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| American
wins first-ever Sommelier World Cup in SA |
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Wine Academy MD in final panel of judges |
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SOUTH
AFRICA, CAPE TOWN, 19 OCTOBER 2010 - The
inaugural winner of the Wines
Of South Africa (WOSA) Sommelier World
Cup is Christopher Bates from the U.S.,
who came away with the top overall score
after a rigorous series of theoretical and
practical examinations in the knowledge
of South African wine.
He was up against 11 other professional
specialists in wine service, all chosen
as their national representatives in the
challenge conceived and arranged by the
industry organisation, Wines of South Africa.
The first runner up is Stefaan Camerlinck
of Belgium and second runner up
Veronique Rivest of Canada.
A sommelier is a professionally trained
wine steward, specialising in all aspects
of wine service as well as wine and food
matching. The Cape
Sommelier™ programme is an internationally-competitive
qualification offered in South Africa through
the Cape Wine Academy.
The 12 finalists were examined by a seven-member
panel of internationally trained and certified
sommeliers and wine educators. Competitors
came from the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway,
Russia, the U.S., Canada and South Korea,
all countries which import South African
wines and that enjoy an established culture
of professional wine service.
For all the others, it was a first. The
idea for the competition, said WOSA CEO
Su Birch, came about in the run-up to the
2010 FIFA World Cup. “We wanted to
capitalise on the international focus on
South Africa and the soccer tournament in
the lead-up to the games by creating a contest
for professionals to test their understanding
of South African wines."
The competition culminated in a multi-part
examination held at the Grande Roche in
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Judging Panel
» Miguel Chan
» Marilyn Cooper
» Neil Grant
» Åsa W Karlsson,
» Mia Mårtensson
» Hans-Jürgen Podzun
» Jörg Pfützner
Sommelier Contestants
» Alan Holmes | UK
» Jurgen Luppes | Holland
» Stefaan Camerlinck
| Belgium(first runner up)
» Sebastian Wilkens
| Germany
» Marie Dahlgren | Sweden
» Asbjørn May
| Denmark
» Francesco Azzarone
| Norway (final round finalist)
» Caroline Gullström
| Finland
» Leonid Sternik | Russia
» Christopher Bates
| U.S. (winner)
» Veronique Rivest |
Canada (second runner up)
» Seung-Hoon Lee | Korea
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ISSUED
BY DKC (De Kock Communications)
ON BEHALF OF Wines of South
Africa (WOSA) |
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