by Claire MONNIER | 15 Dec 2021 | ASI News
At the recent ASI Contest Best Sommelier of Europe & Africa, ASI was joined by a film crew from BBC Studios. The collaboration between the two parties in the development of a promotional video for the purposes of building a documentary series on ASI sommeliers’...
by Claire MONNIER | 15 Dec 2021 | ASI News
ASI made a bold statement last year. 2021 was to be the “Year of the Sommelier”. In hindsight, suggesting a year plagued with the continued unsureness of a global pandemic to be our year might have been brash. While COVID placed continued strain on our industry,...
by Claire MONNIER | 11 Nov 2021 | ASI News, ASI Partners
Blanco Granito 2019, is the first wine from our small Galician winery Pazo Torre Penelas, it is also the first wine to be vinified and aged in granite tanks, the predominant and almost exclusive rock in the Rías Baixas DO. An Albariño grown entirely within the walls...
by Claire MONNIER | 11 Nov 2021 | ASI News, ASI Partners
Japan is one of the largest and highest value markets for California wine, with an emphasis on premium wines. Many California winemakers who have visited Japan express their enthusiasm for the market, partly because they know the Japanese ‘get’ their wine. The...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
ASI pleased to recognize all its new sommelier champions. The last month has seen a number of sommeliers crowned ‘Best of’ in their respective countries. Some, like Canada’s Pier-Alexis Soulière, are familiar faces on the world stage, while others represent new...
