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MEET OUR CANDIDATES

The candidates for the ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023 represent a collection of people that have sacrificed immense amounts of time and energy to reach this level of competition. ASI congratulates all of them for their accomplishments.

Europe and Africa

Bujar Tukuli
Bujar Tukuli
Albania
Suvad Zlatic
Suvad Zlatic
Austria
Tom Ieven
Tom Ieven
Belgium
Ivan Jug
Ivan Jug
Croatia
Sotiris Neofytidis
Sotiris Neofytidis
Cyprus
Jakub Pribyl
Jakub Pribyl
Czech Republic
Nina Jensen
Nina Jensen
Denmark
Mikk Parre
Mikk Parre
Estonia
Antero Niemiaho
Antero Niemiaho
Finland
Pascaline Lepeltier
Pascaline Lepeltier
France
Jaba Dzimistarishvili
Jaba Dzimistarishvili
Georgia
Maximilian Wilm
Maximilian Wilm
Germany
Aristotelis Sklavenitis
Aristotelis Sklavenitis
Greece
Juan Sebastian Giraldo
Juan Sebastian Giraldo
Hungary
Manuel Schembri
Manuel Schembri
Iceland
Anke Hartmann
Anke Hartmann
Ireland
Salvatore Castano
Salvatore Castano
Italy
Mattia Antonio Cianca
Mattia Antonio Cianca
Italy
Raimonds Tomsons
Raimonds Tomsons
Latvia
Martynas Pravilonis
Martynas Pravilonis
Lithuania
Grégory Mio
Grégory Mio
Luxembourg
Jeff Luciano Thome
Jeff Luciano Thome
Mauritius
Bruno Scavo
Bruno Scavo
Monaco
Kamel Essbai
Kamel Essbai
Morocco
Adriaan Visser
Adriaan Visser
Netherlands
Francesco Marzola
Francesco Marzola
Norway
Kamil Wojtasiak
Kamil Wojtasiak
Poland
Nelson Guerreiro
Nelson Guerreiro
Portugal
Adrian Jipa
Adrian Jipa
Romania
Vuk Vuletic
Vuk Vuletic
Serbia
Rastislav Sutak
Rastislav Sutak
Slovakia
Valentin Bufolin
Valentin Bufolin
Slovenia
Jo Wessels
Jo Wessels
South Africa
Diego Gonzalez
Diego Gonzalez
Spain
Ellen Franzen
Ellen Franzen
Sweden
Reza Nahaboo
Reza Nahaboo
Switzerland
Elena Hayat
Elena Hayat
Turkey
Eric Zwiebel
Eric Zwiebel
UK
Maryna Revkova
Maryna Revkova
Ukraine
Tawanda Marume
Tawanda Marume
Zimbabwe

Americas

Andrea Donadio
Andrea Donadio
Argentina
Valeria Gamper
Valeria Gamper
Argentina
Luis Otavio Alvares Cruz
Luis Otavio Alvares Cruz
Brazil
Carl Villeneuve Lepage
Pier Alexis Souliere
Canada
Marcelo Arriagada
Marcelo Arriagada
Chile
Nicolas Reines
Nicolas Reines
Colombia
Jose Meschisi Murcia
Jose Meschisi Murcia
Dominican Republic
Jose Maria Aguirre Murtinho
Jose Maria Aguirre Murtinho
Ecuador
Miguel Maldonado
Miguel Maldonado
Mexico
Alejandra Gavigan
Alejandra Gavigan
Paraguay
Gerardo Joseph Ruiz Acosta
Gerardo Joseph Ruiz Acosta
Peru
Federico de Moura
Federico de Moura
Uruguay
Mark Guillaudeu
Mark Guillaudeu
USA
Gustavo Garcia Escalona
Gustavo Garcia Escalona
Venezuela

Asia&Oceania

Paolo Saccone
Paolo Saccone
Australia
Reeze Choi
Reeze Choi
China
Wicien Widjaja
Wicien Widjaja
Indonesia
Wataru Iwata
Wataru Iwata
Japan
Ratmir Akhmetov
Ratmir Akhmetov
Kazakhstan
Jungmin An
Jungmin An
South Korea
Chuan Ann Tan
Chuan Ann Tan
Malaysia
Andrea Martinisi
Andrea Martinisi
New-Zealand
Ian Odilio Santos
Ian Odilio Santos
Philippines
Joel Lim
Joel Lim
Singapore
AMason Ng
Mason Ng
Singapore
Nutawan Jumpanak
Nutawan Jumpanak
Thailand
Kevin Lu
Kevin Lu
Taiwan
Khanh Vi Le Hoang
Khanh Vi Le Hoang
Vietnam

Europe and Africa

Bujar Tukuli
Bujar Tukuli
Albania
Suvad Zlatic
Suvad Zlatic
Austria
Tom Ieven
Tom Ieven
Belgium
Ivan Jug
Ivan Jug
Croatia
Sotiris Neofytidis
Sotiris Neofytidis
Cyprus
Jakub Pribyl
Jakub Pribyl
Czech Republic
Nina Jensen
Nina Jensen
Denmark
Mikk Parre
Mikk Parre
Estonia
Antero Niemiaho
Antero Niemiaho
Finland
Pascaline Lepeltier
Pascaline Lepeltier
France
Jaba Dzimistarishvili
Jaba Dzimistarishvili
Georgia
Maximilian Wilm
Maximilian Wilm
Germany
Aristotelis Sklavenitis
Aristotelis Sklavenitis
Greece
Juan Sebastian Giraldo
Juan Sebastian Giraldo
Hungary
Manuel Schembri
Manuel Schembri
Iceland
Anke Hartmann
Anke Hartmann
Ireland
Salvatore Castano
Salvatore Castano
Italy
Mattia Antonio Cianca
Mattia Antonio Cianca
Italy
Raimonds Tomsons
Raimonds Tomsons
Latvia
Martynas Pravilonis
Martynas Pravilonis
Lithuania
Grégory Mio
Grégory Mio
Luxembourg
Jeff Luciano Thome
Jeff Luciano Thome
Mauritius
Bruno Scavo
Bruno Scavo
Monaco
Kamel Essbai
Kamel Essbai
Morocco
Adriaan Visser
Adriaan Visser
Netherlands
Francesco Marzola
Francesco Marzola
Norway
Kamil Wojtasiak
Kamil Wojtasiak
Poland
Adrian Jipa
Adrian Jipa
Romania
Vuk Vuletic
Vuk Vuletic
Serbia
Rastislav Sutak
Rastislav Sutak
Slovakia
Valentin Bufolin
Valentin Bufolin
Slovenia
Jo Wessels
Jo Wessels
South Africa
Diego Gonzalez
Diego Gonzalez
Spain
Ellen Franzen
Ellen Franzen
Sweden
Reza Nahaboo
Reza Nahaboo
Switzerland
Elena Hayat
Elena Hayat
Turkey
Eric Zwiebel
Eric Zwiebel
UK
Maryna Revkova
Maryna Revkova
Ukraine
Tawanda Marume
Tawanda Marume
Zimbabwe
Nelson Guerreiro
Nelson Guerreiro
Portugal

Americas

Andrea Donadio
Andrea Donadio
Argentina
Valeria Gamper
Valeria Gamper
Argentina
Luis Otavio Alvares Cruz
Luis Otavio Alvares Cruz
Brazil
Carl Villeneuve Lepage
Pier Alexis Souliere
Canada
Marcelo Arriagada
Marcelo Arriagada
Chile
Nicolas Reines
Nicolas Reines
Colombia
Jose Meschisi Murcia
Jose Meschisi Murcia
Dominican Republic
Jose Maria Aguirre Murtinho
Jose Maria Aguirre Murtinho
Ecuador
Miguel Maldonado
Miguel Maldonado
Mexico
Alejandra Gavigan
Alejandra Gavigan
Paraguay
Gerardo Joseph Ruiz Acosta
Gerardo Joseph Ruiz Acosta
Peru
Federico de Moura
Federico de Moura
Uruguay
Mark Guillaudeu
Mark Guillaudeu
USA
Gustavo Garcia Escalona
Gustavo Garcia Escalona
Venezuela

Asia&Oceania

Paolo Saccone
Paolo Saccone
Australia
Reeze Choi
Reeze Choi
China
Wicien Widjaja
Wicien Widjaja
Indonesia
Wataru Iwata
Wataru Iwata
Japan
Ratmir Akhmetov
Ratmir Akhmetov
Kazakhstan
Jungmin An
Jungmin An
South Korea
Chuan Ann Tan
Chuan Ann Tan
Malaysia
Andrea Martinisi
Andrea Martinisi
New-Zealand
Ian Odilio Santos
Ian Odilio Santos
Philippines
Joel Lim
Joel Lim
Singapore
AMason Ng
Mason Ng
Singapore
Nutawan Jumpanak
Nutawan Jumpanak
Thailand
Kevin Lu
Kevin Lu
Taiwan
Khanh Vi Le Hoang
Khanh Vi Le Hoang
Vietnam

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