Eight Ukrainian champions petitioned The Association de la Sommellerie Internationale to expel the Russian Association for supporting the war. The transparency and anti-corruption issues they raise make their appeal important for the entire wine world. Grigorii Tkachenko, the former sommelier of Kiev’s Buddha Bar, was killed on the front lines two weeks ago. This makes him the seventh sommelier who gave his life defending his country from a Russian attack. The tragic death of a colleague prompted Oleksandr Meier, Ukraine’s Best Sommelier of 2018, to create a petition to expel […]
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