Home Favorite Claims the Crown

Home Favorite Claims the Crown

Latvian Kaspars Reitups wins “Vana Tallinn Grand Prix 2019”   For the second year in a row, a latvian sommelier has claimed the title of Champion of the Baltics. That nation’s capital Riga played host to the two-day “Vana Tallinn Grand Prix 2019” contest, held on...
Denmark Tops in the Nordics

Denmark Tops in the Nordics

Rasmus Marquart prevails at Nordic Sommelier Championship 2019   Rasmus Marquart was declared Champion in the Nordics 2019, emerging victorious after a challenging final in Stockholm on 21-22 September. The field of competition was stiff, with ten candidates from...
A Show of Feminine Mettle

A Show of Feminine Mettle

Svetlana Dobrynina Declared Russia’s Best Female Sommelier   The Lefkadia winery in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia hosted the fourth edition of a special contest: the Best Female Sommelier of Russia. The final on 22 September brought together three...
She did it again!

She did it again!

Nina Højgaard Jensen Repeats as Best Sommelier of Denmark   It has been an eventful year for Nina Højgaard Jensen, the repeat winner of this year’s Danish Sommelier Championship. It builds on her previous eye-opening accomplishment for 2019, a 2nd place finish at...
A Youth Movement is Afoot

A Youth Movement is Afoot

Slovenian Sommelier Association Elects New Board   The Slovenian Sommelier Association, which is celebrating 25 years of membership in the ASI, met for its General Assembly and the inaugural meeting of its Executive Committee. Members voted to retain Ivan...