by dev855asiv2 | 29 Jun 2019 | ASI News, National competitions
The Latvian Sommelier Association (LSA) has concluded its “Pommery Cup 2019,” which determines Latvia’s Best Sommelier. The Latvian Open Sommelier Championship was held in Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga on May 15. This year’s decisive winner: Kaspars Reitups, who will be...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Jun 2019 | ASI News, National competitions
The Russian Sommelier Association national sommelier competition received 145 potential candidates from 20 cities. Of that pool, 103 qualified to participate in the competition. The finals, held on March 29-30, 2019 in Moscow, ultimately crowned Grigoriy Chegodaev as...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Jun 2019 | ASI News, National competitions
2019 saw both a seniors and juniors competition from the Association of Sommeliers of the Slovak Republic. In the senior category, Gabriel Kollar, Head Sommelier at The Taste Wine Bar and Restaurant in Bratislava, was declared Best Sommelier of Slovakia 2019. He will...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Jun 2019 | ASI News, National competitions
The Association of Sommeliers of Ukraine, an ASI member organization, has completed its “Best Sommelier of Ukraine” competition for 2019. The competition was held on April 23 at the Khreshchatyk Hotel in Kiev, with 83 participants vying for the title....
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Jun 2019 | ASI News
Elisa Borroni is just 18 years old, but already has an impressive CV. She is studying at the Hospitality Institute, has interned at establishments such as the three-star Piazza Duomo restaurant in Alba… and was recently declared Italy’s Best Young Sommelier. The...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Jun 2019 | ASI News
The Association of Sommeliers of the Slovak Republic held their vote for a new president on March 25. Beáta Vlnková, sommelier and member of the International Federation of Wine and Spirits Journalist and Writers and former president of the organization, was reelected...