Private Sommelier Hire in Bali — Wine Service at Your Villa

Why In-Villa Beats the Restaurant Pairing Dinner

Bali's best-known pairing dinners happen behind restaurant doors — fixed dates, fixed menus, a room full of other people's celebrations. A private sommelier inverts that: the pairing is built around your menu, your chef, your guests' palates and your timeline. The table is yours for the evening. The stories behind each bottle are told to your group alone. And if you have flown with bottles or keep a villa cellar, the sommelier works from what you already own — something no restaurant will do.

For anniversaries, wedding wine service, corporate entertaining and milestone birthdays across Seminyak, Ubud, Jimbaran and Uluwatu, this is the difference between attending a wine dinner and hosting one.

Wine Sourcing in Bali — What Your Sommelier Knows

Wine in Bali carries heavy import duties, and quality varies enormously between suppliers. Buying blind from a villa is a gamble: the same label can cost double across two shops, and storage conditions are not always kind. Our sommeliers know which local importers and distributors carry well-kept stock, which bottles represent genuine value in the IDR pricing landscape, and how to design a pairing menu around what is actually available on the island — not what looks good on paper.

You purchase from the recommended list yourself, or the sommelier sources directly. Either way, provenance and storage are checked before a cork is pulled.

What's Included

• —Certified sommelier, matched to your occasion
• —Menu review and pairing design — flavour weight, acidity, tannin and guest preferences mapped per course
• —Wine sourcing from trusted Bali importers, at every price point — or a full review of your own collection
• —Tableside service: professional opening, decanting where appropriate, correct serving temperature, timed pouring
• —Tasting notes and storytelling for every wine
• —Cellar-temperature service and glassware guidance
• —Non-alcoholic pairing option — teas, shrubs, ferments and botanicals built with the same rigour, so non-drinkers share the full experience

Sommelier Service Pricing in Bali

An intimate Wine Pairing Dinner for up to 8 guests — including a curated 4-course pairing with tableside service and tasting notes — starts at IDR 1,200,000. This is the ideal choice for anniversary dinners, birthday celebrations and special-occasion meals in your villa.

For larger events up to 20 guests — including weddings, corporate dinners and milestone celebrations requiring full event coverage with 6 or more wines, cellar consultation and service-team briefing — the full Sommelier Service package starts at IDR 2,000,000 per event. For corporate team-building, wine clubs or educational tasting sessions with a regional focus, the Wine Experience package starts at IDR 3,500,000 per session.

Wine purchase is always separate from the service fee, based on the sommelier's recommended list. All service fees are subject to 11% tax + 10% service charge (++). Contact us via WhatsApp to discuss your menu and receive a personalised wine pairing proposal.

Areas & Booking

Tell us your menu, your occasion and your budget — we reply within two hours with a personalised pairing proposal. From a candlelit dinner for two in Ubud to a 20-guest wedding table in Uluwatu, a myCHEF sommelier turns the meal into a guided tasting your guests will discuss long after the evening ends.

Complete the evening: fine dining at your villa, mixology for pre-dinner cocktails, waiters for tableside support, or browse the in-villa service hub.