The fine wine awards founded in memory of Gérard Basset come to London for their sixth edition, with a black-tie gala at Banqueting House and a dinner by Simon Rogan.
The Golden Vines, the fine wine awards founded in memory of the sommelier Gérard Basset, hold their sixth edition in London from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026. The Awards Gala is at Banqueting House on Whitehall on the Saturday.
Liquid Icons, which runs the awards, was founded in 2019 by Lewis Chester and Basset. After his death, it launched The Golden Vines Report, a poll of 1,000 wine professionals across 120 countries. The awards followed in 2021 to honour the Report’s winners.
The gala auction raises money for the Gérard Basset Foundation, set up by his widow Nina, his son Romané and Chester. It funds scholarships for people from under-represented backgrounds entering wine and hospitality.
After five editions in five cities, Liquid Icons brings the awards back to London, the city where they began. It verifies every ticket buyer before confirming a place.
Simon Rogan, the three-Michelin-starred chef of L’Enclume, cooks the gala dinner, and Mackenzie Casey, host of the wine interview series The Back Label, presents the evening. The weekend opens on the Friday with the Frédéric Panaïotis La Paulée at The Old Bailey.
Rogan’s menu is served with Penfolds Grange 1990 and Hermitage La Chapelle 1990.