Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland has elected its candidate for the ASI Best Sommelier of Europe & Africa 2020. Reza Nahaboo, who works as a sommelier instructor at Glion Institute of Higher Education, will be representing Switzerland in Cyprus in November.
Lithuania

Lithuania

The Lithuanian Sommelier Association has chosen its candidate for the ASI Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa contest: Martynas Pravilonis, who finished 4th in Antwerp last year. Pravilonis is a two-time winner of the Best Sommelier of the Baltics competition as well...
Cyprus

Cyprus

Planning continues apace for the upcoming ASI Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa contest in Cyprus. The Cyprus national association has now opened up online registration; any countries that have already elected their candidates should apply now!   [maxbutton...
ASI Diploma

ASI Diploma

The ASI Diploma exams were successfully held on March 2, 2020. Fourteen different national sommelier organizations administered the exams to 76 candidates in all, including both a written exam and oral/practical tests. This represented a 12% year-on-year rise in...
Pouring Themselves into the Fight against COVID-19

Pouring Themselves into the Fight against COVID-19

Samuil Angelov, Deputy Treasurer and former president of Finland’s Suomen Sommelierit Ry, laid out the stakes with remarkable clarity: “The main thing for me is holding onto my staff and continuing being able to give them jobs. The sommelier profession in...