The world’s best wine waiter was crowned in Japan on Friday, at the
culmination of a three-day competition attracting entrants from around the
globe.
Paolo Basso, from Switzerland, was hoisted into the air as judges in Tokyo
awarded him first place in a ceremony in front of several thousand spectators
that was carried live on Japanese national television.
Basso, who works at Conca Balla in Vacallo in Switzerland, beat off
competition from fellow finalists Belgian Aristide Spies and Canadian Véronique
Rivest.
