{"id":17806,"date":"2025-01-13T18:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/?p=17806"},"modified":"2025-01-13T19:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:44:17","slug":"item_5_962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_5_962\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity to compete on 23 January to become \u2018Best Sommelier in the World\u2019 in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17806\" class=\"elementor elementor-17806\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f09f7\" data-id=\"53f09f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Designed in a dynamic format, it comprises quarterfinals, semifinals, and the exciting grand finale. Participants will be judged by the panel of National and International wine professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The top three winners will be awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to Singapore to attend an ASI Education Bootcamp. The next two steps will be contesting in the2025 ASI Best Sommelier of Asia &amp; Pacific Competition in Malaysia with the Grand Finale in 2026 ASI&nbsp; Best Sommelier of the World Competition in Portugal for the top Award of Best Sommelier of the World. &nbsp;Naturally, the Awards will boost the careers of winners in the global wine industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_3_955\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">SAI: Newly formed Sommeliers Association of India thinks Global<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amrita Singh<\/strong>, Co-Founder and President of SAI says, \u201cThe 2025 SAI Best Sommelier of India competition is a historic milestone for India\u2019s wine community. By being associated with the <em>Association de la Sommellerie Internationale<\/em> (ASI), this competition will provide for the first time, a platform for our Indian sommeliers to gain global recognition. It is a celebration of talent, skill, and perseverance, offering participants the opportunity to shine on an international stage where they will represent India among the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_2_915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Star Interview : Mattia Antonio Cianca DipWSET at Vinexpo Mumbai <\/span><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_lft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-lft\" style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-fw.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-fw-257x300.webp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" alt=\"Mattia Cianca, Co-Founder and VP of SAI\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-fw-257x300.webp 257w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-fw.webp 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-lft\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mattia Cianca, Co-Founder and VP of SAI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Mattia Cianca,<\/strong> Co-Founder and VP of SAI feels it is more than a showcase of expertise and a transformative journey connecting us to the International sommelier community through ASI by raising ourselves to the international standards and opening doors to global opportunities. Indian sommeliers will become well equipped to bring out their best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_5_799.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Star Interview: Gerard Basset Sommelier Restaurateur Extraordinaire<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The competition provides a premier platform for sommeliers, wine- spirits-hospitality experts and enthusiasts who share knowledge and foster collaboration. They are committed to advance India\u2019s reputation as a hub for wine appreciation, supporting a culture that celebrates the rich diversity of wines and promotes a deep passion for the beverages<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the key initiatives of SAI to organise the current SAI Best Sommelier of India Competition on 23 January 2025, as a stepping stone to the ASI Best Sommelier of Asia &amp; Pacific Competition 2025 and then the 2026 ASI Contest Best Sommelier of the World Competition<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_2_595.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Vinisud 2014: Best of the Best- Basso and Basset <\/span><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let us hope that the 2025 SAI Best Sommelier of India competition promises to set a new benchmark for excellence in the wine industry. Let\u2019s raise a toast to this remarkable milestone! For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/sommeliersassociationofindia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/blog_164_669.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Jai Ho!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subhash Arora<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted: Monday, 13 Jan 2024 18:58 Opportunity to compete on 23 January to become \u2018Best Sommelier in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[843,844,837,16],"class_list":["post-17806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-headlines","tag-843","tag-23-january","tag-best-sommelier","tag-world"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw-255x300.webp",255,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"slider-bg":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"card-grid":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"card-list":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"morenews-featured":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-fw.webp",258,304,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/author\/admin\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/category\/other-headlines\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other Headlines<\/a>","tag_info":"Other Headlines","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17806"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17823,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17806\/revisions\/17823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}