by Claire MONNIER | 11 Mar 2021 | ASI Partners
Waiter’s friend. Sommelier knife. Wine key. Corkscrew. Whatever you call it, there is only one tool that the modern sommelier is never without. Yet the simple corkscrew has gone through a number of iterations to get to where it is today. Although mentions of a “steel...
by Claire MONNIER | 11 Mar 2021 | ASI News
THE MINDSET Sommeliers certainly rely on their tools and on their fellow members of the trade. But above all else: they must rely on themselves. We ask three notable sommeliers from all corners of the globe for their thoughts on what personal traits are needed to...
by Claire MONNIER | 11 Mar 2021 | ASI News
Service is ever at the heart of global sommellerie. As the gastronomical world begins its slow return to pre-pandemic normalcy, sommeliers across the globe are polishing their wine glasses and wine lists and preparing to resume their front-line tableside service. A...
by Claire MONNIER | 11 Mar 2021 | ASI News
The recipient of the first annual ASI Gérard Basset Lifetime Achievement Award, Mr. Serge Dubs has seemingly done it all throughout his illustrious career, including ASI Best Sommelier of the World (1989), Best Sommelier of Europe (1988), Best Sommelier of France...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Mar 2021 | ASI News, Press releases
Paris, France. The Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI, asi.info) – is pleased to announce Mr. Serge Dubs as the recipient of the first annual ASI Gérard Basset Lifetime Achievement Award. Nina Basset, wife of Gérard Basset, says of Mr. Dubs “he is one...
