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
Thirty-nine candidates participated in the selection organized in Paris, and although the favourites are among the semifinalists, some feminine surprises appear. They will all meet again on September...
In mid-November, Serbian Sommelier Association (SERSA) organized the 7th National Sommelier Competition in Belgrade and the winner was Vuk Vuletić, 26-year-old sommelier from Belgrade. Contest was...
On November 8 and 9, 2017 at Hotel Mondial, Tirana the championship “Albanian Best Sommelier 2017” was held. Nine Albanian sommeliers participated in this contest: Ersol Caco, Irdi Lushi, Aldiola...
Le 8 janvier dernier, quatre personnalités du monde britannique du vin se sont vues remettre l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole par l’Ambassadeur de France M. Jean-Pierre Jouyet. L’éminent sommelier,...
In Antwerp, he will participate for the 4th time in the world championship. A qualification he got after selection tests that brought together four other candidates in Paris. Like in Tokyo in 2013,...
Emma Bastide in the student sommelier category and Alexis Attal in the Professional category have won the contest organized during the Percée du Vin Jaune event. The 14th edition of the...