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Making a Champion: with Raimonds Tomsons
In our first instalment of ASI Magazine’s Road to Lisbon series, 2023 ASI Best Sommelier of the World Raimonds Tomsons looks back at the mindset, discipline and humanity behind his title-winning performance in Paris and explains why it is important for competitors never lose sight of hospitality. When Raimonds Tomsons arrived in Paris for the…
Making a Champion: with Raimonds Tomsons

In our first instalment of ASI Magazine’s Road to Lisbon series, 2023…
Sommellerie in the Far Corners of the Americas

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in ASI Magazine, Issue No.…
SommelierS International Champagne tasting

SommelierS International Champagne tasting at Reims City Hall – 19 October On…
Emma Denney is UK Sommelier of the Year

Emma Denney, Director of Wine at Claridge’s, was crowned UK Sommelier of…
Sommellerie in the Americas

This conversation with Alejandra Ried & Paz Levinson was originally published in…
Mexico Celebrates International Sommelier Day

Last month more than 200 sommeliers, producers, educators and wine professionals gathered…
Refining the Framework of Fine Wine

In my glass today are wines that even just fifteen years ago I might have dismissed without trying…
The Art of Château LAGUIOLE®’s exceptional knives

When the Ice Age meets the table There is a moment, before…
May 15 is International Xynisteri Day

Cyprus continues to shine a light on its indigenous wine heritage through…
The Evolution of Natural Wine

In this article, ASI has a ‘Nat Chat’ with Pascaline Lepeltier MS…
The Evolution of Sommellerie in Taiwan

There is a moment in every emerging sommelier culture when imitation gives…
Redefining Fine Wine

In my glass today are wines that even just fifteen years ago…
International Qvevri Day 2026

At the initiative of Shalva Khetsuriani, President of the Georgian Sommelier Association,…
Stars to Grapes: Michelin’s Next Step

Will sommeliers see Michelin's foray into winery rankings as clear sailing or muddying the waters of wine ratings?
The Now and Future of Australia

A Conversation with Jane Lopes There’s a moment in many wine careers…








