by dev855asiv2 | 27 May 2019 | ASI News
Several of the world’s best sommeliers were present at Vinexpo, held in Bordeaux earlier in May, to share their knowledge and challenge wine professionals in various ways. Olivier Poussier, Best Sommelier of the World 2000, led a master class on Indigenous Grape...
by dev855asiv2 | 27 May 2019 | ASI News
The sommelier profession is constantly gaining ground everywhere around the world, and Africa is no exception. Three associations are growing and becoming more active, and encouraging new ones to emerge as well – a fairly rapid development if you consider that the...
by dev855asiv2 | 27 May 2019 | ASI Diploma, ASI News
On May 2, the results of the 2019 ASI Diploma exams were officially announced, with 49 of 68 candidates passing the test. 15 obtained a gold-level diploma, 31 silver and 3 bronze. Congratulations to all our new ASI sommeliers! Since the inception of the program, there...
by dev855asiv2 | 27 May 2019 | ASI News
As the 2019 harvest will be coming to a close, the Association de la sommellerie internationale will be coming together in Reims, Champagne, to celebrate five decades of growth and look ahead to an exciting future. This major gathering of the sommelier world will...
by dev855asiv2 | 24 Mar 2019 | ASI News
For one winner, in this latest Best Sommelier of the World contest, there are 65 candidates who don’t make it there. Impressions and reactions from the semi-finalists and other candidates are quite a mix, from thrill to disappointment. But everyone who participated...
by dev855asiv2 | 24 Mar 2019 | ASI News, BSOW19, Contests, Press releases
2019 ASI Best Sommelier of the World The audience of over 1,000 people cheered, laughed and applauded loudly during a stellar performance by Marc Almert, the candidate from Germany and sommelier at the Baur au Lac Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, as he went through test...
