EXAMS
Sommellerie is a skilled trade that requires deep knowledge of many different fields, including tasting, wine culture, food and wine pairing, oenology, viticulture, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and much more, often alongside a mastery of foreign languages.
History and eligibility //
The ASI Certification 1 & 2 programs, by contrast, are brand new. In December 2021, 242 candidates representing 29 nationalities sat the first ever ASI Certification 1 exam. It was later announced that 171 achieved the required 65% passing mark, making them the first recipients of the ASI Certification 1.
The exams are open to sommeliers or future / aspiring sommeliers studying or working in the oeno-gastronomic world (restaurants, wine bars, wine merchants, distribution…) according to the official OIV definition.
The launch of ASI Certification level 2 is expected in 2023.
Three levels, three audiences
* Certification level 1 tests the basic knowledge of aspiring sommeliers on the international stage.
* Certification 2 builds on these expectations and also tests the skills required of a sommelier in an international environment.
* The ASI Sommelier Diploma certifies the highest levels of skills and knowledge required of international sommeliers and professionals in the restaurant-hotel sector
The three levels build on one another, although it is not necessary to have acquired level 1 before taking level 2, or either Certification before the Diploma exam.
Certification 1
ASI Certification 1 assesses whether a prospective sommelier has mastered the core international knowledge required for this profession.
Certification 2
ASI Certification 2 tests whether candidates possess the set of skills required to practice the profession in an international environment.
ASI Diploma
All upcoming ASI events and important dates.
ASI AGENDA
Agenda EN

2023
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May-June
Certification 1
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4th-5th July 2023 (+5-6th July Wine Symposium held by Finnish Sommelier Association)
GA, Helsinki, Finland
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October-November
Certification 2
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29th October- 1st November 2023
Bootcamp Americas, Quito, Ecuador

2024
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22nd-24th February 2024
GA, Monaco
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4th March 2024
ASI Diploma exam
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10th-15th November 2024
Best Sommelier Europe & Africa 2024, Belgrade, Serbia
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Tbc
Bootcamp Europe and Africa 2024
To come 2025 & 2026 TBC
Best Sommelier Americas
Best Sommelier Asia & Oceania
Bootcamp Asia & Oceania
Best Sommelier of the World
Cape Town GA May 2025