by dev855asiv2 | 6 Nov 2018 | ASI News
Master Sommelier Nicolas Clerc has over 17 years of experience in the restaurant and wine trade, having started his career in 2000 in his native France, at the Michelin-starred Restaurant La Barbacane, in Carcassonne. After moving to England, Clerc was named UK...
by dev855asiv2 | 6 Nov 2018 | ASI News
On Sunday 26 August, Sommeliers Australia voted in the 2018/2019 National Executive Committee (Board). A solid new leadership team has been put in place for the association, with Sarah Andrews and Chris Crawford accepting Co-Presidents roles until the 2021 AGM. Franck...
by dev855asiv2 | 6 Nov 2018 | ASI News, National competitions
On September 11-12, nine candidates took part in the second edition of the Best Sommelier or Morocco competition, with Abdelghafour Sadek, sommelier at La Mamounia restaurant in Marrakesh, emerging as the winner in the final round. The other two finalists were Kamil...
by dev855asiv2 | 6 Nov 2018 | ASI News, National competitions
32 year-old sommelier Jo Wessels won the South African Sommelier Association’s title of Best Sommelier in South Africa for 2018, in September, after competing in the finals with runners up Jean Vincent Rindon and Joakim Blackadder. This is the fourth award of the year...
by dev855asiv2 | 6 Nov 2018 | ASI News
Aiming for the world title Recently crowned Best Sommelier of Asia and Oceania, 29 year-old Wataru Iwata lives in Kyoto, Japan, where he works as a sommelier in Wine Bar Cave de K. Wataru passed his ASI Sommelier Diploma in 2016, and then went on to win the title of...
