Terry Kandylis
2016 Winner, Head Sommelier
67 Pall Mall

Terry was the UK Sommelier of the Year in 2016. He was studying Physics in the University of Athens while working for some of the best restaurants in Greece and became more involved in the hospitality industry after falling in love with wine. Completed the first 3 levels of WSET, under the guidance of the only MW in Greece, before moving to the UK and began working for ‘The Fat Duck’. In the UK, Terry completed the WSET Diploma and also passed the advanced level of the Court of Master Sommeliers exam and currently preparing for his MS Diploma exams.

Terry then left The Fat Duck and accepted a role at The Ledbury where he became the Assistant Head Sommelier. After that he joined the prestigious 67 Pall Mall private members club headed by Master Sommelier, Ronan Sayburn.

Terry earned the title of the Best Sommelier in Greece in 2015 and represented Greece in the European Final 2017 where he managed to go through to the Semi-finals.