by dev855asiv2 | 22 Aug 2020 | ASI News
The 9th All Japan Best Sommelier Competition was held from 3-4 August 2020, with Taku Iguro winning the championship in his third attempt. He and Miyuki Morimoto, the runner up, will represent Japan at the 5th ASI Best Sommelier of Asia & Oceania contest, to be...
by dev855asiv2 | 22 Aug 2020 | ASI News
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...
by dev855asiv2 | 22 Aug 2020 | ASI News
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...
by dev855asiv2 | 16 Jul 2020 | ASI News
Sometimes the first step is the hardest. Reigning ASI Best Sommelier of the World Marc Almert, in partnership with the Cyprus Sommelier Association and the German Sommelier Union, organized a live panel on the topic of “How to Prepare and Win a Competition.” It...
by dev855asiv2 | 16 Jul 2020 | ASI News
To help our contestants and national organizations with their planning, registration has been opened up early for the next ASI Contest of the Best Sommelier Europe & Africa, to be held in Cyprus from 16 – 20 November 2020. The form can now be found below. Although...