{"id":6003,"date":"2022-12-14T14:54:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T13:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/?p=6003"},"modified":"2022-12-22T17:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T16:20:55","slug":"best-sommelier-of-the-world-contest-paris-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/en\/2022\/12\/14\/best-sommelier-of-the-world-contest-paris-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Sommelier of the World: contest in Paris in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In February 2023, France will host the prestigious Best Sommelier of the World contest in Paris. Seventy candidates from around the world will compete in the major wine event<\/strong>! As an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/deguster\/partenariat-concours-du-meilleur-sommelier-du-monde-2023\/\">official partner of the ASI Best Sommelier of the World contest Paris 2023, Beaujolais Wines<\/a> are proud to introduce you to this legendary contest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A longstanding contest for sommeliers from the world over<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every three years since 1969, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asi.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASI (Association de Sommellerie Internationale)<\/a> has been in charge of organising the contest. For that matter, this worldwide contest is the most prestigious in the realm of sommellerie. So it is no coincidence that the World\u2019s Best Sommelier title is coveted by all highly-regarded sommeliers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 1989, France hosted the contest for the first and only time. Now, thirty-four years later, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sommelier-france.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UDSF (Union de la Sommellerie Fran\u00e7aise)<\/a> has the privilege of hosting the event in France again. That\u2019s why, in 2023, the organisers intend to give it their all to make the major contest truly unforgettable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winners since the initial contest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1969: Armand Melkonian (French)<\/li><li>1971: Piero Sattanino (Italian)<\/li><li>1978: Guiseppe Vaccarini (Italian)<\/li><li>1983: Jean-Luc Pouteau (French)<\/li><li>1986: Jean-Claude Jambon (French)<\/li><li>1989: Serge Dubs (French)<\/li><li>1992: Philippe Faure-Brac (French)<\/li><li>1995: Shinya Tasaki (Japanese)<\/li><li>1998: Markus Del Monego (German)<\/li><li>2000: Olivier Poussier (French)<\/li><li>2004: Enrico Bernardo (Italian)<\/li><li>2007: Andreas Larsson (Swedish)<\/li><li>2010: G\u00e9rard Basset (French on behalf of Great Britain)<\/li><li>2013: Paolo Basso (Swiss)<\/li><li>2016: Jon Arvid Rosengren (Swedish)<\/li><li>2019: Marc Almert (German)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/2021-07-02-beaujonomie-jonas-jacquel-172-2.jpg\" alt=\"Insigne des sommeliers fran\u00e7ais (UDSF)\" class=\"wp-image-5656\"\/><figcaption>Insigne des sommeliers fran\u00e7ais (UDSF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>And this year, <strong>Pascaline Lepeltier<\/strong>, with <strong>Benjamin Roffet <\/strong>as her substitute, has qualified to represent France. As the Best Sommelier of France 2018, she currently works as a sommelier at <a href=\"https:\/\/chambers.nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chambers<\/a> restaurant in Manhattan (New York). At the same time, she not only visits the vineyards as often as possible, but is also an author: her first work, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette-pratique.com\/livre\/mille-vignes-9782017047230\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mille Vignes<\/a> (A Thousand Vines), was published in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Best Sommelier of the World contest: how it works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>The contest will take place at the <strong>Hotel Pullman Montparnasse in Paris<\/strong> from<strong> 7 to 12 February 2023<\/strong>. However, the grand finale will be held at the <strong>D\u00e9fense Arena<\/strong>. It is expected to be quite a show for the 3500 people in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The week-long contestschedule is made up of<strong> three competitions<\/strong>, including theoretical questionnaires and blind tasting tests. The quarter-final, on Wednesday and Thursday, 8-9 February, then the semi-final on Friday, 10 February and lastly, the final on Sunday, 12 February. Attending the final is open to wine professionals as well as connoisseurs and the simply curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between the competitions, sommeliers and journalists will take part in several <strong>master classes <\/strong>on topics organised by partner vineyards. The Beaujolais vineyards will present, among other topics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/en\/a-world-for-every-beaujolais\/pur-terroir-by-beaujolais\/the-beaujolais-vineyard-a-mosaic-of-soils\/\"><strong>its multiple terroirs <\/strong>and the impact of the latter on wine profiles.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/SOMMELIER-FR-beige-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Logo Concours ASI Meilleur Sommelier du Monde\" class=\"wp-image-5651\" width=\"322\" height=\"322\" 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class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>&#8220;The event will have a triple impact&#8221;, as UDSF President Philippe Faure-Brac explained: &#8220;showcase France, make Paris shine and promote our restaurant industry, sommellerie, vineyards and winegrowers, in real life, of course, but also online.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a great aim for the 2023 French event, which will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression on the international history of wine!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Beaujolais Wines, an official partner of the ASI Best Sommelier of the World Paris 2023 contest: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaujolais.com\/en\/taste\/partnership-contest-of-the-best-sommelier-of-the-world-2023\/\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a><strong> to find out more!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" 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Seventy candidates from around the world will compete in the major wine event! As an official partner of the ASI Best Sommelier of the World contest Paris 2023, Beaujolais Wines are proud to introduce you to this legendary contest! 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