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
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...