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 | 27 May 2019 | ASI News, National competitions
Ellen Franzén, sommelier at Michelin two-star restaurant Gastrologik, in Stockholm, is the Swedish Sommelier Champion of 2019. She took first place at the championship final, which took place on March 24, just ahead of Tina Johansson, who came in third, and of last...
by dev855asiv2 | 28 Dec 2018 | ASI News, National competitions
The 15th edition of Romania’s National Sommelier Contest, held in Bucharest in late September, brought together an international jury from several countries to evaluate the skills of a dozen candidates. Ms Julia Scavo achieved the best score in the finals and received...