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Stop binge drinking, introduce no-alcohol days and keep your stress levels in check – sommelier Yulia Ezhikova shares a few things she is implementing when it comes to her alcohol consumption.
Yulia Ezhikova is a sommelier and wine writer with years of hospitality experience under her belt. She’s currently curating a beverage programme at the Nordic fine dining restaurant Embla in Hong Kong and regularly writes for various publications such as Tatler Hong Kong and Drink Magazine Asia.
When people bring their own wine to restaurants it is annoying for sommeliers, unless you have something that is very special – in which case, pay the corkage and give the sommelier a taste.