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...
ASI partners with Wineally business system

ASI partners with Wineally business system

ASI is very proud to welcome a new partner to the ASI family with the recent addition of Wineally, a game-changing consumer app/business system for restaurants. Wineally harnesses an app user’s personal wine and food preferences to recommend the best wine from a...
Editorial

Editorial

As many parts of the world begin stirring back to normality, I find myself thinking about a fantastic wine here in my home country of Argentina. It’s called “El Gran Enemigo,” which means ‘The Great Enemy.’ The name pays homage to the biggest battle we all face: the...
Château Laguiole and Marc Almert present …

Château Laguiole and Marc Almert present …

After more than a year of work in collaboration with Marc Almert, the Château LAGUIOLE “Best Sommelier of the World 2019 Marc ALMERT” sommelier knife has been launched. It is the latest addition of a tradition that stretches back almost 30 years. This...