by dev855asiv2 | 30 Dec 2019 | ASI News
Austria’s Markus Winkler of the boutique Alpine hotel Aurelio Lech proved himself a worthy winner of the 2nd edition of the International Young Sommeliers Competition. In the finals of the two-day long event staged in Gdańsk, Poland, he outperformed Kristina Veselova...
by dev855asiv2 | 30 Dec 2019 | ASI News
A new board of directors has been voted in at the Asociación Argentina de Sommeliers. Led by Matías Prezioso, the new team will serve on a mandate from 2019 – 2022. Our congratulations go out to Prezioso and all of the new and re-elected members....
by dev855asiv2 | 30 Dec 2019 | ASI News
Sommelier Miguel Ángel Cooley has been announced as the new president of the Asociación de Sommeliers Mexicanos (ASM). Gloutonnerie, a restaurant owned by Cooley in the Polanco district of Mexico City, hosted his official introduction ceremony. Cooley’s term will run...
by dev855asiv2 | 30 Dec 2019 | ASI News
The ASI is a family, but it is a family scattered across the world. This newsletter marks the debut of a recurring series of member interviews intended not just as a virtual “round table,” but also a platform for dialog and cultural exchange. We kick off with three...
by dev855asiv2 | 30 Dec 2019 | ASI News, National competitions
Maximilian Wilm from the Kinfelts Kitchen & Wine in Hamburg won the final of the fifth Sommelier Trophy in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The Sommelier-Union Deutschland awards the “Best Sommelier of Germany” in a two year cycle, positioning Wilm as the...
by dev855asiv2 | 30 Dec 2019 | ASI News, National competitions
Kamil Essbai has claimed the Château Roslane Trophy as Best Sommelier of Morocco 2019. Essbai is sommelier and beverage manager at Iloli restaurant in Casablanca, making this the first time that the prestigious title has gone to that city. The final round of the...
