Nikolai Haram Svorte from Norway wins the ASI Best Sommelier of the World Title in Lisbon

Nikolai Haram Svorte from Norway has been crowned ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2026 at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon. The final marked the competitive culmination of an eventful week that brought 66 candidates to Portugal and returned the contest to Lisbon for the first time since 1978.