He had dreamed of it since 2019 when he finished 3rd in the competition in Antwerp, Raimonds Tomsons did it and became the 17th Best Sommelier of the World. If France, the competition's organizing country, came in large numbers to support its candidate Pascaline Lepeltier, it was on the 4th step that the sommelier bowed to the 3 finalists: Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of Europe 2017, Latvia, Nina Jensen, Denmark, both already finalists at the 2019 world competition, and Reeze Choi, China. After being able to appreciate their service capacities, their ability to taste and recognize... Read more
He had dreamed of it since 2019 when he finished 3rd in the competition in Antwerp, Raimonds Tomsons did it and became the 17th Best Sommelier of the World. If France, the competition's...
If the day of strike which affected in particular the Parisian public transport sometimes disturbed the arrival of the candidates, it was necessary much more to disturb the good scheduling of the...
No inflation in the Best Sommelier of the World competition. The proof, if 19 candidates had been selected for the semi-final in Antwerp, this year in Paris they will only be 17 while the number of...
At the end of the morning tests, the faces of the candidates for the 17th Best Sommelier of the World competition reflected different feelings. Some showed fatigue, others looked disillusioned and...
The salons of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs provided the prestigious setting for the opening ceremony of the 17th Best Sommelier of the World competition, which brings together the...
Four sommeliers present in Paris received the golden cluster on the evening of the final of the competition won by Xavier Thuizat. Daniel Pirès (Champagne Ardennes - cellar creation in progress),...