On December 1st, Sommelier Ivan Jug from Zagreb won the 24th Croatian Sommelier Championship organized by the Croatian Sommelier Club, at a contest held at the Palace Bellevue Hotel in Opatija. Previously, Ivan Jug was named the best sommelier in 2018 and finalist of the three previous contests. Apart from education in the Croatian Sommelier Club, Jug also received the international ASI Gold Diploma in 2015, graduated from the Certified Sake Sommelier Course at the Sake Sommelier Academy in 2018, and received his Advanced Sommelier Certificate in 2019.