Champagne Ruinart and Sommeliers Australia are delighted to announce the 2020 Ruinart Sommelier Challenge to be held in Sydney on Monday, 30 March. Applicants will go in the running for chance to win a once in a lifetime business class trip to France for exclusive training at Maison Ruinart. Entries are now open and applications can be … Continued
After attracting 300 leading international sommeliers and wine professionals from over 20 countries for the Somm360 World Congress in 2018, the next chapter will be held from September 27 to October 1, 2020 in Montreal, Canada. Once again top wine professionals are invited to come together to taste, learn, and grow from 20 different topics … Continued
As the Australian bushfire crisis continues, reports have been circulated by the NSW Wine Industry Association that vineyards and winery assets in the NSW region of Tumbarumba have also been severely affected by bushfires. Other wine regions, although unaffected directly by the fires, have been clouded by smoke haze for weeks. It is still too … Continued
Dear Sommeliers Australia members and friends, Thank you to the many of you who have shared messages of concern for those affected by the bushfires, and for reaching out to see what you can do during this desperate time. To date, 12 million hectares have been burnt and an estimated 500+ million animals have perished. … Continued
Candidate registration is open until 5pm, Tuesday 11 February. Certification from Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) gives sommeliers the opportunity to be recognised worldwide as having a high level of knowledge and skills. Newly certified “ASI Sommeliers” will become part of an elite group of international sommeliers, many of whom are the winners … Continued
There was much joy and pageantry in Reims, France, in early October, as ASI celebrated its 50th anniversary. After all, anyone can celebrate an occasion with champagne. But only a community of sommeliers would celebrate with champagne, in Champagne! After two days of General Assembly meetings, ASI’s member nations and guests enjoyed two days of … Continued
Held every three years, the Sommeliers Australia Best Sommelier of Australia competition will once again take place in 2020. The Best Sommelier of Australia competition is an endeavour to highlight the exceptional service and knowledge standards achieved by the professional sommelier community working within Australia. Conducted by the Sommeliers Australia Education Committee, the competition rigorously tests individual performances in … Continued
On 1 September 2019, the dynamic sommelier Franck Crouvezier sadly passed away. During the 1990s, Franck was an instrumental figure in the development of the Australian Sommeliers Association in Sydney. As then sommelier and co-owner of the Italian restaurant Bel Mondo, Franck developed a professional training course to educate Sydney’s next generation of sommeliers and … Continued
On Sunday 18 August, the Sommeliers Australia National AGM was held in Melbourne, with State and National Executive Committee representatives present. During the meeting, a renewed National Executive team was voted in to manage the association for the 2019/2020 period. Sarah Andrew and Chris Crawford will continue on as Co-Presidents until 2021, Greg Richardson retained … Continued
On Sunday 18 August, those Members present at the national 2019 AGM voted unanimously that as an association, Sommeliers Australia would become a signatory of the Australian Grape & Wine Diversity and Equality in Wine Charter (DEW). Sommeliers Australia is proud to support diversity and equality within the wine industry, and offers its Members every … Continued
