Aldo sohm biography
Aldo sohm master sommelier!
Aldo sohm biography
Who are the ‘super sommeliers’?
Elin McCoy picks the names to know...
Top sommeliers to know
Originally published in the July 2017 issue of Decanter magazine and edited for Decanter.com by Ellie Douglas.
Superstars of the day
We’ve covered the pioneers of the new-wave sommelier, including Gerard Basset MW MS OBE, Kevin Zraly, Daniel Johnnes and Paul Grieco.
Below are some more of today’s stars.
Austria-born Aldo Sohm, master sommelier who plies his trade as ‘chef sommelier’ at Michelin-starred Le Bernardin in New York, shot to prominence after he won one of the two World’s Best Sommelier competitions in 2008.
From there his reputation soared, bringing other opportunities that spread his name, including a collaboration with Zalto glassware, another with Laguiole on a signature corkscrew, and the launch of the Aldo Sohm Wine Bar just down the block from the restaurant.
The sheer difficulty of the competition for World’s Best Sommel