Tag: sommeliers

2010 World’s Best Sommelier Competition in Chile

2010 World’s Best Sommelier Competition in Chile

Published: 2009-12-02

4th Sommelier Summit Seminar

The 4th Sommelier Summit will draw to a close with a seminar for the Chilean trade and media.

Published: 2009-10-27

Chile: 4th US Sommelier Summit

The 4th US Sommelier Summit in which 8 US top sommeliers and retail buyers will be invited to visit Chilean wineries.

Published: 2009-07-01

Chile is No One-Trick Pony!

“Chile is no one-trick pony,” he recently told The Drinks Business writer Jane Parkinson who asked him about boosting Chile’s presence on restaurant wine lists. “Whoever is making the decisions about listing wine in a restaurant needs to be prepared to take a look at Chile because it has diversity of styles,” he insisted.

Published: 2009-03-26

Seven New Sommelier Graduates

The Chilean Association of Sommeliers recently hosted the ceremony of the 5th graduating class of its Sommelier School. Chilean sommeliers must successfully complete 3 extensive courses, perform internships, and write and defend a thesis on a topic relevant to the profession.
The seven new graduates: Sebastián Lecoq, Andrea Martinez, Valdy Navea, Máximo Leonori, Claudia Gacitua, Franck [...]

Published: 2009-01-09

Ricardo Grellet named the Best Sommelier of Chile

Ricardo Grellet named the Best Sommelier of Chile
Santiago de Chile, September 1, 2008.
Ricardo Grellet was named Chile’s Best Sommelier after two grueling days of competition. Twelve hopefuls competed in a series of tests of skill and knowledge on Sunday, August 31, and the four finalists were announced the following morning.
Macarena Lladser, Alex Ordenes, Héctor Riquelme [...]

Published: 2008-09-08

Top 25: Qué Pasa Magazine Names 25 Most Influential People in the Chilean Wine Industry

Chile’s Qué Pasa magazine released its list of the Top 25 most influential people in Chilean wine in November 2007.

Published: 2007-11-21