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Raimonds Tomsons Latest news of the sommellerie

Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of the World 2023

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

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FÊTE DE LA SOMMELLERIE IN COGNAC

This year the French Fête de la Sommellerie was held in the charming town of Cognac, in the heart of the no less famous spirits appellation. It was organized by the team of the ASPC, the...

Gaëtan Bouvier Latest news of the sommellerie

One of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France

On 17 and 18 October, the hotel school in Le Touquet will host the last tests of this prestigious exam. Here is an overview of the forces at work...   Gaëtan Bouvier (Saisons – Institut Paul-...

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ASI welcomes new members

In early July, the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale held its annual general meeting in Nagoya, Japan. This event, organised by the ASI, brings together the presidents and other...

Georges Pertuiset Latest news of the sommellerie

The sommeliers mourns Georges Pertuiset

The French and international sommellerie is losing a great gentleman. Born in Haute-Savoie in 1941, Georges Pertuiset entered the sommelier business in 1955 and then, 2 years later, became a commis...

 Enrico Bernardo Latest news of the sommellerie

Interview with Enrico Bernardo

Enrico Bernardo first became enamoured with wine as he sipped his first glass, even before he knew about wine’s infinite culture or the many encounters he would make while travelling across...

Les 37 candidats réunis à l'issue des épreuves dans la cour du lycée Albert-de-Mun. Latest news of the sommellerie

One of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition

The sommelier class presided over by Philippe Faure-Brac recorded a drop in the number of participants in the first tests. This was due to the pandemic. However, the level of the participants was...

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