Young German Marc Almert is the Best Sommelier in the World 2019 by Asi

During the days in which Germany is the world center of wine and spirits, with ProWein no. 25, the most important international trade fair in the world, on stage in Düsseldorf until tomorrow, German Marc Almert is nominated Best Sommelier of the World 2019, this is almost a confirmation of the fact that Germany has an increasingly important place in the environment, now confirmed not only by the numbers, which record between January and November 2018 wine imports for 2.38 billion euros (+2.2% over 2017).
The young 27-year-old from Cologne, sommelier at the 2-starred Le Pavillon in Zurich, at the Asi-Association de la Sommellerie Internationale World Championships, has beaten the competition of 65 of the best sommelier in the world, from 63 different countries, including the Belpaese, represented by Daniele Arcangeli, Best Sommelier of Italy Aspi in 2015. On the podium, together with the German Marc Almert, also the Danish Nina Højgaard Jensen, Best Sommelier of Denmark in 2017 and Best Young Sommelier of Europe in 2016, and Raimonds Tomsons from Latvia, Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa in 2017.