He had been dreaming about it since 2019 when he finished at the 3rd place of the competition in Antwerp, Raimonds Tomsons did it and became, on February 12th in Paris the 17th World's Best Sommelier. Although the French country, which organises the competition, came in large numbers to support its candidate Pascaline Lepeltier, it was on the 4th step that the sommelier lost out to the 3 finalists: Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of Europe 2017, Latvia, Nina Jensen, Denmark, both already finalists in the 2019 World Competition, and Reeze Choi, China. Candidates under pressure The ASI... Read more
Created in June 1969 in Reims, the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale has come back on its native land. The entrance of new associations and the scheduling of the next great contests were...
Paul Brunet, first winner of the Emozioni prize You can be 78 years old (yes, Paul Brunet is actually 78!) and still have a glimmer of emotion in your eye when receiving an award. It must be said...
At 28 years old, Arvid Rosengren is the new Best Sommelier of Europe. To reach this summit, however, he did not follow the traditional path … In fact, without chance playing a part, he would...
Arvid Rosengren is the third Swedish sommelier to win the title. David Biraud (France) and Julia Scavo (Romania) also climbed on the podium after a final worthy of a world competition. In the mild...
A.G. of the A.S.I. Sanremo Shinya Tasaki confirmed as president of the A.S.I. The Japanese Best...
Contest UDSF Vertus Maxime Brunet Best Young Sommelier of France Ten candidates in the semi-finals and four in the final competed for the title of...