Somm360 to go on world tour starting with LA

The Somm36 ambassadors, listed in alphabetical order:

The inaugural Somm360 was held from 24-27 November

ALAIN BÉLANGER, 3rd Best sommelier of the world 2000, Educator, École Hôtelière de Laval, Montreal, Canada

DJ KEARNEY, Educator of WSET, VP CAPS BC Chapter, Vancouver, Canada

ELYSE LAMBERT MS, 5th Best sommelier of the world 2016, Sommelier Consultant, Montreal, Canada

EMILY CAMPEAU, Wine Director, Candide, Montreal, Canada

EVAN SAVIOLIDIS, CAPS Sommelier Instructor, Quench Magazine, Niagara Falls, Canada

JASPER SUN, Vice Champion – Best Sommelier of China 2017, Owner & Sommelier, Wine Universe By Little Somms, Shanghai, China

FERRAN CENTELLES, Drinks Director, elBullifoundation, Barcelona, Spain

JOHN SZABO MS, Partner/Principal Critic, WineAlign.com, Toronto, Canada

LEAGH BARKLEY, Best Sommelier of Bordeaux 2017, Wine Director, Il Caminetto, Whistler, Canada

MARCOS FLORES, President of the Mexican Sommelier Association + CEO & Founder, Grupo Gemaric, Mexico City, Mexico

MICHELLE BOUFFARD, Sommelier, Author & Educator, Montreal, Canada

PAUL GRIECO, Sommelier and restaurateur, Terroir, New York City, United States of America

PAZ LEVINSON, Executive Chef Sommelier, Groupe Pic, Paris, France

TERRY KANDYLIS, Head Sommelier at 67 Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom

VÉRONIQUE DALLE, Co-owner & Wine Director, Moleskine, Montreal, Canada

MORGAN HARRIS MS, Head Sommelier Angler, San Francisco, United States of America

The congress was held at Le Grand Quai in Montreal’s Old Port during an unusually snowy early November

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