On Saturday 26th May 2018, L'Avenir hosted the 2nd #SommelierSessions as part of the Rootstock initiative, with the last #SommelierSessions being 3 years ago. Rootstock gets people in the wine industry together on relevant issues for discussion and currently being driven by Wineland magazine. The gathering focused on the issues sommeliers face in the trade; buying, education and cellaring, The South African Sommeliers Association (SASA) was established 8 years ago in 2010, in order to uplift and promote the service of wine in South Africa and is a non-profit organisation, offering its services to local and international sommeliersEducation is still key, and perhaps more important than ever, as the number of South Africa wines produced have nearly doubled in the last 10 years.