2019: WOSA REVEALS SOMMELIER CUP FINALISTS

The 11 finalists due to compete in the Wines of South Africa Sommelier Cup competition have been unveiled. >> READ MORE

2019: RICHELLE VAN GEMERT: UP AGAINST THE BEST IN WOSA’S SOMMELIER CUP

Last time Richelle van Gemert travelled to South Africa it was with a group of fellow sommeliers in the search for good food, great wine and to discover for themselves what the fuss is all about South African wines. >> READ MORE

2019: WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA SOMMELIER CUP 2019 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Wines of South Africa (WoSA) is excited to announce the final line-up of country winners for the triennial Sommelier Cup competition, which will culminate in an exciting Grand Final to be hosted in Cape Town at The Vineyard Hotel & Spa on the 21st of September 2019. >> READ MORE

2019: MAXIMILIAN WILM WINS THE GERMAN WOSA SOMMELIER CUP

Cologne/Baden-Baden, July 2019 – South Africa congratulates Maximilian Wilm on winning the "WoSA Sommelier Germany" title. Wilm won the German semi-final of the prestigious Wines of South Africa Sommelier Cup. In an exciting finale, Maximilian Wilm overtook Angelika Grundler and Marco Gulino to gain first place. The 31-year-old works at Kinfelts Kitchen & Wine and is looking forward to participating in the international finals and to visiting the wine regions of South Africa. The successor to Marc Almert, reigning World Champion (ASI) and WoSA Sommelier Champion 2016, will be decided in Cape Town on 21 September. >> READ MORE

2019: WINNERS OF THE WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA SOMMELIER CUP 2019 ASIA SEMI-FINAL ANNOUNCED

Wines of South Africa’s (WOSA) Sommelier Cup competition is a triennial event open to sommeliers around the world. The Asia semi-final 2019 was successfully held on 2nd July at The Park Lane Hotel Hong Kong and we are pleased to announce the three winners: Taku Iguro, sommelier at L’Osier in Tokyo, Japan representing North Asia; Derek Li, Group Sommelier at JIA Group, Hong Kong representing Greater China and Chek Wong, Air Sommelier at Singapore Airlines, Singapore representing South East Asia. >> READ MORE

2019: MARC ALMERT ON HOW WOSA'S SOMMELIER CUP HELPED ME BECOME THE WORLD'S BEST

If you look around the world of sport and entertainment then there are a whole host of individuals who have achieved all their goals and targets in life before they have even turned 30. Bjorn Borg retired at only 26, fellow tennis star, Justine Henin, was even younger at 25. Now can we introduce Marc Almert. >> READ MORE

2019: WINE PROFESSIONAL 7 – 9 JANUARY, AMSTERDAM

From the 7th to 9th of January Wines of South Africa participated with a stand at the biggest wine trade show in The Netherlands, Wine Professional, in Amsterdam. >> READ MORE

2019: SOMMELIERS DAY AND WOSA SOMMELIER CUP, GOTHENBURG 3RD FEBRUARY

Recently WOSA had a strong presence at Gothenburg´s most important trade show – Sommelierernas Dag. This was a direct effect of the collaboration between WOSA and The Sommelier Association West following CapeWine 2018. >> READ MORE

2016: GERMAN, MARC ALMERT WINS THE WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA SOMMELIER CUP

Marc Almert of Germany is the winner of the 2016 Wines of South Africa (WOSA) International Sommelier Cup, with Joe Yang of Macau and Nathan Morrell of Canada tying for second place! >> READ MORE

2013: CANADIAN, WILL PREDHOMME WINS WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA'S SOMMELIER CUP

Will Predhomme of Ontario, Canada, has won the 2013 Wines of South Africa (WOSA) Sommelier Cup. He achieved the top score in a closely fought challenge involving 12 international contestants who were rigorously tested to assess their knowledge of South African wine in a detailed multi-part theoretical, practical and service exam. >> READ MORE

2010: AMERICAN WINS FIRST-EVER WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA SOMMELIER WORLD CUP HELD IN SA

The inaugural winner of the Wines Of South Africa Sommelier World Cup is Christopher Bates from the US, who came away with the top overall score after a rigorous series of theoretical and practical examinations in the knowledge of South African wine. >> READ MORE

2019: NEDERLANDSE SOMMELIER WINT WIJNPRIJS IN ZUID-AFRIKA

Twee Nederlandse sommeliers streden om de Sommelier Cup in Zuid-Afrika. >> READ MORE

2019 WOSA SOMMELIER CUP WINNER

UK's Richelle van Gemert wins Wines of South Africa Sommelier Cup 2019 - Citi Business News >> READ MORE

RICHELLE VAN GEMERT WINS WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA SOMMELIER CUP 2019

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RICHELLE VAN GEMERT WINS WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA SOMMELIER CUP 2019

Cape Town, 21 September 2019: In what can only be described as an epic battle of skill, concentration and attention to detail, Richelle van Gemert, from the United Kingdom, has been crowned as the winner of the 2019 edition of the Wines of South Africa Sommelier Cup. >> READ MORE

KENYAN SOMMELIER IS A FINALIST AT PRESTIGIOUS WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA SOMMELIER CUP 2019

Kenyan sommelier, Samuel Ndichu is a finalist at the prestigious Wines of South Africa Sommelier Cup 2019. The accomplished Kenyan wine expert will battle it out with 10 other finalists from different countries for the cup. >> READ MORE

2019: INTERVIEW ON LOCAL DUTCH RADIO STATION OMROEP BRABANT WITH WOSA SOMMELIER CUP FINALIST FROM T

Interview on local Dutch radio station Omroep Brabant with WoSA Sommelier Cup finalist from the Netherlands, Martien Marcelissen >> READ MORE

2019: DUTCH SOMMELIER MARTIEN MARCELISSEN TRAVELS TO PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Dutch sommelier Martien Marcelissen travels to prestigious competition in South Africa >> READ MORE

2019: WINE REPORT ON WOSA SOMMELIER CUP

Article on the winereport.jp website >> READ MORE

2019: FINALISTEN SOMMELIER CUP 2019

De organisatie Wines of South Africa (WoSa) maakte 1 augustus de finalisten van de Sommelier Cup 2019 bekend. Twee Nederlanders, Martien Marcelissen en Richelle van Gemert, plaatsten zich voor de finale. >> READ MORE

2019: ARTICLE MISSET HORECA WOSA SOMMELIER CUP FINALISTS

Wines of South Africa, WoSa, heeft de finalisten van de Sommelier Cup 2019 bekend gemaakt. Elf landen sturen een kandidaat naar Zuid-Afrika waar in september de finale plaatsvindt van deze driejaarlijkse wedstrijd. Twee Nederlanders staan in de finale. >> READ MORE