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After years of preparation, hard work and a remarkable ability to perform under pressure, Clément Sommier has been crowned Best Sommelier of France 2026. The journey began during the qualifying rounds held at Wine Paris 2026, where six candidates secured a place in the semi-finals: Julia Scavo, Audrey Brugière, Marie Wodecki, Augustin Belleville, Pierre-Alexis Mengual and Clément Sommier. Following the closed-door semi-final held at the Institut Lyfe, only three contestants advanced to the final: Audrey Brugière, Augustin Belleville and Clément Sommier. At Lyon's Théâtre des Célestins,... Read more
Latest news of the sommellerie
Although they completed the One of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition with the traditional service test, which awards almost a third of the maximum score, the eight candidates have now been...
Latest news of the sommellerie
Mikael Grou (Le chat botté* - Hôtel Beau Rivage in Geneva), Xavier Thuizat (L'Ecrin* - Hôtel de Crillon in Paris) and Pierre Vila Palleja (Le petit sommelier in Paris) are the three finalists for...
Latest news of the sommellerie
If it were necessary to prove that sommellerie occupies a special place in Mauritius, the presence of the Minister of Tourism and three hundred spectators to attend the final is in itself...
Latest news of the sommellerie
Because 50 years are celebrated only once, SommelierS International had to be present for this great event in the sommellerie world. For its anniversary, Association de la Sommellerie...
Latest news of the sommellerie
A region whose reception was remarkable, starting with that of Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger and his family who have made available to ASI a historic decor, the House of the Counts of Champagne. To...
Latest news of the sommellerie
In an anonymous vote by the presidents of the member chapters of the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI), France was selected to host the next Best Sommelier of the World...