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 an intensive two-day competition alongside Canada’s top sommeliers, Carl Lepage-Villeneuve, sommelier, Restaurant Toque!, Montreal, Quebec, has been named the Best Sommelier of Canada. The...
The Nordic Championship for sommeliers, organized by the Finnish Sommelier Association, got its winner in Helsinki on October 9, 2017 At the exciting final the first place was won by Fredrik...
Sommelier at Pavillon Ledoyen and finalist of the 15th edition of this contest the winner showed his professional qualities, his knowledge and personality that seduced the jury all along. In front...
“Set A.S.I. at the service of the national sommeliers associations and their members across the world. They need to have access to the tools and information necessary to educate their professionals...
A new president, the presentation of the next contests, the official integration of new member countries, the historical partners’ will to continue working with A.S.I. and above all an excellent...
February 28th will remain a historical date of the Association of Sommeliers of Morocco (ASMA). Indeed they organized the first Contest of the Best Sommelier of the Associations of Sommeliers of...