Finalists to Fly to Sicily to Compete for the Title of “Sicilian Wine Maestro” at Taormina Connoisseur
New York, June 24, 2022 – Right this moment, the Sicilia DOC Consortium opens registration for US wine professionals to its first Sommelier Competitors. Candidates might want to go a three-step choice course of testing their data of Sicilia DOC wines and indigenous Sicilian varietals in addition to their presentation abilities. Three finalists will probably be flown to Sicily in October to compete throughout Taormina Connoisseur for the title, “Sicilian Wine Maestro.” “We’re excited to have interaction the critically vital Somm viewers with our first Sommelier Competitors,” says Antonio Rallo, president of the Sicilia DOC Consortium. “Our wines are gaining recognition for his or her high quality and the nice worth they provide along with discovering new and expanded distribution. This can be a nice second for Sicilian wines within the US.”
Sicilian wines are rising in reputation within the US and more and more showing on wine lists of wonderful eating American eating places. New generations of winemakers in Sicily are embracing the utilization of native grape varieties, working with the island’s numerous terroir and making wine with an natural method (Sicily has extra hectares of natural vineyards than any area in Italy), leading to rising curiosity from critics and shoppers alike. Since its institution in 2011, the Sicilia DOC Consortium has labored to strengthen the fame of Sicilian wines, enhancing high quality, sustainability and market place. The Sicilia DOC Sommelier Competitors, culminating within the Finale at Taormina Connoisseur (October 22-24, 2022), is the latest advertising and marketing innovation for the Consortium.
Sommeliers and different wine professionals who compete for the ‘Sicilian WIne Maestro’ title must show data of Sicily’s wealthy historical past and tradition, in addition to an understanding of how the island’s viticulture and winemaking are being reshaped by new generations of winemakers.
A judging panel together with Sicilia DOC Ambassador Jeffrey Porter, Vinitaly Worldwide Managing Director Stevie Kim and award-winning sommelier Tonya Pitts, will consider the Instagram submissions. Jeff Porter will lead a digital webinar on Sicilian wines and administer the examination a part of the Competitors.
The Finals will happen at Taormina Connoisseur, one of many main culinary occasions in Italy, hosted within the lovely and historic metropolis of Taormina. The Sicilia DOC Consortium will fly the three finalists to Sicily to compete in a blind tasting and a inventive pairing problem. A panel of Sicilian wine specialists will consider every finalist’s efficiency and can crown the primary ever “Sicilian Wine Maestro”.
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About Sicilia DOC
Established in 2011, Sicilia DOC appellation represents a number one drive of innovation within the area. Its efforts have been aimed toward enhancing the area’s millennial winemaking heritage and native grapes resembling Nero d’Avola and Grillo, amongst others, via a sustainable method promoted by the SOStain basis which offers producers with schooling and instruments to embrace natural practices. For additional info, please go to Wines of Sicily.
About Taormina Connoisseur:
Taormina Connoisseur is among the most vital occasions in Southern Italy devoted to the promotion of premium meals and beverage. Organized by the Bica Affiliation and Cronache di Gusto, a F&B specialised on-line publication, it’s a three-day occasion that takes place yearly within the metropolis of Taormina, main vacationer hub in Southern Italy. Excessive-end wineries and consortiums host masterclasses, tastings, boards and cooking reveals that see the participation of many journalists, wine writers and Grasp of Wine. Its ninth version will happen October 22, 23 and 24, 2022 on the Lodge Villa Diodoro, Taormina (ME). For additional info go to Taormina Connoisseur web site.
