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
Contest Venlo RUBEN KWAKMAN, Best Sommelier Of The Netherlands 2014 On Monday 22nd September, the...
On Sunday, October 12th the finals of the Contest of the Best Sommelier of Belgium 2014-2015 took place. This competition has been organized in partnership by the Association of Sommeliers...
28th Contest of the Best Sommelier of France Beaune Jonathan Bauer-Monneret: AN ALSATIAN CROWNED IN BURGUNDY...
Created in June 1969 in Reims, the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale has come back on its native land. The entrance of new associations and the scheduling of the next great contests were...
Paul Brunet, first winner of the Emozioni prize You can be 78 years old (yes, Paul Brunet is actually 78!) and still have a glimmer of emotion in your eye when receiving an award. It must be said...
At 28 years old, Arvid Rosengren is the new Best Sommelier of Europe. To reach this summit, however, he did not follow the traditional path … In fact, without chance playing a part, he would...