by dev855asiv2 | 16 Sep 2020 | ASI News
Who doesn’t love a pub quiz… especially when there are prizes involved! ASI is launching a new set of weekly quizzes featuring trivia about one of the ASI Partners. To ensure that a broad swath of sommeliers worldwide can participate, the quizzes will be...
by dev855asiv2 | 16 Sep 2020 | ASI News
The Best Sommelier of Finland 2020 sponsored by the Wines of Germany Competition took place on 31 August at Wanha Satama in Helsinki. Taneli Lehtonen successfully claimed the title, followed by runner-up Kirsi Seppänen and Juulia Eloranta (third place). Lehtonen is no...
by dev855asiv2 | 16 Sep 2020 | ASI News
The Russian Sommelier Association held its 5th annual Female Sommelier Competition. This event is traditionally held in one of Russia’s winemaking regions, and this time the Golubitskaya Estate in the Krasnodar region was selected as host. The pool of participants was...
by dev855asiv2 | 22 Aug 2020 | ASI News
South Africa continues to work hard on training the next generation of sommeliers. The South Africa Sommelier Association is proud to announce 98 new SASA Level 1 Junior Sommeliers in that nation, based on exams held from February to July in Johannesburg, Cape Town,...
by dev855asiv2 | 22 Aug 2020 | ASI News
Taking advantage of advantageous local pandemic conditions, the Irish Sommelier Guild was able to hold a live competition on 16 August 2020 to assign the title of Best Sommelier in Ireland 2020. After an intense day of competition, Daniel Stojcic of Noble in Holywood,...
by dev855asiv2 | 22 Aug 2020 | ASI News
The Dominican Republic took care of internal business ahead of its national sommelier contest. Carlos Espino was named the new president of the Association of Dominican Sommeliers (ADS), serving a term from 2020-23. He replaces outgoing president Pablo Díaz.