Latest news of the sommellerie
In late 2025, the Cercle d’Aumale in Paris hosted the final of the 21st Master of Port, where Maxime Valery, Executive Head Sommelier at the Auberge du Pont de Collonges, Paul Bocuse**, was crowned winner. He succeeds Frédéric Schaetzel, who claimed the title at the previous edition. Held every two years and organised by the Institute of Douro and Porto Wines, the Syndicate of Port Wine Shippers and the Union de la Sommellerie Française, the competition brought together a select group of sommeliers showcasing their expertise in Port wines. Twenty-seven candidates took part in the initial... Read more
Latest news of the sommellerie
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...
Latest news of the sommellerie
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...
Latest news of the sommellerie
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),...
Latest news of the sommellerie
As expected, COET-MOF and the Ministry of National Education waited until November 17 to announce the results of the sommelier class in the one of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (MOF) competition...
Latest news of the sommellerie
The members of the Union de la Sommellerie Française technical committee are obviously the only ones who know the results of the competition, and they are the only ones who can say if the visual...
Latest news of the sommellerie
Although they completed the One of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition with the traditional service test, which awards almost a third of the maximum score, the eight candidates have now been...