ASI: A Sommelier's Insight

The Road to Lisbon: From the Kitchen to ASI Best Sommelier of the World with Andreas Larsson

What does it take to become the ASI Best Sommelier of the World? In this episode of A Sommelier's Insight host Mark DeWolf speaks with Sweden's Andreas Larsson, ASI Best

Road to Lisbon: Making a Champion with Raimonds Tomsons

As part of a series of podcasts titled "The Road to Lisbon" featuring interviews with past ASI Contest Best Sommelier of the World winners, we interview Raimonds Tomsons

The Road to Lisbon: The Evolving World of Sommellerie with Paolo Basso

In this episode of A Sommelier’s Insight we continue a series titled the Road to Lisbon with Paolo Basso, ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2013. After 18 years of competit

Sake's Place on the Table

Where does sake belong in the world of sommellerie? The answer is simple: at its very heart. In this episode of A Sommelier’s Insight, we speak with Hiromi Iuchi of the J

What's Behind ASI Bootcamp

Over the past decade, the role of the sommelier has evolved dramatically. While competitions continue to celebrate the very best, one question has become increasingly imp

Orvieto Resurgence with Bernardo Barberani

For centuries, Orvieto was one of Italy's most revered white wines, renowned for both its botrytis-affected sweet wines and its table wines. During the second half of the

The Vinho Verde Evolution

For decades, Vinho Verde was viewed through a remarkably simple lens. Fresh, light, affordable and often with a touch of spritz, it became one of Portugal's most recognis

Orvieto Resurgence with Bernardo Barberani

For centuries, Orvieto was one of Italy's most revered white wines, renowned for both its botrytis-affected sweet wines and its table wines. During the second half of the

Nat Chat with Pascaline

Few figures have shaped the conversation around natural wine as profoundly as Pascaline Lepeltier. A leading contender for this year's ASI Contest Best Sommelier of the W

India's Upward Trajectory of Sommellerie

India has long been viewed as an emerging market in the world of wine, but today it is becoming something far more compelling: a proving ground for a new generation of so

Future and Now of Australia with Jane Lopes MS

There are moments in a wine career that quietly reshape everything, not through spectacle, but through a gradual realisation of what wine can truly represent. For Master

Taiwan, Tea, and Sommellerie

Mark welcomes listeners to another episode of A Sommelier’s Insight, where wine is more than what’s in the glass. It’s memory, culture and connection. In this episode, Ma

Born in Fire: The Stoelzle Lausitz Difference

There is a tendency, even among professionals, to treat glassware as a constant, an invisible tool in service of something else. Yet, as Leopold Grupp, CEO of Stölzle Lau

A Discussion on the Evolution of Education with GuildSomm's Jenny Hemmer

Wine education is in the midst of a quiet, but profound, transformation. Once centred around a small number of traditional institutions and geographic hubs, learning toda

Douro: Somm Camp: Symington Family Estate's Immersive Learning Programme

In this episode of A Sommelier's Insight, we sit down with Harry Symington Symington Family Estates and Maria Boumpa, reigning UK Sommelier of the Year, to explore the vi

A Passion for Knowledge with Benjamin Hasko MS MW

Welcome back to A Sommelier’s Insight, a podcast produced for the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale in conjunction with ASI Magazine. In a profession built on

Twin Peaks of Wine Education: A Conversation with Doug Frost MS MW

In the world of wine, few achievements carry the weight and mystique of Master Sommelier and Master of Wine. They are often seen as the twin peaks of the profession, each

Discussing the Future of Vinho Verde with Dirceu Vianna Junior, Master of Wine

In this episode of A Sommelier’s Insight, where we explore the ideas, regions, and personalities shaping today’s global wine conversation, ASI Magazine Editor and A Somme

The ASI Gold Standard with Léonard Lievin

In the world of wine, education is often the unseen thread that weaves a sommelier’s career together. For Léonard Lievin, that thread runs deep and wide, spanning contine

In Pursuit of Knowledge with Cokie Ponikvar

At just 24, Ontario-based Cokie Ponikvar, a former floor sommelier at the Four Seasons in Toronto, is currently pursuing both the Master of Wine and Master Sommelier desi