Last night the Grand Final of the Best International Sommelier in Cava 2019 was held in Barcelona, at the Hotel Majestic. Here the world's leading experts in this sparkling wine were chosen and a lively evening led by writer and presenter Boris Izaguirre took place. The winners were
Roberto Durán, sommelier at the London restaurant 67 Pall Mall, who was chosen as the best international sommelier, thus taking the 'jackpot' of the night; Second place went to Iván Ruiz, director of tastings at LOCatamos, and third to Guillermo Llopis, sommelier from the Alicante restaurant Le Sol.
All about the Grand Final of the Best International Sommelier in Cava 2019
The Majestic Hotel in Barcelona was the place chosen to celebrate the Grand Final of the Best International Sommelier in Cava 2019. 200 guests gathered there who enjoyed an incredible evening. There were 19 participants in the contest but only three won the final recognition. Roberto Durán, who is a sommelier at the London restaurant 67 Pall Mall, won the award for the best international sommelier, while Iván Ruiz, director of tastings at LOCatamos, and Guillermo Llopis, sommelier at the Alicante restaurant Le Sol, won the second and the third prize respectively.
Clara magazine, jury in the Grand Final
The writer and presenter Boris Izaguirre was in charge of conducting the gala in which the attendees, some 200 among whom were winemakers, sommeliers, cooks, journalists, businessmen and designers, were able to appreciate the enormous gastronomic versatility of cava thanks to the good know-how of the contestants.
Each of the 19 participants was randomly assigned a table. The tables were made up of guests and two to three members of the jury. Mamen Lorenzo, our director, had the pleasure of filling that position.
The participants were in charge of the presentation and pairing of each of the cavas that the guests could enjoy. The contestants did not know what the menu was going to be until an hour before the event so they had very little time to prepare and thus demonstrate their skill in combining cava with different dishes.
