by dev855asiv2 | 6 Nov 2018 | ASI News, National competitions
32 year-old sommelier Jo Wessels won the South African Sommelier Association’s title of Best Sommelier in South Africa for 2018, in September, after competing in the finals with runners up Jean Vincent Rindon and Joakim Blackadder. This is the fourth award of the year...
by dev855asiv2 | 6 Nov 2018 | ASI News
Aiming for the world title Recently crowned Best Sommelier of Asia and Oceania, 29 year-old Wataru Iwata lives in Kyoto, Japan, where he works as a sommelier in Wine Bar Cave de K. Wataru passed his ASI Sommelier Diploma in 2016, and then went on to win the title of...
by dev855asiv2 | 20 Oct 2018 | ASI News, Contests, Press releases
An audience of over 800 people saw the thrilling final live in Kyoto Wataru Iwata from Japan became the ASI Best Sommelier of Asia & Oceania 2018, following a thrilling and hard-fought final that concluded three days of competition in Kyoto, Japan. Thanks to this...
by dev855asiv2 | 15 Oct 2018 | ASI News
We offer a livestream of the finals of ASI Competition Best Sommelier of Asia & Oceania. You can also follow our social media channels to get more insights. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The hastags we are using are #asiasiaoceania2018, #asibestsomm, #asisomms...
by dev855asiv2 | 19 Sep 2018 | ASI News
Interview with 2018 UK Sommelier of the year – Alexandre Freguin Alexandre was born in Aix-en-Provence, France, in 1989. He began his career as an apprentice at Michelin-starred Restaurant Pierre Reboul, in Aix-en-Provence (2009-11), and has since gained...
by dev855asiv2 | 19 Sep 2018 | ASI News
The International ASI Sommelier Diploma was created in 2012 to provide a common, recognized knowledge base for sommeliers around the world. No matter where sommeliers are from, having an ASI Diploma provides recognition of their high level of skill and knowledge. In...
