by dev855asiv2 | 30 Dec 2019 | ASI Newsletter
We sommeliers refuse to see the glass as half full or half empty. Glasses, to us, are simply an opportunity to rejoice and pour something spectacular. It’s a good reminder as we bring one momentous year to a close and ready ourselves for the one to come. To name just...
by dev855asiv2 | 26 Nov 2019 | ASI Newsletter
We recently celebrated a momentous anniversary: 50 years. Let us draw on the tremendous positive energy from that milestone and turn our eyes to the challenges ahead. Some relate to the relationship between sommelier and guest. In how we educate guests at the table...
by dev855asiv2 | 29 Oct 2019 | ASI Newsletter
What a celebration it was! 650 sommeliers from around the world gathered to toast the ASI family with champagne, in Champagne. We welcomed many ASI national presidents, past winners of the Best Sommelier of the World competition and of course hard-working wine service...
by dev855asiv2 | 24 Sep 2019 | ASI Newsletter
Turning 50 is always something special. When a loved one turns 50, we plan a party. Family, friends and companions gather for food and drink and all the good things life has to offer. Glasses are raised and the birthday child is toasted to a fine second act of their...
by dev855asiv2 | 22 Aug 2019 | ASI Newsletter
For most people, round, happy anniversaries are celebrated with Champagne. When you’re the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale, round, happy numbers are cause to celebrate IN Champagne. We are talking of course about the ASI’s 50th anniversary, to be...
by dev855asiv2 | 28 Jul 2019 | ASI Newsletter
As we head into summer here in Europe and winter for our colleagues in the southern hemisphere, there’s no better time to reflect on the year that has passed. It has been an eventful one for our profession, with several important milestones reached. The ASI is...
