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
Critic FranceMichelin 2008and its shower of starsRevealed at the end of March this year, the roll of honour of Michelin’s latest gastronomic guide makes ‘Petit Nice’ the first restaurant in Marseille...
Form Your ranks Languedoc‘Vignerons Catalan’ between terroir and modernity A new range of wines promoted by Dominique Laporte‘France’s Best Sommelier’ in 2004 and ‘MOF’ in the same year, he brings...
Selection for ‘Europe’s Best Sommelier’ Competition Paris Eric Zwiebel will represent France Having won a place amongst the finalists at the last World competition, Eric Zwiebel from Alsace, who...
ASI Contest The Best Sommelier of Europe Bulgaria (Sofia)Isa Bal winnerFor the first time since the creation of the competition of the Best Sommelier in Europe, in 1988, the award returns to a...
Best Sommelier of France 2008 PerpignanTwelve sommeliers for one titleThey will compete on November 9th and 10th in Perpignan...Selection heats for the competition to find ‘France’s Best Sommelier’...
Sommelier AlsacePascal Léonetti won the title in 2006, in strasbourgPascal Léonetti Meilleur Sommelier de France 2006 Meilleur Jeune Sommelier de France 2003“A window on the world”Serge Dubs’ pupil...