30 May 2009 – Napalai Ballroom, Dusit Thani Bangkok
The Thai Wine Association (TWA) joined ‘Thailand Sommelier of the
Year 2009’ to host the first Thai Wine Masterclass for 100 professional
sommeliers from around the country.
Five members of the Thai Wine Association – PB Khaoyai Winery,
GranMonte Estate, Village Farm Winery, Siam Winery and Maechan
Winery - presented themselves at the whole-day masterclass.
This was the first time that Thai sommeliers have been thoroughly
familiarised with a wide range of Thai wines.Each winery came well
prepared to present its corporate profile and products, and all
participants had the opportunity to taste the wines at the wineries’
individual counters.
All 20 finalists of Thailand Sommelier of the Year 2009 have been
invited to the Khaoyai district in October, when the three local wineries
(PB Khaoyai Winery, GranMonte Estate and Village Farm Winery)
will be hosting a weekend break. This is a rare opportunity for
professional Thai sommeliers to extend their knowledge and
appreciation of the domestic wine-growing industry.
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27 July 2009 – Napalai Ballroom, the Dusit Thani Bangkok
For the past two years, Penfolds – Australia’s most famous wine brand - has
played a major role in support of Thailand Sommelier of the Year.
This year, Penfolds joined Thailand Sommelier of the Year to host a Penfolds
Masterclass in Bangkok. The masterclass included the Thai launch of recent
Penfolds Bins, and was attended by 90 professional Thai sommeliers and food
& beverage professionals from around the country.
The Penfolds Masterclass has given Thai sommeliers a much deeper
knowledge of Penfolds wines in general, and the Bins series in particular.
The half-day seminar was presented by Foster’s Asia and hosted by Remon
Van de Kirkhof, Sommelier from Magill Estate in Adelaide.
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29-30 July 2009 - Napalai Ballroom, Dusit Thani Bangkok
Absent from Thailand for many years, the CIVB and L'Ecole du Vin de
Bordeaux (Bordeaux Wine School) are again active in Bangkok.
On 29 July, a Bordeaux Wine Masterclass was held in conjunction with
‘Thailand Sommelier of the Year’ at the Dusit Thani Bangkok. The
masterclass was hosted by Mr Steven Mack, and supervised by CIVB Asia
director Mr Thomas Jullien.
50 top sommeliers from around the country, together with 70 wine traders
and wine writers, participated in the whole-day seminar and received a
certificate of attendance issued by L'Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux.
Later on the same day, L'Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux offered to test
participants’ eligibility for an interview leading to a week’s instruction in
France. If successful, this will qualify them as Bordeaux wine trainers in their
own right.
On 30 July, those participants who had passed the assessment test were
invited to sit for their interviews. Those who make it to Bordeaux, and pass
the Bordeaux Wine School exam, will become accredited trainers in Bordeaux
wine in Thailand.
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‘Thailand’s Best Sommelier 2010’ candidates and F&B professionals from around the country attended the half-day Bordeaux L’ECOLE DU VIN wine seminar held on 1 July 2010.
The Bordeaux L’ECOLE DU VIN Wine Seminar was staged in conjunction with the ‘Thailand’s Best Sommelier 2010’ competition at the Dusit Thani Bangkok.
More than 100 sommeliers and F&B professionals from around the country attended the seminar.
The ‘Thailand’s Best Sommelier 2010’ competition was sponsored by SOPEXA.
Other sponsors included Thai Airways, Pommery Champagne and Schott Zwiesel.
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