Taiwan´s Best Water Sommelier 2025

It was a great pleasure for Joachim Kuppert an dme to represent the Water Sommelier Union e. V. and to be part of the jury at the first Water Competition in Taipei 2025.

We would like to thank all the candidates who took part on this wonderful challenge and delivered outstanding performances. But as you know – there is only one winner.

And the winner is Chen Yi-Syuan, the best Water Sommelière of Taiwan 2025! Congratulations from us all. Well deserved. 🎉🏆🥇

Becoming the Best Water Sommelier of Taiwan 2025 was no easy task.
After a theoretical preliminary round, the candidates faced a jury and an audience, mastering many crucial individual tasks with brillance, professionalism and charme.

Showing sensory evaluation, brand knowledge, mineral expertise, impressiv service and know-how for recommendations and pairings. And the most important factor: The love to water. 💦

We would like especially thank YVONNE WU and Dr. HOWARD HSIAH, the repräsentatives of the Water Sommelier Union e. V. of Asia, who, along with their wonderful team, were largely responsible for this impressive event!
A heartwarming thanks for your efforts and support, for your time and professionalism that you invested in the preparation and execution of this great challenge! It was really a great pleasure enjoying your wonderful hospitality, your appreciativ cooperation and the very professional ambience of this competition. ❤️

We definitely know, that water is the most important element available. And that water is a vital part of our well-being, our health and also for pleasure.

This event, the first ever to become the „Best Watersommelier“ of Taiwan, is a milestone for water, for all Water Sommeliers, for all water brands and water companies.

Thank you also to our wonderful interpreter Patricia Chen from Mandarin to English, who made it possible for us, to follow this event more effeciently. Many thanks also for the wonderful moderation of Ines @swiiching!