Luca Gardini of Milan’s Ristorante Cracco has been voted the Best Sommelier in the World in a competition organised by the Worldwide Sommelier Association in Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic].
Luca [29] from Cervia [Emilia – Romagna] but Milanese “by adoption", says he has “wine in his veins” and always wanted to work in the wine trade. He trained under Giorgio Pinchiorri of the Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence.
Now Luca’s ambition is to promote the “Made in Italy” brand worldwide as he feels that this is something that he can do for his country, which, he says, has given him so much. He wants to explode the myth that red wine cannot be drunk with fish and advises wine lovers to keep all white wine in the refrigerator at home.
Luca paid tribute to his fellow contestants in San Domingo and said that all approached the competition in a spirit of friendship and mutual respect.
The next World Best Sommelier competition will take place in London in two years’ time.
