Taiwan Sommelier Association
TSA 社團法人台灣侍酒師協會

Satoru Mori, sommelier at La Tour d’Argent in Tokyo,
Best Sommelier of Asia-Oceania 2009

"The 1st Contest of the Best Sommelier of Asia-Oceania" organized by the Association of Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) was held at the Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka on November 18, 2009.
The Peter Lehmann Shiraz Award winner and the SOPEXA French Wine Award winner were also selected at the contest.

Winner : Satoru Mori (Japan)
Second : Franck Moreau (Australia)
Third : Nobuhiro Tani (Japan)

Twenty sommeliers from ten nations and regions from the Asia6oceania area participated in the semifinal of the Contest held on 17th November, 2009 as a closed contest.