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NEWS<br />

©Journal des Palaces<br />

© Jean-Bernard Nadeau<br />

<strong>Vinexpo</strong> Challenge: test<br />

your blind tasting skills<br />

Could you put your tasting skills up against the<br />

Best Sommelier in the World? Come along to<br />

the <strong>Vinexpo</strong> Challenge on May 16 and find out.<br />

Marc Almert, who earlier this year was named<br />

the ASI Best Sommelier of the World, is hosting<br />

a special tasting challenge, sponsored by Vinc<br />

by Cork Supply, where he will take those <strong>Vinexpo</strong><br />

visitors willing to take part through a special<br />

tasting of 10 wines.<br />

The challenge will be to taste the five whites and<br />

five reds, all chosen from wines at the fair, blind,<br />

and then try and identify the grape variety, the<br />

country and the vintage.<br />

The winner who correctly guesses the largest<br />

number of wines will receive two prestigious<br />

bottles from event partner, Baron Philippe de<br />

Rothschild<br />

The event takes place today<br />

between 11am-12.30 pm in<br />

Hall 1 Salle 3<br />

Places are limited<br />

Old and new world<br />

at ‘Vertdevin<br />

Selection’ tasting<br />

A special tasting is being held in Bordeaux on<br />

the evening of May 15 by French wine magazine,<br />

Vertdevin, that is a collaboration of some of the<br />

best wines and spirits from both Old and New<br />

World producers taking part in <strong>Vinexpo</strong>.<br />

Tonight’s event brings together 30 producers<br />

selected by Vertdevin from France, Italy,<br />

Portugal and the US. It will be the chance for<br />

<strong>Vinexpo</strong> visitors to taste and explore wines from<br />

Bordeaux to Champagne, from Piemont to Sicily<br />

and the Douro Valley in a relaxed format at the<br />

end of the day’s show.<br />

The ‘Selection by Vertdevin’ tasting takes place<br />

between 6.30pm and 8.30pm at the Espace<br />

Chapeau Rouge, 9 cours du Chapeau Rouge<br />

33000 Bordeaux (Tram C, Place de la Bourse<br />

or Tram B, Grand Théâtre). To enter you will<br />

need to bring a business card or your <strong>Vinexpo</strong><br />

registration badge<br />

6 VINEXPO DAILY / DAY 3 / WEDNESDAY 15 TH MAY <strong>2019</strong>

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