Welcome to the third episode of the No Sediment Wine Podcast. In this episode I sat down with Raimonds Tomsons, the winner of the ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023 and the Best Sommelier in Europe and Africa 2017 to talk about the sommelier profession and sommelier competitions, as well as Raimonds’ road to winning the Best Sommelier of the World. He also shared some thoughts and tips for us, wine lovers.
Check out Raimonds Tomsons' webpage: [ Ссылка ] and his Instagram account @raimondstomsons
Credits to @ASI Somms for certain b-rolls in this video from the ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023
Some of the WINE ACCESSORIES I use regularly:
🥂 Riedel Veritas Champagne Wine Glass: [ Ссылка ]
🍷 Riedel Veritas Old World Syrah Glass: [ Ссылка ]
🥂 Riedel Veritas New World Pinot Noir Glass: [ Ссылка ]
🗜️ Coravin Timeless Six+ Wine Preservation System: [ Ссылка ]
🪡 Coravin Timeless 3-Needle Kit: [ Ссылка ]
🍾 Cork puller: [ Ссылка ]
🍾 The Durand cork puller: [ Ссылка ]
🏳️ Riedel Polishing Cloth: [ Ссылка ]
🧳 Wine travel protector: [ Ссылка ]
Some of my favorite WINE BOOKS:
📓 Flawless: Understanding Faults in Wine by Jamie Goode: [ Ссылка ]
📒 Understanding Wine Technology: The Science of Wine Explained by David Bird: [ Ссылка ]
📕 Authentic Wine: Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking (by Jamie Goode): [ Ссылка ]
📘 The Oxford Companion to Wine (by Jancis Robinson): [ Ссылка ]
📙Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours (by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and Jose Vouillamoz): [ Ссылка ]
📗 A Life Uncorked (by Hugh Johnson): [ Ссылка ]
📓 Drinking with the Valkyries (by Andrew Jefford): [ Ссылка ]
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*CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
0:00 Introduction
1:20 What is a sommelier?
4:15 What is a bad sommelier?
6:15 How to become a sommelier
8:37 What is expected in sommelier competitions?
12:04 Raimonds' road to becoming the best sommelier
24:28 Raimonds' experience after finishing 3rd in 2019
29:40 Women in wine
32:20 Funny stories from restaurant life
35:01 Wine myth debunked
37:01 Fastest way to chill Champagne
37:29 Best way to open wine bottle without corkscrew
37:49 Most underrated and overrated wine regions
38:41 Where to look for the best value wines?
39:23 Wines to start for a wine newbie
40:20 3 wine gadgets every wine lover must have
40:50 3 wines Raimonds regrets not buying more
41:37 Raimonds' most memorable wine
43:05 Food and wine pairing
43:47 Next up and coming wine region/country
44:01 Raimonds' everyday go-to wine
44:20 What wine Raimonds had to celebrate his victory
44:47 Informal part
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