by dev855asiv2 | 25 Apr 2020 | ASI Diploma, ASI News
The ASI Diploma exams were successfully held on March 2, 2020. Fourteen different national sommelier organizations administered the exams to 76 candidates in all, including both a written exam and oral/practical tests. This represented a 12% year-on-year rise in...
by dev855asiv2 | 25 Apr 2020 | ASI News
Samuil Angelov, Deputy Treasurer and former president of Finland’s Suomen Sommelierit Ry, laid out the stakes with remarkable clarity: “The main thing for me is holding onto my staff and continuing being able to give them jobs. The sommelier profession in...
by dev855asiv2 | 26 Mar 2020 | ASI News
There is a change at the top of the Finnish Sommelier Association. Samuil Angelov, leader for the past six years, is handing over the presidency to Heidi Mäkinen MW. She is the fourth and the youngest (32 years) Master of Wine in Finland, a highly respected speaker...
by dev855asiv2 | 26 Mar 2020 | ASI News
De Lores Malin was crowned Best Sommelier of Mauritius 2019 in front of a full house in the magnificent Caudan Art Center in Port Louis. Malin prevailed against 2 other finalists at the August 2019 event: Shani Ramasawmy (runner up) and Jean Devaux (runner up in 2016...
by dev855asiv2 | 26 Mar 2020 | ASI News
The Dutch Guild of Sommeliers (NGS) has undertaken a radical change of management. Several long-standing members are stepping aside to let the younger generation spread its wings: Treasurer Peter Bruins, who helped found the NGS back in 1986; Chairman Edwin Raben, a...
by dev855asiv2 | 26 Mar 2020 | ASI News
The Guide Michelin Switzerland event to honor new and existing starred restaurants in that country included a distinct ASI twist: Marc Almert, the ASI’s 2019 Best Sommelier of the World, will need some more room in his trophy case. As one of four special awards for...
