by Claire MONNIER | 14 Apr 2021 | ASI News
While April is a popular month for milestones in ASI’s history, one in particular deserves special mention. It was 2010, Chile and Gérard Basset had just won the ASI World’s Best Sommelier Contest. Michèle Chantôme asked Nina Basset to share her memories with...
by Claire MONNIER | 24 Mar 2021 | ASI News
The ASI is delighted to announce our support for The Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships in association with Liquid Icons and the Gerard Basset Wine Education Charitable Foundation. Particularly because the launch of these Golden Vines scholarships is in line with the...
by Claire MONNIER | 11 Mar 2021 | ASI News
ASI: You are lovingly referred to by many as the ‘godmother of sommeliers.’ Tell us a bit about your connection to the association and why you are such a passionate and long-term supporter of the sommellerie? MC: For a long time, I was nicknamed the ‘godmother of...
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...
