ABOUT
We offer a unique and personal approach to the needs of our clients, whom we consider as partners.
Our services range from wine programming for hospitality venues, wine events and experiences for corporate and individuals, wine collection management, wine investment advice & guidance, wine tour organization, wine concierge service, and wine brand enhancement and management.
Whether you are a luxury hospitality organization or a private collector, Larsen-Robert & Associates will provide bespoke solutions and a tailored vision to your needs. Spending time understanding what you are after and what you would like to achieve is key to our success.
Since the beginning, Larsen-Robert & Associates have donated 1% of the company's gross income to 1% for the Planet. https://onepercentfortheplanet.org
THE PEOPLE
Founder Kathrine Larsen-Robert MS
Originally from Copenhagen, Kathrine Larsen-Robert MS began her career in hospitality in 2002, interning for a number of one and two Michelin star restaurants, while at the same time studying at Copenhagen Hospitality College. In 2007 she relocated to London where she joined the D&D restaurant group, working for restaurants Le Pont de la Tour, Skylon, and the Orrery. In 2013 she joined the Japanese fusion restaurant Zuma as Head Sommelier, and in 2015 left the restaurant floor to specialise in fine wine, with one of the UK's biggest wine importers.
In 2013 Larsen-Robert was named UK Young Sommelier of the Year, and was admitted to the Court of Master Sommeliers, having also been awarded the Grand Siècle award for the highest exam results of her year. In 2014 she was named UK Sommelier of the Year.
Larsen-Robert is head of the Theory Panel for the United Kingdom Sommelier Academy and is regularly judging at sommelier and wine competitions in the UK and abroad. In September 2024, she joined the private members' club, 67 Pall Mall, as Head of Wine for Europe.
Co-Founder Clément Robert MS
Clément began his career in hospitality when, at the age of 16, he joined the catering school in Le Touquet. He then earned his sommelier degree in Angers, and after a spell as trainee sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Loire, Robert moved to England in 2006, where he worked as assistant head sommelier of Hotel du Vin Brighton, and later as head sommelier of the Hotel du Vin Cambridge.
In 2009, Clément joined Summer Lodge Hotel, in Dorset, as assistant head sommelier to Eric Zwiebel MS. In 2009, he also won the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs' International Young Sommelier of the Year competition and, later, in 2013, was named UK Sommelier of the Year. He passed his Master Sommelier exam in 2015.
After working for nearly five years as head sommelier for Medlar restaurant in Chelsea, Clément moved to the 28-50 and Texture group, where he oversaw the wine buying department. In 2019, he moved to Caprice Holdings and The Birley Clubs, where he was the wine buyer and group head sommelier, and, in 2021, became head of the whole beverage program for the group. After four and a half years working for Richard Caring at Caprice Holdings and The Birley Clubs, Clément started working entirely for Larsen-Robert & Associates.
