With 2019  ASI World Championship for sommelier approaching I try to introduce to you some of the former winners of this prestigious title. Over the past 2 years you were already able to read a few interviews with former World Champions like Piero Sattatino (1971), Ger...

I’ve already interviewed a large number of Sommeliers in the past 2 years, but this one is extra special. It is with great honor to introduce to you Armand Melkonian!! Armand Melkonian was 31 years old when he won the first edition of the Best Sommelier of the World Ch...

Just like I said before more and more women are entering the sommelier world and we should be very happy about that. Nevertheless like in every branch there are set values, in the world of sommeliers this would be Michèle Chantôme who has dedicated her whole life to wi...

Antwerpen wordt in 2019 de gaststad van het ‘Concours du Meilleur Sommelier du Monde’, een wereldkampioenschap voor sommeliers. Dat heeft de Algemene Vergadering van de Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) zondag beslist in Belgrado. De kandidatuur van de...