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
Lise Donier-Meroz, sommelier at England’s two-star L’Enclume restaurant, has been announced as winner of the inaugural Gérard Basset Travel Bursary. The award was established in honor of the legendary French/British sommelier, with guests at the Feb. 1 award ceremony...
by dev855asiv2 | 26 Mar 2020 | ASI News
It’s important to have friends you can trust — whether you’re a person or a business. It’s no different for the ASI, which works closely with certain selected partners. There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work in making these relationships move smoothly, so this...
by dev855asiv2 | 26 Mar 2020 | ASI News
Julie Dupouy-Young, the third-place finisher at the 2016 Best Sommelier of the World contest, will succeed Oliver Murtagh as president of the Irish Guild of Sommeliers. The decision was taken at an IGS meeting on 10 March. “I am delighted to take on this new...
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...
