by dev855asiv2 | 27 May 2019 | ASI News
The sommelier profession is constantly gaining ground everywhere around the world, and Africa is no exception. Three associations are growing and becoming more active, and encouraging new ones to emerge as well – a fairly rapid development if you consider that the...
by dev855asiv2 | 27 May 2019 | ASI Diploma, ASI News
On May 2, the results of the 2019 ASI Diploma exams were officially announced, with 49 of 68 candidates passing the test. 15 obtained a gold-level diploma, 31 silver and 3 bronze. Congratulations to all our new ASI sommeliers! Since the inception of the program, there...
by dev855asiv2 | 27 May 2019 | ASI News
As the 2019 harvest will be coming to a close, the Association de la sommellerie internationale will be coming together in Reims, Champagne, to celebrate five decades of growth and look ahead to an exciting future. This major gathering of the sommelier world will...
by dev855asiv2 | 27 May 2019 | ASI Newsletter
What a year this has been, so far – and we’re not even halfway through. Last January we signed a ground breaking agreement with the wine producing province of Ningxia, in China: they became a major partner of ASI, and will host our annual meeting next year. A few days...
by dev855asiv2 | 9 May 2019 | ASI Diploma
To give you an idea, what kind of questions had to be answered to pass the ASI Diploma 2019, we publish a few of them here. Are these vine pathologies caused by a virus, a bacteria or a fungus? Oïdium (Powdery Mildew) Mildew (Downy Mildew) Mildiou ESCA, Etypa Leafroll...