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
After several months of waiting, we finally know the name of the Best Sommelier of France 2020. Congratulations to Florent Martin for his victory! The event took place at the École de Paris des...
What a fun & informative livechat session with the owner and editor Aris Allouche of SommelierS International Magazine, the president of the Hong Kong Sommelier Association of Hong Kong and...
William Wouters of Belgium has been elected the new president of the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale during the association's annual General Assembly, which due to Covid-19 was held...
Le Mondial des vins blancs - Strasbourg 2020 les 18 et 19 octobre 2020 Le Mondial des vins blancs Strasbourg entame sa dernière ligne droite avant le Jour J. Dernière semaine pour s'inscrire !...
Alternate of David Biraud several times, the Best Sommelier of France 2010 won the selection that pitted him against Dominique Laporte. In Cyprus, next November, he will live his first international...
More and more women sommeliers are practising this fascinating profession, holding the keys to prestigious cellars around the world. Self-assured, they excel in sommelier competitions and form a...