by Claire MONNIER | 11 Nov 2021 | ASI News, ASI Partners
Blanco Granito 2019, is the first wine from our small Galician winery Pazo Torre Penelas, it is also the first wine to be vinified and aged in granite tanks, the predominant and almost exclusive rock in the Rías Baixas DO. An Albariño grown entirely within the walls...
by Claire MONNIER | 11 Nov 2021 | ASI News, ASI Partners
Japan is one of the largest and highest value markets for California wine, with an emphasis on premium wines. Many California winemakers who have visited Japan express their enthusiasm for the market, partly because they know the Japanese ‘get’ their wine. The...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
Mikaël Rodriguez is the new president of ASMA, Association des Sommeliers du Maroc, created in 2012 by Michèle Aström Chantôme. He was already the secretary general and therefore very involved in the current issues and projects of the association. After 8 years at La...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
ASI pleased to recognize all its new sommelier champions. The last month has seen a number of sommeliers crowned ‘Best of’ in their respective countries. Some, like Canada’s Pier-Alexis Soulière, are familiar faces on the world stage, while others represent new...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
At an awards ceremeny held on October 7th, the 2021 Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships were awarded to Angela Elizabeth Scott from the USA and Dr Erna Blancquaert from South Africa. Jancis Robinson MW, on behalf of the Judging Panel, commented: “The wine world is...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
In 2015, from November 4 to 7, Hong Kong hosted the ASI Contest of the Best Sommelier of Asia & Oceania. A superb competition won by Hiroshi Ishida and a memorable stay concocted by the Hong Kong Association chaired by Nelson Chow. Michèle Aström Chantôme asked...
