A new president in Portugal: José Santanita

A new president in Portugal: José Santanita

José Santanita began his career in wine in 1991. He graduated from INFTUR (the Institute for Tourism Studies at the School of Hospitality in Lisbon) in 1993, becoming one of the most renowned professionals in the wine/gastronomy sector in Portugal. He has been a...
Best Sommelier of the Netherlands: Lendl Mijnhijmer

Best Sommelier of the Netherlands: Lendl Mijnhijmer

Lendl is 33 years old. He has a lot of experience in the gastronomy business, in particular as head sommelier for Waterproef restaurant in Scheveningen and, currently, as the Wine Director for Hotel Twenty Seven in Amsterdam. He has gained a solid wine education over...
Best Sommelier of Finland: Kirsi Seppanen

Best Sommelier of Finland: Kirsi Seppanen

Kirsi is 27 years young and she has been working in the restaurant business since 2010, when she graduated from the Gradia restaurant school in Jyväskylä as a waitress. In 2011, she moved to Tampere, where she worked in many places as a waitress, before becoming...
Balkan Sommelier Challenge 2018

Balkan Sommelier Challenge 2018

Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia Dates: November 10-11th 2018 10 Balkan countries participated – 20 competitors all together International ASI judges – none from competing countries