Following Latvian Raimonds Tomsons, it is now his Estonian neighbor who has claimed victory on the European stage. For France, the silver medal earned by Pascaline Lepeltier marks a return to the podium after seven years of absence. In the world of sommelier competitions, we must now get used to the rise of “meteors”. These are candidates who emerge from relative anonymity to disrupt the established order and overturn all predictions. Mikk Parre, the Estonian crowned in Belgrade, is one such figure. Much like Germany's Marc Almert, who won the 2019 World Championship, or Italy’s Salvatore... Read more
Gastronomy AlsaceL'Auberge de L’ILL : the art of excellence In the Haeberlin family, cuisine is a vocation, an art raised to its peak of perfection by dint of diligence and creativity. Today, seven...
Concours Meilleur Sommelier de France 2008PerpignanC’est officiel depuis ce lundi 10 novembre: Manuel Peyrondet, 28 ans, est le Meilleur Sommelier de France 2008! Très à l’aise devant un public de...
Gastronomy ParisEnrico Bernardo’s marvellous ventureBy awarding a first star to the ‘Il Vino’ restaurant, Michelin has naturally chosen to acclaim the talent of a young chef, 31-year-old David...
La Maison du Terroir”, in Maury (66)Pascal Borrell uses his cuisine to promote wineMaury was until now, and will perhaps remainfor a long time still, the name of an appellation that produces sun-...
Critic FranceMichelin 2008and its shower of starsRevealed at the end of March this year, the roll of honour of Michelin’s latest gastronomic guide makes ‘Petit Nice’ the first restaurant in Marseille...
Form Your ranks Languedoc‘Vignerons Catalan’ between terroir and modernity A new range of wines promoted by Dominique Laporte‘France’s Best Sommelier’ in 2004 and ‘MOF’ in the same year, he brings...