Press

A selection of the magazines, newspapers, and guides that have covered Benoît Monier's work across four countries and three decades.

Michelin Guide · 2018

Armed with 28 years of experience, head sommelier Benoît Monier is an authority in French wines.

Five Taipei Restaurants With the Best Wine Selections Read online
Michelin Guide Taiwan · 2020

Names Benoît Monier as senior sommelier at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Taipei, responsible for wine list design, purchasing, and staff training.

The women sommeliers and kikizake-shi of Taiwan's Michelin-recommended restaurants Read online
Mirror Media · 2020

Describes Benoît Monier as a defining presence of the restaurant, ten years after its opening.

Feature on L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Taipei's Michelin recognition Read online
Mirror Weekly (鏡週刊) · November 2022

"Senior sommelier Benoît Monier has remained at his post, serving guests, since the Taipei restaurant's opening."

Feature on Taipei's Michelin restaurants Print archive — no web edition available
Decanter (Chinese Edition) · January–February 2011

Notes that Benoît Monier had "arrived in Taiwan not long ago."

Tasting panel feature Print archive — no web edition available
Le Chef, No. 78 · May 1995

A full career profile tracing his dual training in cooking and sommellerie, from the CFA de Livron to Le Pré Catelan.

"Benoît Monier — La passion de la découverte" Print archive — no web edition available
Sommeliers International, No. 97 · January–February 2000

Names every chef he trained under and details his recruitment to Tokyo by Jean-Claude Vrinat.

"Benoît Monier — de l'enthousiasme et du talent" Print archive — no web edition available
Thuriès Gastronomie Japon · circa 1998

Identifies him as a graduate of "École Supérieure de Cuisine Française J. Ferrandi."

Wine recommendation column Print archive — no web edition available
La Tribune (Montélimar edition) · 23 October 1997

His hometown newspaper's front-page coverage of his move to Tokyo.

"Benoît Monier — Un sommelier au Japon" Print archive — no web edition available
ワイン王国 (Wine Kingdom), Vol. 3 · circa 1999

A conversation with cheese specialist Setsuko Saito on pairing philosophy.

Dialogue: "Wine and cheese, felt as accord" Print archive — no web edition available