Paolo Basso

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Paolo Basso

Paolo Basso (born October 31, 1966 in Besnate ( Lombardy )) is a Swiss wine merchant and sommelier . He is the winner of the 2013 World Cup of Best Sommeliers in Tokyo.

biography

Paolo Basso was born in Italy and now lives in the canton of Ticino with dual citizenship from Italy and Switzerland. He studied at the Hotel Management School Sondalo in Valtellina (Italy) and continued his training at the Swiss Association of Professional Sommelier (ASSP). Today he is a member of the ASSP and head of the competitions.

He gained his experience in the oenology segment at Badaracco and Arvi, two leading Swiss companies in this field. He worked worldwide as a consultant for the Kempinski hotel group and as a lecturer at the École hôtelière de Lausanne . He has also worked with the brands Nespresso, Acqua Panna, S. Pellegrino and Carrefour France and contributed to the success of the famous "Foire aux Vins", where he put together the Carrefour Group's well-known wine selection as sommelier and consultant.

He has worked in various gastronomic restaurants, which have been recognized by the most important gastronomy guides, as a sommelier and in the function of a consultant for the Weinkaraten.

His first success in sommelier competitions was the title of Best Sommelier in Switzerland in 1997 . In 2018 he received an Honoris Causa doctorate for his commitment to imparting knowledge of oenology.

Paolo Basso is one of the 6 sommeliers in the world who have won both the title of Best Sommelier in Europe (2010 in Strasbourg) and Best Sommelier in the world (2013 in Tokyo).

He is a member of the jury of tasting competitions such as the Decanter World Wine Award in London, the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse in Sierre, the 5 Stars Wines Award at Vinitaly in Verona and works regularly with various specialist magazines, such as Sommeliers International. He is also a member of the Technical Committee of the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI), which is responsible for organizing sommelier competitions worldwide.

He teaches at the Glion Institute of Higher Education, the Changins Wine School and the Worldsom Academy in Bordeaux. He is a lecturer, organizer of enogastronomic events, consultant for wine selection and works with the organization Swiss Wine Promotion to promote Swiss wines.

As an entrepreneur, he runs Paolo Basso Wine, based in Lugano , advises and sells quality wines at home and abroad. He is also a wine producer in Ticino. Since 2014 he has been selecting wines for the airline Air France, which was awarded the "Best Airline Wine List of the World" award in 2018 and 2019.

In 2014 he was elected Sommelier of the Year by the Comitato Grandi Cru d'Italia and in 2016 he received the Maestro d'Arte e Mestieri Prize, awarded by the Cologni Foundation of the Masters of Crafts and Alma International School of Italian Cuisine.

List of titles and awards

  • 1997: Best Swiss Sommelier
  • 2010: Best European Sommelier
  • 2013: World's best sommelier
  • 2018: Honoris Causa Doctorate (Dr. hc.)

Works

  • Paolo Basso with Pierre-Emmanuel Buss - Le vin selon le meilleur sommelier du monde - Editor Favre 2016, ISBN 978-3-03768-183-1
  • Paolo Basso - Sommelier's Heaven: The Greatest Wine Cellars of the World - Editor Braun Publishing 2015

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Champions. In: Association de la Sommellerie Internationale. Retrieved October 11, 2019 (American English).
  2. ^ Association ASSP Association Sommelier Suisse Professionnels
  3. ↑ Article from the daily newspaper Le Monde Paris https://foire-aux-vins-carrefour2018.lemonde.fr/
  4. ↑ Sommelier Suisse Professionneles ASSP: The 20 “Best Sommeliers in Switzerland”. ASSP, accessed October 11, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Glion awards honorary doctorate degree to World's Best Sommelier Paolo Basso
  6. ↑ Champions. In: ASI - Association de la Sommellerie Internationale. Retrieved October 11, 2019 (American English).
  7. ↑ Decanter wine magazine: Paolo Basso Chair for Switzerland. In: https://decanter.com . Decanter Wine Magazine, November 14, 2018, accessed on November 3, 2019 (English).
  8. ↑ Magazine Swisswine: Un jury composé de dégustateurs internationaux. In: Swisswine, Hervé Lalau. Swisswine, August 21, 2019, accessed on November 3, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Federvini Federazione italiana produttori di vino: Paolo Basso 5 Stars Wines Award. In: federmini.it. Federvini Federazione italiana produttori di vino, Maria Teresa Manuelli, accessed on November 4, 2019 (Italian).
  10. ↑ Sommeliers International Magazine: Extract of all articles written by Paolo Basso for Sommelier International Magazine. In: sommerliers-international.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019 (French).
  11. ↑ Sommeliers International Magazine: ASI Board and Vice Presindents. In: Sommeliers International Magazine. Sommeliers International Magazine, accessed November 4, 2019 .
  12. ^ Glion Institute of higher education: Attualmente basato in Svizzera, Basso tiene il corso "Universe of Wine", della durata di una settimana, presso Glion Institute of Higher Education. In: press-goup.it. Glion Institute of higher Education, October 30, 2018, accessed November 4, 2019 (Italian).
  13. ↑ Wolrdsome: An exclusive Teaching Committee - Master Class. In: en.wolrd-sommelier.com. Accessed November 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Basso, Paolo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sommelier
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Besnate