He had been dreaming about it since 2019 when he finished at the 3rd place of the competition in Antwerp, Raimonds Tomsons did it and became, on February 12th in Paris the 17th World's Best Sommelier. Although the French country, which organises the competition, came in large numbers to support its candidate Pascaline Lepeltier, it was on the 4th step that the sommelier lost out to the 3 finalists: Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of Europe 2017, Latvia, Nina Jensen, Denmark, both already finalists in the 2019 World Competition, and Reeze Choi, China. Candidates under pressure The ASI... Read more
The ASI Best Sommelier of the Americas 2025 competition, held in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, USA, from February 17 to 20, attracted an audience of member association presidents, partners, visiting...
iHosted at the prestigious Lanzerac Hotel in Stellenbosch, the 2024 Ubuntu International Sommeliers Trophy marked a historic moment with the Team Mauritius, joining the established teams from South...
Mumbai, 28th January 2025: India witnessed a historic milestone as the Sommeliers Association of India (SAI) successfully hosted the grand finale of the inaugural edition of the 2025 SAI Best...
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...
On November 3, 2024, the prestigious final of the UDSF competition for the Best Sommelier of France 2024 took place at the Institut Régional de Sommellerie Sud de France, set within the iconic...
On September 9, 2024, Bastien Debono (head sommelier at the hotel-restaurant La Maison Bleue by Yoann Conte), Clément Sommier (consulting sommelier at Berthaudin SA Carouge), and Quentin Vauléon (...