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
Master of Port 2008 Paris Romain Iltis, from Alsace wins the 13th ‘Master of Port’ competitionOn Monday 28th April, Romain Iltis, a young sommelier from Alsace, became the ‘France’s Best Sommelier...
Competition for Europe’s Best Sommelier 2008 Bulgaria (Sofia)A european success for ASI and its prestigious partnersThe final of the A.S.I. competition for “Europe’s Best Sommelier” 2008 was held at...
Competition for Europe’s Best Sommelier 2008 Bulgaria (Sofia)Isa Bal conquers EuropeNow living in Great Britain, he entered the annals of history by becoming the winner of the first event of this...
Séminar JapanAndreas Larsson’s Seminar in JapanAt the “World’s Best Sommelier” competition held in Rhodes, Greece in 2007, Andreas Larsson and Yoichi Sato (“Japan’s Best Sommelier” 2005) competed...
A.SI. FranceOrder of Agricultural merit for Mr Kazuyoshi KogaiThe launch of events organised as part of the campaign ‘L’apéritif à la française’, which this year gave place of honour to Asia, was...
Wine Bar BordeauxThe CIVB Wine Bar is two years old!25 000 customers and more than 32 000 glasses of wine served in 2007…Inaugurated in June 2006, the CIVB’s (Bordeaux Wine Trade Council) new Wine...