International Sommelier Summit – ASI General Assembly, 3 – 7 July 2023, Helsinki

General program 5 – 6 July 2023

Gala Dinner, Wine Symposium & Lunch Networking

The international sommelier association ASI will hold its annual meeting in July for the first time in Finland. The meeting brings to Helsinki approximately 100 international professionals and influencers from different countries. Program includes Gala dinner, Wine Symposium and Lunch Networking on all three days.

Gala Dinner 5 July will gather sommeliers from around the world to renew old acquaintances and make fresh ones. It will emphasize the openness to different nations, cultures and peoples in the name of excellence in wine service. The five-course dinner will be accompanied by great wines from some renowned wine producers including Taittinger, AdVini, Famille Perrin, Austrian Wine and Ainoa Winery. Dress code: Black tie optional (open for everybody)

Wine Symposium 5 & 6 July is focusing on Biodynamic Impact – What’s modern about 100-year-old ideas for agriculture and viticulture?  The main speakers of the 5th Wine Symposium are Romana Echensperger MW and Dr. Georg Meissner. (open for professionals only)

Romana Echensperger MW has a background in various top restaurants where she worked as head sommelier. Since becoming a Master of Wine in 2015 she has been working intensively on biodynamics. She recently wrote a comprehensive book highlighting the biodynamic wine scene in German-speaking countries and today she is working as wine writer, educator, and consultant.

Dr. Georg Meissner is a leading biodynamic farming and winegrowing consultant and was head of production for Alois Lageder’s extensive winegrowing operations in the Alto Adige region of northern Italy. He is also a researcher in the Department of Viticulture at the Geisenheim Institute of Applied Sciences in Rheingau, Germany. Georg earned his degrees in technical viticulture and oenology in Montpellier, France, and his interest in organic and biodynamic grape growing has taken him around the world.

See the official program.

Lunch networking is a perfect moment to get together, relax and taste wines during all three days. (open for attendees of General Assembly and Wine Symposium)

Venue: Pikku-Finlandia

Address: Karamzininranta 4, 00100 Helsinki

Gala Dinner 5 July at 19.30, 180 € (145,16 € + vat 24% 34,84 €) Dress code: Black tie optional

Wine Symposium 5 July at 14 – 17.30 and 6 July at 10 – 16, 75 € (60,48 € + vat 24% 14,52 €) Two day’s ticket including lunch.

Gala Dinner & Wine Symposium, combined ticket 250 € (201,61 € + vat 24% 48,39 €)

ASI second delegate & spouse ticket including all the official program 500 € (403,22 € + vat 24% 96,77)