 new wines to the illustrious list. These include – sign of the times – five orange wines, two of which are available by the glass.

As many as 46 wines are available by the glass, including 16 wines from Coravin. If you’re stuck for ideas or overwhelmed by the options, tapdance your way over to the Rivoli Bar for a glass of Ritz Selection Brut Champagne (£19 a glass), a delicious, low-dosage bubbly produced exclusively for The Ritz by Barons de Rothschild.

While there’s little hope of a cheap night, there’s sufficient reason to sup at The Ritz.

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