Based at Hôtel de Crillon in Paris as head sommelier, Xavier Thuizat also oversees the Rosewood Hotel Group’s European portfolio wine programs. He joined Rosewood in 2016, to work on the reopening of Hôtel de Crillon in 2017. In 2020, Thuizat became only the second sommelier to receive the title Sake Samurai – the highest honour in the world of sake in Japan, awarded jointly by the Japan Sake Brewers Association and the Japanese government. In 2022, he won the title ASI Best Sommelier of France, and he is preparing to compete in the next Best Sommelier of the World competition.
