Mason Ng

The Climb

The discipline in a sommelier’s work starts with the ability to stay open: “Never give up on any grape, anything as a matter of fact.” Mason Ng’s reputation in Singapore was built through that kind of practice—patient, exacting, and focused on what a bottle can do at the table. In polished dining rooms, where service is measured and timing matters, authority comes from repetition as much as range. The early rooms mattered because they demanded different forms of control. As sommelier at La Strada in Singapore, then as sommelier at Les Amis in Singapore, Mason Ng developed the composure required to read a table, steer a guest, and make a recommendation land without forcing it. Those years sharpened the fluency, poise, and exacting palate that define the trade: knowing when to speak, when to hold back, and how to make a bottle feel inevitable before it is poured. The move to Head Sommelier at Atlas in Singapore placed Mason Ng in one of the city’s most closely watched wine rooms, where breadth and precision have to coexist. The progression to Head Sommelier of Park90 and Wine Director of Park90 Group, a role held since 2018, reflects consistency rather than theater: a steady practice of working with wines generously, but without losing the edge of discipline that the job requires.

Today

He is Wine Director at Park90 Group in Singapore. Leadership in the wine room depends on the same skills as service at the table: judgment, speed, and the ability to respond to what a guest needs before the request is fully formed. As Head Sommelier of Park90 and Wine Director of Park90 Group, a role held since 2018, Mason Ng brings measured seriousness to each recommendation. The work is structured, but the standard remains personal—attentive, flexible, and grounded in reading the room.

In Their Words For someone whose day job depends on detail, that preference reads clearly: a stripped-back serve, cold and direct, with no need for ornament. Simple yet elegant is useful language in hospitality as well, where restraint often does more work than display. “Never give up on any grape, anything as a matter of fact.” That line describes a working method as much as a belief. In wine, it points to patience and the discipline to look again. In practice, it means keeping options open until the bottle, the table, and the moment settle into place.

Recognition

Mason Ng's honors include Best Sommelier of Asia & Oceania, Best Sommelier of Singapore (2019), and Best Sommelier of South East Asia - Taiwan (2019). Those awards map the scale of the career: local, regional, and wider in reach. Best Sommelier of Asia & Oceania sits alongside Best Sommelier of Singapore (2019) and Best Sommelier of South East Asia - Taiwan (2019), distinctions that speak to range and consistency without changing the core of the work—precise, thoughtful, and composed under scrutiny.