Introducing Wine On La Reine Gourmande
Think of this as your own curated private cellar to admire and constantly return to
You may have stumbled upon this post by accident or were just looking for a restaurant story or dress code and ended up in the wrong place! Well, you are here now, and we are glad to welcome you, because this is an entirely new direction for us at La Reine Gourmande (but not a new, unfamiliar topic). Food takes centre stage, but we have seen the stark reality of how many wine lovers there actually are out there. There are so many of you! It is a fact: wine is just as important as the food we eat. How many times have you sat down in a restaurant and not paired your meal with a glass or a bottle of wine? Most of you I know would not even dream of going out unless a drink or two is on the cards.
Not because of desperation or a need to drink, but for the fully fledged appreciation of the winemakers, the ageing, the pairings, and, of course, more importantly, the enjoyment. Discussions around glasses and decanters are just the beginning. You might be a collector, or keen to order the best bottle in the restaurant; perhaps you are the wine-pairing kind. Either way, wine enhances your food and your evening all in one.
This leads me to talk about what we want to achieve here. We want you to be involved. Visuals are at the heart of who we are, and when you can curate a very specific cellar, it makes sense to share it with like-minded people. Not with the entire world, but in the shape of an exclusive community here for all our gourmets. Think of this as your own curated private cellar to admire and constantly return to. There will be high-quality photographs, added gradually, with labels in full view, but not open to the worldwide web. This way, we keep it selective and exclusive, much like walking into an owner’s cellar on a private resort, only it is online and for your eyes only.
We would love to hear your thoughts, no matter how big or small. Contact us or sign up via the box below to gain special access. You never know—you might come across something you have never seen before. That is the power of exclusivity: the exceptional and hard-to-find are not going viral on Instagram. They are behind closed doors, like fine vintages, served when they are ready…
La Reine Gourmande is a professionally trained chef, former dancer, and lifelong food obsessive with a deep passion for haute cuisine and global gastronomy. She has dined her way through the world’s top restaurants while honing her culinary skills at L’École Ferrandi in Paris and the Ashburton Cookery School in the UK. Blending her love for food and fashion, she offers a unique perspective on what to eat — and what to wear — on your next culinary adventure.
