Paz Levinson, 36 year-old, Argentinian, sommelier at restaurant Epicure (3* Michelin) of Hotel Bristol in Paris, did a brilliant job during the tests of the final of the Contest of the Americas 2015, on April 24th in Santiago de Chile, beating the Chilean Marcelo Pino, Casa Silva, Colchagua, and the Mexican Luis Morones, Palm Restaurant in Mexico.
A Première for Argentina and a confirmation for Paz Levinson already qualified to represent her country in the Contest of the Best Sommelier of the World in Mendoza next year. The countries of Latin America did show that sommellerie has a bright future on this continent. There have been real improvements during the recent past years and all the candidates were very motivated.
“It is difficult to find the words and express what I am feeling. I am just happy! But I need to go on and improve my skills and knowledge in order to go to the world championship at my peak. I will have to fight for Argentina, my country in my own country! It is a fantastic motivation, but at the same time, it is a big responsibility…” Paz said after her victory, with the gold medal around her neck and a Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial Golden Jeroboam, presented by Shinya Tasaki, the president of A.S.I.
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