Introducing Salvatore Castano:
ASI’s Humble Champion
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In Case You Missed It:
ASI Contest Best Sommelier Europe & Africa Finale
ASI 2021: The Year of the Sommelier
ASI made a bold statement last year. 2021 was to be the “Year of the Sommelier”.
In hindsight, suggesting a year plagued with the continued unsureness of a global pandemic to be our year might have been brash. While COVID placed continued strain on our industry, sommeliers around the globe proved their resolve and passion for their work. This was exemplified in November at our ASI Contest Best Sommelier of Europe & Africa in Cyprus, as volunteer sommeliers from around the world, joined forces with our outstanding hosts in Cyprus to pull off a magical event.
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Behind the Scenes in Cyprus:
a spotlight on our people
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MEMBER NEWS
Ivan Jug: Best Sommelier of Croatia
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.
Sebastian Russold, Germany’s Sommelier Trophy Winner
Sebastian Russold from Cologne is the “Best Sommelier in Germany” after winning the final of the sixth Sommelier Trophy held in Neustadt an der Weinstraße on Sunday, November 21st, 2021. Russold’s win follows on the heels of compatriot Maximilian Wilm, winner of the previous Sommelier Trophy, sixth place finish at the recent ASI Best Sommelier of Europe & Africa contest.
Franko Lukež, the President of the Croatian Sommelier Club
for the future term
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Domer Rafael, Canada’s New President
Domer Rafael of Winnipeg has succeeded Lesley Brown of Vancouver in the role of National President of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers. On the future of the association under Rafael’s stewardship Brown says “I believe wholeheartedly in the association and am proud of everything I have contributed to it since 2012 and what we have done to bring the sommelier industry together from coast to coast. It is just the beginning for CAPS/ASCP.”
Introducing Peter Teng, Best Sommelier of Malaysia
Ronald Binati, President of SOMLAY, the Malaysian sommelier association, is pleased to announce Peter Teng as the winner of the Malaysia Best Sommelier Champion 2021. Mr. Teng was crowned champion after a 2-day competition held on November 24th and 25th in Kuala Lumpur. The contest was the first for Malaysia since 2019.
An Educational Milestone in Argentina
November was a milestone for the Association Argentina de Sommeliers (AAS) as for the first time the AAS Exam was held, which allows sommeliers from all over the country who may not have completed exams in educational institutions recognized by the Argentinean Ministry of Education to perform theoretical and practical tests, and become full members of the AAS.
Prestige gala for Monegasque sommeliers
The Monegasque Sommeliers Association held its twenty-ninth prestigious Gala on Friday December 3, 2021 in the salons of the Méridien Beach Plaza in Monte-Carlo, in the presence of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. The dinner, a tribute to Auguste Escoffier, brought together more than 250 guests around the great wines and terroirs of Piedmont.
At Home with Our Sommeliers
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INDUSTRY NEWS
ASI Certification 1
ASI Certification took place on Friday December 10th . As part of ASI’s continuing efforts to encourage and support a new generation of sommeliers in developing their professional skills and education – and offer them steppingstone qualifications towards the ASI Diploma – the ASI Exam Committee has introduced two additional levels of certification: ASI Certification 1 and ASI Certification 2. In this inaugural examination, the ASI Certification 1 will cover a wide spectrum of international knowledge and professional skills needed by a junior / assistant sommelier to perform their duties comfortably in most environments.
ASI and BBC Studios Collaborate
At the recent ASI Contest Best Sommelier of Europe & Africa, ASI was joined by a film crew from BBC Studios. The collaboration between the two parties in the development of a promotional video for the purposes of building a documentary series on ASI sommeliers’ quest to become the Best Sommelier of the World has been in development for close to a year.
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Vinventions
Through its extensive research program, Vinventions has developed a unique understanding on oxygen management and its pivotal role in shaping wine’s sensory profile and shelf-life.
Proper oxygen management strategies are essential in helping winemakers deliver the best possible wine, and therefore require tools to measure and control oxygen.
Famille Perrin
ER2 is characterized by the intensity that is the signature of the grand crus of the Côte des Blancs and by the complexity of its perpetual re-serve. This second edition made up of 75% of Chardonnays of different ages benefits from the richness of the 2012 vintage and the perfect balance of the 2014 vintage that occupy a large place in the heart of an intensified perpetual reserve.
Reintroducing
Trapiche Reserve, the ambassador of Trapiche
Trapiche Reserve, our winery’s ambassador, shows how and why to make wines with both passion and a focus on quality. Born at the foot of the Andes, it has become the ultimate expression of Trapiche’s best gifts: balance and complexity in equal measure.
With an explorer’s spirit that soars higher, Trapiche Reserve is the expression of the Andes Mountains, since 1883.
