Studio Alto (Mk2)

an independent wine consultancy that specialises in optimising wine margins for clients in the hospitality sector. with 30 years at the sharp end of the wine industry and a unique mix of skills and experience: 1. category wine expert allied to a professional palate and neil bruce is a long standing senior judge at international wine competition amongst others. 2. consumer expertise of what consumers want from a wine list, most latterly as a retailer (head of wine at fuller’s) allied to a consumer-facing ‘pull’ approach to wine list content. 3. commercial – a sommelier once described neil as the numbers guy that does wine. neil has a unique perspective of the end-to-end commercials, from buying cost build through to distributor and retailer margins. studio alto operates on a commission or fixed fee retainer model with a flexible approach to meet each client's needs. why hire a specialist wine list curator? because most wine lists are put together by people that don’t really know