Back to (Wine) School in Germany

Back to (Wine) School in Germany

With many restaurants in Germany still shuttered or running at only partial capacity, a great number of the country’s sommeliers have extra time to study right now. In response, the German Sommelier Union began organizing online seminars and encouraging other...
Taiwan re-elects Ting Hsin as president

Taiwan re-elects Ting Hsin as president

The Taiwan Sommelier Association re-elected its current president, Ting-Hsin Chen, for another three year term. Powell Yang, an experienced wine & food connoisseur with extensive expertise in the USA, was also tabbed as Secretary General, while Howard Hsia and...
ASPI moves online to select its BSEA 2020 candidate

ASPI moves online to select its BSEA 2020 candidate

The Italian Sommelier Association (ASPI) showed admirable creativity in establishing a fair, equitable and COVID-friendly method for identifying its candidate for the upcoming BSEA 2020 in Cyprus. The first stage of the selection was held in April 2019, with the pool...
Ivan Nikolić is Serbia’s new top sommelier

Ivan Nikolić is Serbia’s new top sommelier

Ivan Nikolić has claimed the crown of Best Sommelier of Serbia 2020. Dragisa Damljanovic, a sommelier for Norwegian Cruise lines, was runner up, while Aleksandar Popov finished third. The challenges he faced were anything but ordinary. For starters, the contest had...
Andreas Matthidis leads Greek Sommelier Association

Andreas Matthidis leads Greek Sommelier Association

The Board of Directors of the Greek Sommelier Association met on 24 July 2020 to clarify the various roles of its members. The Board, in this meeting accepted the resignation of George Loukas, Second Vice President of the Greek Sommeliers Association. It was the first...