Latest news of the sommellerie
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
Latest news of the sommellerie
In a one-year time the Latvian candidate passed from the 7th place at the world contest in Argentina to the first step of the podium in Austria. A quick ascent for a talented professional who bet all...
Latest news of the sommellerie
Konstantinos Stavroulakis won the prestigious title of the ASPI Best Sommelier of Italy 2016. Aged 43, of Greek origin, he has been living and working in Italy for many years and now is sommelier...
Latest news of the sommellerie
On last Sunday October 30th Geneva hosted the 20th contest of the Best Sommelier of Switzerland. Thirty years after the very first Ruinart trophy (1986), the Beau Rivage Hotel welcomed the 2016...
Latest news of the sommellerie
The young sommelier of Grand Hôtel de Cala Rossa made his mark under the gaze of the most famous Corsican sommelier, Pascal Léonetti. Antoine Soria, 24, first imagined to become a sport journalist...
Latest news of the sommellerie
After 12 years of presidency the former UDSF secretary general lets the new team continue the actions in favour of the profession in a region where the youth are engaged. With emotion the one who...
Latest news of the sommellerie
Already victorious of the Best Nordic Sommelier Competition the young wine professional has won the third edition of a contest that is gaining importance and further credibility. The Norwegian and...