Jean-Vincent Ridon wins Best Sommelier title
The South African Sommeliers Association has selected Jean-Vincent Ridon of Sommelier’s Academy as the winner of the Best Sommelier of South Africa 2023 .
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The South African Sommeliers Association has selected Jean-Vincent Ridon of Sommelier’s Academy as the winner of the Best Sommelier of South Africa 2023 .
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Zimbabwean somms triumph in first African derby Source: The competition was held at the Lanzerac wine estate in the Cape wine region on 7 December. The derby between the two neighbouring countries was organised by Jean Vincent Ridon of the Sommeliers Academy after many other sommelier competitions around the world were cancelled due to the global pandemic. In addition, the new Sommeliers Association of Zimbabwe needed to choose finalists to represent the nation at any competitions due to be held next year. After attracting 18 finalists, the Zimbabwean team whittled them down to three; Tawand...