by dev855asiv2 | 18 Oct 2020 | ASI News
The Serbian Sommelier Association has continued innovating during the pandemic. This began with the roll-out of SERSA sommelier level 3 education, which drew 25 registered students for the first course. To date the course has been conducted in-person, but plans for...
by dev855asiv2 | 18 Oct 2020 | ASI News
Marc Almert, reigning ASI Best Sommelier of the World, has many obvious ties to Switzerland. Although originally hailing from Cologne, Germany. He has long lived and worked in the Alpine nation, serving as head sommelier at the luxurious Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich....
by dev855asiv2 | 18 Oct 2020 | ASI News
As the Estonian Sommelier Association prepares to celebrate its 20th birthday this autumn, a different highlight for the nation’s sommeliers demanded attention first. The 19th edition of the Trophée Graham, given to the Best Sommelier of Estonia, was held on September...
by dev855asiv2 | 18 Oct 2020 | ASI News
The Lithuanian Sommelier association held its championship, the Franklin & Sons Grand Prix 2020, on 14 September. Despite the difficult circumstances of the pandemic, the event provided a successful and welcome return to the world of sommelier competition. The...
by dev855asiv2 | 18 Oct 2020 | ASI News
Despite the obvious difficulties of organizing events in the current climate, the Russian Association of Sommeliers (RAS) was proud to hold its annual Moscow Sommelier Cup. This year’s event, the fourth in the history of the association, was held on 10-11 October in...
by dev855asiv2 | 18 Oct 2020 | ASI News
The OIV Prize is one of the most prestigious in the wine world, awarded to print and digital books that reset the gold standard for reference. Receiving it twice is virtually an impossibility. And yet that is precisely what our great friend Paul Brunet has achieved....