A collection of articles about the upcoming ASI Contest Best Sommelier of the World in Lisbon.
Serge Dubs once imagined a career that would take him far from Alsace. He wanted to travel, discover the world and meet its people. Instead, and without regrets, he spent 50 years at the prestigious L’Auberge de l’Ill in Alsace,…
By Nadia Desiderio, Sommelier, Belcanto Lisbon is a city best discovered one table, and one glass, at a time. Its dining scene moves effortlessly between Michelin-starred temples of gastronomy, lively neighbourhood taverns and contemporary restaurants that reinterpret Portugal’s extraordinary culinary…
For ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2013 Paolo Basso, winning the title brought both joy and liberation. Thirteen years later, he argues that the future of sommellerie will depend not only on knowledge, but on critical thinking, clear communication…
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…
