Aliment Informants is a week-in-the-lifetime series profiling fascinating human beings in the aliment earth. We hope it will give you a first-palm gaze at the many different corners of the aliment industry. Know someone who would constitute a fantastic Aliment Informant? Tell us why.Aldo Sohm is the Wine Director of the acclaimed Fresh York restaurant Le Bernardin. His wine career started in Austria and he won the title of “Best Sommelier of Austria 2002.” He upheld this title for four consecutive years, a feat never before or since accomplished. Sohm relocated to the United States in July 2004 and worked as the wine director at Wallsé, Blaue Gans and Café Sabarsky. He was voted “Best Sommelier in Fresh York” in 2006 by Fresh York Magazine. The following year, Sohm competed for and won the title of “Best Sommelier in America 2007.” In May 2007, Sohm joined Le Bernardin, the megalopolis’s longest rated four-star restaurant. As wine director, he oversees a wine collection consisting of 15,000 bottles made up of 900 wine selections from 12 countries with vintages that date back to 1945. He also trains the sommeliers to offer guests enticing aliment and wine pairings that range from classic to daring. His favorite pairing at Le Bernardin is scallops with morels and Chablis ler Cru Vaillon, Defaix 2000. Sohm reached the pinnacle of wine competitions when he was awarded the highly-coveted title, “Best Sommelier in the Earth 2008,” by the Earth Sommelier Association. He is the first representative of America to win this title. Glance at More…
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