Paris – Porte de Versailles

09–11 February 2026

Paris – Porte de Versailles

Vinexpo Blind Tasting Challenge
Masterclass

Vinexpo Blind Tasting Challenge

Room 1 – The Masterclasses – Hall 4
Monday, Feb 10, 2025
16:00 - 17:00 CET
4

Masterclass

English
About
Free entrance: First come, first seated

A traditional blind tasting challenge organized by the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) and Vinexposium.

Ones of the best sommeliers in the world, Raimonds Tomsons (Latvia) and Mikk Parre (Estonia), will challenge you on your blind tasting skills! Raimonds is the current reigning Best Sommelier of the World, having won the title in Paris in 2023, and Mikk is the most recent champion of the Best Sommelier of Europe, Africa and the Middle East contest held in Belgrade, Serbia in November 2024.

Raimonds and Mikk have picked a set of wines for this blind tasting challenge. They will guide you through the tasting sharing their own experiences and tips for blind tasting that helped them in numerous competitions and certifications. Don’t miss this chance to learn and taste alongside the best sommeliers in the world. Those who will identify the beverages correctly will compete for the prizes prepared by the Wine Paris exhibitors.

If you are attending the masterclass, don't forget your phone or tablet, the answers will be submitted online!

Speakers

Mikk PARRE

Wine Buyer, Consultant, Cellar MasterBombay / Vinalia OÜ

Raimonds TOMSON

Wine Director, ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023Barents Wine Collectors