SOUTH AFRICAN SOMMELIERS ASSOCIATION (SASA)

SOUTH AFRICAN SOMMELIERS ASSOCIATION (SASA)


“To Promote a Culture of Fine Wine, Food and Service Excellence in Southern Africa”


The South African Sommelier Association (SASA) is in the final stages of establishing itself as an integral part of the food and wine industry in South Africa.

The movement was started in 2010 when a group of similar-minded individuals got together in the hope of forming an association to help uplift and promote the service of wine in South Africa.


SASA will be a non-profit organization, and we aim aim to offer our services to local and international Sommeliers, as the contact and network portal for those local and international.

Our aim will be to provide training and mentorships to guarantee the continuous development of professional standards of the highest level.
We will also liaise (or partner) with associations from other countries and will therefore act as an official representative of our professional membership within South Africa.

Our Primary Objectives are to:
• Promote, Regulate and Orchestrate the South African Sommeliers’ Profession;
• Facilitate education and training of, Support, Represent, Motivate and Promote SASA accredited Sommeliers
• Promote a Public Interest in the Culture of Fine Wine, Food and Service Excellence in Southern Africa
• Establish a Common Forum for Dialogue, Debate, the Exchange of Ideas, Knowledge and Skills among Industry Professionals

SASA Membership options include:
• Wine Enthusiast
• Corporate Membership
• Wine Advisor Membership
• Professional Sommelier Membership

We are making careful but deliberate progress, ensuring that the correct procedures are followed in putting structures in place.

Currently the necessary papers are with lawyers who are busy with the process of registering a non-profit organisation. We appreciate your patience while we formalise our establishment, and we will keep you up to date on future developments.

For further information and updates please follow us on:
Twitter – SAsommeliers or Facebook – www.facebook.com/sasomm

Or contact us via email: info@sommeliers.org.za

Yours faithfully

The Executive Committee
Neil Grant, Miguel Chan, Higgo Jacobs, Mia Martensson, Kent Scheermeyer, Jӧrg Pfützner, Francis Krone


South African Sommelier Association


Postal address: PO Box 120, Plumstead, 7801
Members: Neil Grant (Chairman), Miguel Chan (Vice-Chair), Higgo Jacobs (Secretary), Maria Mårtensson, Kent Scheermeyer, Jörg Pfützner, Francis Krone