He had been dreaming about it since 2019 when he finished at the 3rd place of the competition in Antwerp, Raimonds Tomsons did it and became, on February 12th in Paris the 17th World's Best Sommelier. Although the French country, which organises the competition, came in large numbers to support its candidate Pascaline Lepeltier, it was on the 4th step that the sommelier lost out to the 3 finalists: Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of Europe 2017, Latvia, Nina Jensen, Denmark, both already finalists in the 2019 World Competition, and Reeze Choi, China. Candidates under pressure The ASI... Read more
As children can also enjoy fine dining, and as the culture of the taste is something to be nurtured from the youngest age, Fabrice Sommier, father and Best Craftsman of France Sommellerie, thinks...
After an intensive two-day competition alongside Canada’s top sommeliers, Carl Lepage-Villeneuve, sommelier, Restaurant Toque!, Montreal, Quebec, has been named the Best Sommelier of Canada. The...
The Nordic Championship for sommeliers, organized by the Finnish Sommelier Association, got its winner in Helsinki on October 9, 2017 At the exciting final the first place was won by Fredrik...
Sommelier at Pavillon Ledoyen and finalist of the 15th edition of this contest the winner showed his professional qualities, his knowledge and personality that seduced the jury all along. In front...
“Set A.S.I. at the service of the national sommeliers associations and their members across the world. They need to have access to the tools and information necessary to educate their professionals...
A new president, the presentation of the next contests, the official integration of new member countries, the historical partners’ will to continue working with A.S.I. and above all an excellent...