Association Mondiale de la Gastronomie
Young Sommeliers Competition
The Competition
In 2007 La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs inaugurated the annual “International Jeunes Sommeliers Competition” to offer young sommeliers the opportunity to present their skills and “savoir faire” under highly competitive, intense and grueling testing conditions.
The focus of the Competition is not on those already at or approaching the top of their profession (e.g. those working towards or holding the Advanced Sommelier or Master Sommelier qualifications with the Court of Master Sommeliers) but at those young people who are still developing their skills (e.g. at the level of Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers) and those for whom participating in an international competition would bring great benefit, both from an educational point of view as well as one of broadening their experience.
The Competition has the goal of developing the expertise of young wine and spirit professionals with a special emphasis placed on service skills.
Prizes
National Champion $3,000 plus funding to cover attendance at the International Finals in September
Second Place $600
Third Place $400
Eligibility
Is sponsored by an active Professional member of La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. Said Professional being a member of the Chaîne in good standing for at least two months.
Has an interest in the wine and crafted beverage industry and who must file an application with the designated person in the participating country.
Is at least 21 (twenty-one) years of age and will not be older than 28 (twenty eight) on the advertised start date of the International Final in the year in which he/she is participating.
Competition 2025
Australia will be participating in the competition in 2025. The National Finals will be held in Sydney at the iconic Royal Automobile Club on 16 June. We are delighted this year to welcome a past international medal winner and Chaine member, Andres Aragon MS as our head Australian judge. The international finals will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Participants will arrive on Wednesday 10 September 2025 & depart on Sunday 14 September 2025.
Application Form
Competition 2023
Congratulations to Gianmattia Giordano from Australia who shared third place with Eric Palmer from the United States in the International Finals held in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
In the history of the competition, this is the first time four candidates were selected for the final ‘three’ positions and reflects on the standard of the competition on the day. Lukasz Górski from Poland came First and Tobias Toff from Germany came Second.
In achieving this place Gianmattia retained for Australia a high standard of competition. We are proud of his achievement. Of course, this event would not be possible without the support of our judges.
Our sincere thanks to:
Franck Moreau MS
Group General Manager – Beverage Merivale, Sydney NSW
Amanda Yallop
Wine Director – Fink
Andrea Pritzker MW
Founder Wine in Tuition
Helena Edgerton
Lecturer and WSET Diploma Coordinator TAFE
Sydney Wine Academy
A special thank you to the Sydney Wine Academy at TAFE Ryde.