A toast to Véronique Rivest who won the Best Canadian Sommelier Competition in Halifax on September 17, as well as to the finalists, Will Predhomme and Élyse Lambert. Semi-finalists included Bruce Wallner, Robert Noel and Bertrand Eichel.
They all participated in extensive written exams, blind tasting, wine list correction and an hour-long simulated restaurant service in front of a live audience in their second language.
You can watch two video interviews about the sommelier competition with semi-finalist Bruce Wallner.
Winner
Véronique Rivest
Les Fougères Restaurant
Chelsea, Quebec
Congrats to our hometown gal
on her extraordinary win:
we are so proud of you Vero!
Finalists
Will Predhomme
Canoe Restaurant
Toronto, Ontario
Élyse Lambert
Le Local Restaurant
Montreal, Quebec
Semi-Finalists
Bruce Wallner
Paese and Mideastro Restaurants
Toronto, Ontario
Bertrand Eichel
357c Club
Montreal, Quebec
Robert Noel
Déjà Bu! Restaurant
Caraquet, New Brunswick
