by dev855asiv2 | 26 Nov 2019 | ASI News, Regional competitions
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...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Oct 2019 | ASI News
There was glitz. There was gala. There was business. There were bubbles. The ASI’s 50th anniversary in Reims exceeded all expectations in terms of both substance and presentation. History was in the air as wine service professionals from around the globe gathered in...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Oct 2019 | ASI News
Arvid Rosengren, winner of the 2016 Best Sommelier in the World competition, was unanimously chosen as the new director of the Sommeliers Contests Commission. Rosengren first joined the committee as a regular member in 2017. The re-composition of the commission was...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Oct 2019 | ASI News
The ASI family continues to grow! Association President Andrés Rosberg has campaigned tirelessly for the ASI to take a greater role in bringing together different nations, cultures and people in the pursuit of world-class wine service. These priorities were on full...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Oct 2019 | ASI News
The General Assembly reviewed and voted on sites around the world as potential hosts for a slate of upcoming competitions and meetings. While the date and site of the next General Assembly are already set (Ningxia, China in 2020), several candidates for subsequent...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Oct 2019 | ASI News
With the business of the General Assembly concluded, there was much joy and pageantry in Reims as part of the ASI’s 50th anniversary celebration. After all, anyone can celebrate an occasion with champagne. It takes a community of sommeliers to celebrate with...